Posted on 11/20/2025 12:03:40 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The fact that Democrats are more likely than Republicans to fight one another is sometimes described as a sign of vitality, particularly as compared to the enforced unanimity of the Trump-era GOP (give or take an MTG or Thomas Massie). But sometimes, fairly personal disputes are blown up into factional battles that really don’t merit an ideological interpretation. That seems to be the case with the vote of disapproval in the House yesterday for veteran congressman Chuy Garcia of Illinois.
Garcia recently chose to retire from the House due to distressing family and medical concerns, but he timed his announcement so close to the candidate filing deadline for the 2026 Democratic primary that only one would-be successor, his chief of staff, Patty Garcia (no relation to her boss), was able to file. This political-machine–type maneuver drew the attention of Washington Democratic congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, who sponsored a resolution of disapproval aimed at Chuy Garcia. House Republicans were happy to come to her assistance and joined Gluesenkamp Perez and fellow habitual renegade Jared Golden on a procedural vote to table the resolution. On Tuesday, the House formally rebuked Garcia, with 23 Democrats joining their GOP colleagues.
What made the vote and the debate surrounding it fractious and emotional was Garcia’s history as a progressive icon and a Latino spokesman, along with MGP’s (and also Golden’s) status as lawmakers on the rightward boundary of acceptable Democratic opinion (both were among the six House Democrats who voted to reopen the federal government last week). The fact that it was a Democrat who brought this up, and that Garcia’s conduct was by all accounts legal, enraged more than a few House Democrats. Former House Democratic leadership fixture Steny Hoyer...
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Yes it should tear Democrats apart.
Just your typical Chicago Democrat tricks, like getting all your primary opponents thrown off the ballot or having sealed divorce records unsealed in order to embarrass your opponent, right Barack (Mr. Not a Sniff of Corruption). All perfectly legal just like what Chooey did.
One thing democrats do is tow the line for the party. There is nothing to perverted, corrupt, or criminal a democrat can do that the others will condemn. NOTHING.
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