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That's good and all, but what does that have to do with a special election to replace McConnell? That's what I don't get
@wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz massie being a KY senator instead of rep.
im starting to feel like im talking to a wall, willful playing the fool, or you're just so far out of your depth you should go away
oh. i just looked at your profile
my mistake for engaging with the troll, folks.
That's unnecessarily hostile seeing as you didn't even answer my question. You're not talking to a wall, you're talking around me.
Are you saying republicans are concerned that Massie might take McConnells spot, and that's why they're avoiding the special election? If so, valid, that could have been your initial response instead of simply repeating something I had already said.
Even so, how is that any different than if they just wait and have a normal election in November? Just gives them more time to pass anti-voter legislation before November, I guess?
Also:
That's fucking hilarious coming from a mastodon account who can't say more than a couple sentences. You go away, troll. Enjoy your microblog all you want, but this is the threadiverse