reach across the aisle
(US, politics) To come to a bipartisan agreement; to compromise with the adversary party.
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The “reach across the aisle to find common ground” bs needs to stop when they’re literal fascists
“For decades democrats thought they could “reach across the aisle” to work with proto-fascists.” Yeah, I don’t know why Democrats didn’t realize long ago the bad faith of Republicans.
Dem leadership keeps trying to reach across the aisle to the guy screaming slurs at them while pointing a gun at them. They seem unbothered by the threat or the slurs, but keep glancing at the donors facial expressi…
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(US, politics) To come to a bipartisan agreement; to compromise with the adversary party.
“The “reach across the aisle to find common ground” bs needs to stop when they’re literal fascists”
— Bluesky· May 2026““For decades democrats thought they could “reach across the aisle” to work with proto-fascists.” Yeah, I don’t know why Democrats didn’t realize long ago the bad faith of Republicans.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Dem leadership keeps trying to reach across the aisle to the guy screaming slurs at them while pointing a gun at them. They seem unbothered by the threat or the slurs, but keep glancing at the donors facial expressions for a clue how to respond.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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