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Do Democrats Think They Can Skate On ICE
To The Midterms?

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Posted By: RockyTCB, 2/4/2026 7:00:12 AM

With nothing else to run on, Democrats appear to think that demonizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will be enough to win them control of Congress come November. “In their campaigns, Democrats across the country are responding to the anger felt by many communities over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations,” reports CBS News. If they can sustain today’s anger, the argument goes, voters will turn out in droves to clip the Trump administration’s wings in his last two years in office. But there are a multitude of reasons why this strategy

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Strike3 2/4/2026 8:37:08 AM (No. 2064692)
Republicans need to stop the incessant begging for money and start using what they have wisely. Put your best people out there before the public and keep the whining RINOs in a box in the basement.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: stablemoney 2/4/2026 10:08:39 AM (No. 2064732)
The weak and pathetic GOP Congress throws another hot potato into Trump's lap to fix. Are Republicans back from recess yet? Have they worked a Monday or Friday this year?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: mc squared 2/4/2026 3:02:04 PM (No. 2064857)
If eggs and gas were free there would still be riots. It's the Commiecrats single issue in 2028.
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