• Empricorn@feddit.nl
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    42 minutes ago

    There’s no such thing as a “pro-Ukraine Republican”. You doomed Ukraine when you voted for Trump.

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    2 hours ago

    He’s my local representative. He’s a pretty interesting guy. All his campaign stuff talks about him being the most independent politician in the country.

    He’s supported quite a number more Democrat legislation than most Republicans would like, but him and his brother before him have held a solid lock on our district’s voting for 20 years.

    He does enough to keep both sides of the aisle at least happy enough he wins by a healthy margin all the time. I’d much rather we had a progressive, but we’re a solidly mixed district with about 50/50 R vs D voters.

    His wiki has a few of the good things he’s done, but he’s also voted against the Trump impeachment and in favor of the Biden impeachment inquiry, so he’s still a Republican first and foremost. He is about the best Republican we have though, so take that as you will. I vote against him every time, but compared to some of our other Republican reps here, we could do much worse.

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        I understand your sentiment and frustration, and I’m also in so much pain from the political situation in the US. I think this congressperson should be commended for showing support for Ukraine in an incredibly overt and tangible way. I don’t think it helps us to shun all republicans, though I can understand those who do. If people like him can use their power to lead people back to goodness, I think we’ll more quickly go back to truly being great again