America's Progress? Cherches Les Femmes!

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Harris and Pelosi standing behind the popularly-elected President last evening was an expression of America's aspiration to equality, but such an undeniable confirmation of progress was also symbolized by the conspicuous unifying presence of a Republican from Montana with an allegiance to truth rather than hyper-partisan fanaticism.​

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Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), garnering headlines this week amid a fresh round of GOP tensions, sparked a rare moment of bipartisanship on Wednesday night.​

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Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, was seated along the House's center aisle and got a greeting from both President Biden and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as they each, respectively, entered the chamber.​

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McConnell exchanged a lengthy handshake with Cheney, who he stood behind against attempts to oust her from her leadership position, by allies of former President Trump. The two appeared to exchange words.​

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Biden then subsequently gave her a fist bump on his way up to the House podium.​

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She also floated, in an interview with the New York Post, that leading the effort to overturn the election—which many of her House GOP colleagues and a handful of Senate Republicans supported — is "disqualifying" for those thinking about running for the White House in 2024.​

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Trump lashed out at Cheney in a statement this week and McCarthy declined to say if Cheney was a "good fit" for the GOP's leadership team.​

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[Biden, McConnell greet Liz Cheney at joint address]​

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It is vital that Americans be reminded of the decency and respect for truth that remains within the GOP, and that Trumpery has failed to extinguish it.​

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"We just had a violent mob assault the U.S. Capitol in an attempt
to prevent us from carrying out our constitutional duty.
There's no question the president formed the mob,
the president incited the mob, the president addressed the mob.
He lit the flame.
The mob will not prevail!"
U.S.Representative Liz Cheney (R)

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Harris and Pelosi standing behind the popularly-elected President last evening was an expression of America's aspiration to equality, but such an undeniable confirmation of progress was also symbolized by the conspicuous unifying presence of a Republican from Montana with an allegiance to truth rather than hyper-partisan fanaticism.​

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Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), garnering headlines this week amid a fresh round of GOP tensions, sparked a rare moment of bipartisanship on Wednesday night.​

​

Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, was seated along the House's center aisle and got a greeting from both President Biden and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as they each, respectively, entered the chamber.​

​

McConnell exchanged a lengthy handshake with Cheney, who he stood behind against attempts to oust her from her leadership position, by allies of former President Trump. The two appeared to exchange words.​

​

Biden then subsequently gave her a fist bump on his way up to the House podium.​

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She also floated, in an interview with the New York Post, that leading the effort to overturn the election—which many of her House GOP colleagues and a handful of Senate Republicans supported — is "disqualifying" for those thinking about running for the White House in 2024.​

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Trump lashed out at Cheney in a statement this week and McCarthy declined to say if Cheney was a "good fit" for the GOP's leadership team.​

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[Biden, McConnell greet Liz Cheney at joint address]​

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It is vital that Americans be reminded of the decency and respect for truth that remains within the GOP, and that Trumpery has failed to extinguish it.​

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"We just had a violent mob assault the U.S. Capitol in an attempt
to prevent us from carrying out our constitutional duty.
There's no question the president formed the mob,
the president incited the mob, the president addressed the mob.
He lit the flame.
The mob will not prevail!"
U.S.Representative Liz Cheney (R)
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WYENPo?

 

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WYENPo?

Good ol' boys' monopoly of U.S. politics is now a vestige of bygone days.

Women are increasingly participating in elective politics, and wielding power in self-governance that is more commensurate with their numbers in the population.

When President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office in January, he’ll have a group of voters to thank in particular for delivering him the White House: women.​

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While election data won’t be finalized until each state finishes tabulating its votes, early exit polls show President-elect Biden winning the votes of 57 percent of women, compared to 45 percent of men. In comparison, President Trump won 42 percent of women’s votes and 53 percent of men’s votes.​

[This is how women voters decided the 2020 election]​