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maxwellington97 t1_j8xxggd wrote

There is a weird historical parallel to Woodrow Wilson who some believe his wife ran the show from behind closed doors for a bit while he was sick.

But if fetterman steps down, Shapiro can appoint whomever he wishes and that person will serve until a new election is held and he will choose an established politician.

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HomicidalHushPuppy t1_j8y9tkt wrote

>Shapiro can appoint whomever he wishes

Amazing how quickly people forgot about Rod Blagojevich's impeachment. Illinois governor got impeached for trying to sell Obama's senate seat when he became president.

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GoodKingMomo t1_j8yu83o wrote

I remember that guy…Trump pardoned him.

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GoodKingMomo t1_j913y9r wrote

So he was in prison for convicted corruption and Trump got him off the hook and released from prison…got it.

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Jerryjb63 t1_j9371yq wrote

I don’t see where anyone was shifting blame, just pointing out the fact that Trump freed his buddy he knew from being a contestant on his reality tv show. The only error was one of being of he was commuted and not pardoned, but to the average person that doesn’t really matter, the point was made.

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cuppa_tea_4_me t1_j9536gz wrote

As did Eleanor Roosevelt and possibly Nancy Reagan. And someone is doing it for Biden.

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