Did you know there is a “Swamp Playbook”? It doesn’t matter if you live in blue California or red South Carolina or anywhere in between, the various Swamps in the various State Capitols have the same playbook. Here's how it works (hat tip to Bruce Bueno de Mesquita):
— Andy Roth (@andyroth) April 11, 2025
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Did you know there is a “Swamp Playbook”? It doesn’t matter if you live in blue California or red South Carolina or anywhere in between, the various Swamps in the various State Capitols have the same playbook. Here's how it works (hat tip to Bruce Bueno de Mesquita):
How a State House Swamp Leader Stays in Power:
Assemble a small, loyal coalition – A handful of members whose support is essential to win leadership votes and control the chamber.
Control the agenda – Decide what gets a vote, when, and under what rules. If a bill doesn’t help you or your loyalists, it never sees daylight.
Access to money and favors – State budgets, committee chairmanships, staff, campaign cash, and donor networks—all tools to reward loyalty.
Dole Out Punishments – Drop a hammer on a member who is exposing the playbook to remind everyone who’s boss. State Freedom Caucuses have been routinely targeted in this regard.
Keep the majority broke and scared – Most members are told that they have no real power (This is a lie). Keep them dependent on leadership for their bills and re-election.
Use complexity as a weapon – Procedural chaos and backroom deals make it hard for outsiders (and even most members) to understand what’s happening.
Avoid transparency and reform – Sunshine and open rules shift power away from the top. Can’t have that if you’re the Swamp.
Gaslight the Public - In typical Orwellian fashion, the Swamp will twist words to make their agenda sound amazing while they fleece your pocketbook and restrict your liberties. Check out http://SwampGlossary.com for examples.
Use performative bills to create noise – Run a flashy bill that won’t pass just to give members something to campaign on—while real decisions are made behind closed doors. This is also used to confuse the members into thinking the Swamp Speaker "isn't a bad guy because he let me run my bill."
Use media allies or influencers – Give scoops, leaks, or access to sympathetic outlets. Reward reporters who toe the line. Freeze out the ones who ask tough questions.
Bottom Line: After reading this, doesn't it sound familiar? It's happening in state houses all across the country - like Texas, South Carolina, Montana and elsewhere. The trick is to recognize it for what it is - a deliberate attempt to deceive voters so that the Swamp can move the money and reward their special interest friends.
State Freedom Caucuses, with the help of outside groups, grassroots activists, and conservative voters - are disrupting this agenda and educating the broader public about what's going on. If we keep doing this as a counter-coalition to the Swamp, we win every time.
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THE PLAYBOOK IS REAL WHEN YOU SEE THEM ON TV THEY ARE ALL IN UNISON SPEWING THE SAME OLD TIRED NON-SENSE, WE ALL KNOW WHAT THEY ARE AGAINST BUT NO-ONE KNOWS WHAT THEY STAND FOR, THEY HAVE NO SOLUTIONS, NO POLICIES AND THEIR FUTURE FOR AMERICA OFFERS NO HOPE. THEIR ENTIRE AGENDA IS ABOUT POWER AND CONTROL AND WHILE TRYING TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL THEY HAVE DESTROYED THEMSELVES, THE BIGGEST MISTAKE AMERICAN VOTERS CAN MAKE WOULD BE TO ALLOW THESE PEOPLE TO REGAIN POWER EVER AGAIN.
YOU SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR BEING AWAKE SATURDAY MORNING FREDDIE AND WITH SUCH A CLEAR ADMONISHMENT, THAT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ALL AMERICAN VOTERS.
WE all know this is happening now and has been ongoing for decades. When you get every member of one party voting in sync, you know they are part of the swamp, and to hell with the citizens who put them in office. Now, part of the problem is us, the voters. Without term limits, our only recourse is to vote them out of office. The problem is that they have the money to lie about what they are doing, and the majority of the voters believe them. If a representative does not vote the way the leader says, they get no money for their next election, they do not get committee chairmanships, and most of the time are not even put on committees. Then they go into office, get paid less than $200K a year, and come out of office with millions. They say it was just good investing. Liars
THIS TIME WILL BE PART OF "EVERY TIME" IF WE GET THIS OFF TO VOTERS & CONSERVATIVE LEGISLATORS IN OUR STATE HOUSES-- -------- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_legislatures
https://voz.us/en/politics/221212/1739/the-legislatures-of-the-50-s...
UN MONTON DE GRACIAS A BRUCE BUENO DE MOSQUITA FOR EXPOSING SUCH AN EVIL PUBLICATION.
INQUIRING AMERICAN MINDS WANT TO KNOW--------------------THIS , BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION
I can tell you that the Tennessee State Legislature is a SWAMP! It is run by a core elite who block meaningful legislation and we have a Governor who is a leftist!
.....and a ton of Muslims in the state
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