Former Sen. Claire McCaskill told Democrats not to discarded clip figuring retired what went incorrect successful Virginia, but that it is clip to pivot and punch.
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Claire McCaskill tells Democrats to hide Virginia, "It's clip to pivot and punch." pic.twitter.com/3ddTivEwzT
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) November 3, 2021
McCaskill said connected MSNBC:
And here’s what I’m astir afraid of. I americium begging my friends successful the United States Senate, I’m begging each the Democrats connected Capitol Hill, bash not walk days or minutes adjacent trying to blame someone for what happened tonight. Whose responsibility was it? Why weren’t the bills signed? Could Joe Biden person done more?
It’s clip to pivot and punch.
They got a woody contiguous on reducing medicine drug prices successful this state that volition be huge. They are connected the precipice of passing legislation. Forget astir the apical number. Look astatine what it’s going to do for women successful this country, especially women with children that request kid care, that want universal pre-k. And I deliberation we person an opportunity to crook this around for adjacent autumn but not if we spend the adjacent 3 weeks or month trying to fig retired who to blame.
Republicans are warring a civilization war. It is clip for Democrats to halt screwing astir and spell connected the attack.
Forget Virginia. The predetermination is done.
It is much important to support power of Congress than it is to triumph an off-off-year gubernatorial election.
Instead of sniping astatine each other, it is clip for Democrats to punch back.
Glenn Youngkin volition service his 1 word and Virginia volition beryllium bluish again. He doesn’t matter. Democrats request to larn from the Virginia predetermination and spell connected offense.
Claire McCaskill was correct. It is clip to pivot and punch.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He is besides a White House Press Pool and a Congressional analogous for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree successful Political Science. His postgraduate enactment focused connected nationalist policy, with a specialization successful societal betterment movements.
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