Out of the 43 Senate Sedition Caucus, These Are Up for Re-Election in 2022

[citizen blues]

Out of the 43 who voted to acquit, here are the ones who are up for re-election in 2022:

Richard Shelby, Alabama (Not Running for Re-Election)
John Boozman, Arkansas
Marco Rubio, Florida
Mike Crapo, Idaho
Todd Young, Indiana
Chuck Grassley, Iowa
Jerry Moran, Kansas
John Neely Kennedy, Louisiana *
Roy Blunt, Missouri
John Hoeven, North Dakota
Rob Portman, Ohio (Not Running for Re-Election)
James Lankford, Oklahoma
Tim Scott, South Carolina
John Thune, South Dakota
Mike Lee, Utah *
Ron Johnson, Wisconsin

* Senators from Louisiana and Utah split on guilty/not guilty vote.

2022 Midterm campaign starts tomorrow. We need to beat these traitors like a drum!

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time to break out the Stacy Abrams play book!

[bdamomma]

1. I am going

to bookmark this thread. We need strong Democrats to run against them all. What site could we donate too now to gather up monetary funds now.

[we can do it]

8. Good idea!

[relayerbob]

23. Jaime Harrison is trying to get fund raising going for the DNC

Just got an email yesterday for their all-out push for 2022

[bdamomma]

32. sounds good

I will be looking out for that.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Unloading Ron Johnson should take high priority.

Not only is he a Trumpist, he's especially stupid, even for that crowd. Chuck Grassley is older than God; is he really going to run again?

[LEW]

3. Thank you, Thank you!

Great info, unfortunately not any in my state, but I will help Dem candidates as I can!

[Xipe Totec]

4. Remove those Caucus Suckers! nt

[magicarpet]

5. The earlier we start the better...

Historically the party in control of the White House is expected to lose midterm election seats in congress.

So keeping the majorities in the House and Senate will be an up hill climb and take some hard work.

[magicarpet]

9. They have control of redrawing the legislative maps too.

You can bet they will gerrymander them to death.

The maps are to be redrawn just before 2022. The newer the gerrymandered map, the more accurate, the more advantageous for the ReThugs to marginalize Dem votes.

So we have that working against us too.

[yellowdogintexas]

16. redrawing is done at the state level either by the legislature

or by a bipartisan commission.

Arizona's is done by independent group, whereas Texas' is drawn by the legislature

The worst part of 2020 was not taking control of the TX House. We will probably get 3 new House seats which will set off a lot of redrawing.

[Tommymac]

6. Along with Pat Toomey (R-PA) who is retiring,

I see at least 4 very vulnerable seats we have a shot at picking up with a Stacy Abram's type effort:

Chuck Grassley, Iowa
Rob Portman, Ohio
Tim Scott, South Carolina
Ron Johnson, Wisconsin

Perhaps we have a long shot at these 3 with a like effort:
Marco Rubio, Florida
Jerry Moran, Kansas
Roy Blunt, Missouri

If we can hold our current seats, this could mean a pickup of 8 seats.

Let's get to work.

[bdamomma]

11. Let's get to

work, let this embolden us, we can do this. None of those are my Senators (thank God) but geez I pumped money into Georgia and we got Ossof and Warnock, so I am willing to do this again.

Rubio???? hmm...didn't they say that Barbie impersonator was thinking about a run. The spawn of you know who. We got to look out for Q's.

[Tommymac]

13. I'll be pumping the $$ into the effort right along with you bdamomma. nt

[SharonClark]

12. Grassley is not vulnerable but he's like 88

and may bow out so he’s grandson can take his place.

I wish he were vulnerable.

[Dan]

22. Another thought is

Help their primary opponent.

[csziggy]

24. Both Ivanka and Rudy Giuliani have said they would run for Rubio's seat

I hope they both do - if either of them is not in prison by then.

Meanwhile on Monday I plan to call the Florida Democratic Party to see if they have any candidates in mind to run against Rubio in 2022 and Scott in 2024.

[MontanaMama]

28. That would be an epic battle for

the sewer of humanity. OMG. Can you imagine?

[salin]

29. I never thought I would say this, but....

I think it would be interesting if Jeb! got in the race. Let the bloody Trump, Trump deranged, and Trump aper fight for and split up the trumpy base, while that which is more moderate vote for Jeb. He might benefit from fonder memories re: his governorship when compared to the current dangerous stew of a governor.

[Tommymac]

33. Way to go!

Let us know if you hear anything.

[Rice4VP]

35. Doesn't Guiliani live in NY? He's almost 80

[csziggy]

36. He does own a conco in Florida - which he didn't pay his property taxes on

Trump appointees Rudy Giuliani and Lana Marks delinquent on Palm Beach property taxes

By Wendy Rhodes
Posted May 26, 2020 at 2:06 PM

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani owes $7,859.17 for 2019 taxes on a Palm Beach Towers condominium. Lana Marks, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, delinquent on property taxes for two Palm Beach County condominiums - one for $12,218.61 and another for $13,870.98.

Rudolph Giuliani, attorney and adviser to President Donald Trump, and Lana Marks, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, are both delinquent on Palm Beach County property taxes, records show.

Former New York City Mayor Giuliani owes $7,859.17, including interest and penalties, for 2019 taxes on a Palm Beach Towers condominium located at 44 Cocoanut Row, unit 127-B in Palm Beach.
Giuliani and wife Judith Giuliani purchased the 1,272-square foot, two-bedroom condo in February 2004 for $410,000, according to property records.

The unit was one of six properties that became part of the couple’s contentious, drawn-out and well-publicized divorce. In January 2020, the condo was transferred from joint ownership to Judith Giuliani’s name alone. The past due taxes, however, are in Rudy Giuliani’s name, public records show.
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200526/new-trump-appointees-rudy-giuliani-and-lana-marks-delinquent-on-palm-beach-property-taxes

So it would be easy for him to make that his official residence and run. He made an announcement about running - but that was before Ivanka did so he may have backed down. As of today, he has not claimed homestead exemption on his Florida condo.

[FakeNoose]

7. I see 16 opportunities - plus Pat Toomey's seat in PA is also up

We could have a super-majority by this time in 2023.
Come on Dems! Let's go to work!

[raccoon]

10. Senate Sedition Caucus--I like that! Nt

[Jon King]

14. Being real, maybe 2 of those are winnable...

Wisconsin is possible, Ohio a longer shot. We do have to be realistic here. Toomey in PA is another seat. But out of those 16 listed, 14 are just not going to happen.

[citizen blues]

26. Yeah, That's what they said about Georgia too.

Until Stacy Abrams came along. We have a lot to learn from her!

[msfiddlestix]

15. I'd love to see Kennedy and Blunt taken out. Oh and Mike Lee too. and fuck Lankford and Portman, and

Grassley, and fucking Rubio. CrapPPPPPPPo ..


So, here's the deal... who do we stand the best of flipping or taking?

[Progressive Jones]

19. Johnson (WI) is a major target, as well. nt

[msfiddlestix]

25. oh hell yes, how could I overlook that creep. n/t

[birdographer]

17. GET RID OF THEM

Oh sorry, didn't mean to yell.

Our republican Senator, in NC, voted to convict. I plan to send him an email saying I will vote for him, though I am a thorough true-blue Democrat. He did the right thing, he has some kind of moral integrity, and I will vote for him to say thank you for doing the right thing. Shouldn't have to vote for a guy for doing the right thing, but we are talking republicans, who almost never do the right thing. How many other Dem votes did the moral republicans get for this? As for the treasonous, traitor ones--good luck since I don't believe prisoners in jail can vote.

[Progressive Jones]

18. The Hit List nt

[Progressive Jones]

20. They have to know they will drown in their own shit. nt

[Evolve Dammit]

21. Like the preacher on TV says as he smacks them on the head: "Ouuut Devil." (another couple smacks)..

[BobTheSubgenius]

27. As the old saying goes...God willing and the creek dont rise.

[Joinfortmill]

30. Amen to that

[appmanga]

31. My letter to Tim Scott before the defense presented their argument:

I want to thank you for your reply to my previous note. I know these are busy days for you, and I want to be respectful of your time.

I appreciate your wanting to work in service of unity, and I wish for it as much as you, but how do we unify with insurrectionists? How do we come together with those disrespect our Constitution and find propriety in sacking and defiling our Capitol, and threatening our leaders? How do we move on without accountability for all those responsible? To do so is to countenance the actions of the mob and do a disservice to those who fought, were injured, and died protecting those of you in that building that day. I’m not sure how someone put in a position to be a leader can live with that.

To not hold Donald Trump responsible for what happened on January 6th is to condone his sedition and attempted coup. From what I’ve seen in recent weeks I can only conclude there is one political party that stands in support of democracy while the other stands, for better or worse, with conspiracy theorists, white supremacists, and violent thugs. It appears most people in that party serve in fealty to an individual, as opposed to fidelity to our Constitution. And there’s no excuse for that.

It’s often said “Democracy is fragile”, and it is. To bear witness that you and so many of your Republican colleagues have concluded there’s no price to be paid, and there should be no sanction for the person who instigated a riot that put your lives, and our democracy, in danger, is unconscionable.

It would be a sad irony for you to engage in jury nullification and to give your imprimatur to rule by mob.

I stand for those who stand for democracy without fear and without equivocation.

I, my family, and our friends now know that if you do not convict Donald Trump for what he has done we cannot count on you to protect us and our fragile democracy. We can only support someone who will.


I promise my family and I will do everything we can, using our voices, volunteering, votes, and as much cash as we can, to get Tim Scott out of office. If it could happen to David Purdue, it can happen to Scott.

[Rice4VP]

34. The Dems need to find a good Black candidate to run against Tim Scott in SC

He’s pathetic