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Originally Posted by BoLevi
That's exactly what the GOP did and are now doing. They flip-flopped outright. I've never claimed otherwise.
The problem for the partisans who are shaking their canes at McConell is that the Dems have also flip-flopped.
Who you think is right in their flip-flip depends on your partisan position, I suppose.
This is pretty consistent with a number of other areas. Democrats hate the expansion of executive power when its a Republican president, but love it when it's a Democratic president. And vice versa.
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Can you provide some evidence of the Democrats “flip flopping”? I mean we have clear evidence of Republicans saying one thing in 2016, and despite the situation being much closer to the election this time, completely changing their position. You would think 9 months closer to an election would strengthen any “let the American people decide” and soften any “we’ll push through our person” rhetoric, right? Not the opposite?
In the end though, you can pretend this is a partisan issue if you want, and continue to pretend like you’re not partisan yourself, but anyone can look and this critically and see that this is a pretty simple issue: what the Democrats think didn’t matter in 2016 and it doesn’t matter in 2020, because they did not have the power to decide the outcome. The GOP did and does, that’s why it matters.
If you think “everybody flip flops” or “hypocrisy is just part of politics” are thoughtful responses to this issue, then you don’t understand the issue. And given how simple it is, the inability to understand why this is an issue probably stems from some deeply partisan thinking.