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Something to keep in mind

artappraiser — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:39:18 +0000

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Something to keep in mind when you read something like this: 44% of republicans comprise about 13.5% of the total voter population.
13.5% of voters think this.
Media HAS TO STOP amplifying these fucking idiots. https://t.co/aTxEAcgms1
— Schrödinger's Zen...(or Roger) (@RWNJ_) June 6, 2022

Exactly. Plenty of countries have a larger percentage of nut cases.

Why is the GOP being held hostage by them, that's the problem.

even Trump wouldn't try this

artappraiser — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 19:33:30 +0000

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even Trump wouldn't try this one (though MTG might); obviously some Missouri districts are quite special:

According to the Missouri representative, reproductive rights are to blame for mass shootings. https://t.co/USNQr72NOn
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) June 2, 2022

calling attention to Wokeness

artappraiser — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 18:04:36 +0000

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calling attention to Wokeness wherever they can

California Releases 500-page Interim Report Backing Reparations, Separate Black Schools https://t.co/Nx7vzsDhyQ via @BreitbartNews
— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) June 2, 2022

There was a sophisticated attack on our site to shut down the What Is A Woman premiere. The Left does not want you to see this film. They will do anything to silence us. In spite of that it was the most successful premiere in DW history. They won’t shut us up or scare us.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) June 2, 2022

in this poll, abortion not as

artappraiser — Sun, 29 May 2022 18:56:39 +0000

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in this poll, abortion is not as game changing of an an issue as I might have surmised. I.E., being anti-abortion might not be a disqualifier to Republicans. Though it's true it might get out the Democratic vote that might otherwise stay home

“25% of respondents rated abortion as a top issue for Congress in 2022, putting it in second place behind only the economy.

In 2018, only 9% believed abortion was a major concern for Congress and was one of the least important issues among voters.”

https://t.co/VhsUed1w58 https://t.co/ys3tnw1Dcl
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) May 29, 2022

"The shift is found mostly among Democrats, with 48% saying it is important for a candidate to line up with their views on abortion compared to 31% in 2018.

Independents also saw a slight raise (31% now, from 27% in 2018) in the importance of abortion."https://t.co/VhsUed1w58
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) May 29, 2022

Arkansas' governor race is a

artappraiser — Sun, 29 May 2022 18:35:24 +0000

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Arkansas' governor race is a test because she represents the Trump wing and will do that better than most while the Dem candidate is Black but extremely well-credentialed and sounds very centrist (has a lot of Gov. Jimmy Carter qualities!)

This is the race for Arkansas Governor this year. Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders or Democrat Chris Jones. #arnews #arpx pic.twitter.com/CH1vFbICD6
— KATV's Elicia Dover (@KATVElicia) May 25, 2022

Why the Arkansas governor race is one to watch:

Chris Jones' (@JonesForAR) Arkansas campaign ad shows how extraordinary Black politicians must behttps://t.co/Z3MIh0RhfE

via @msnbc
— Eric Esteves (@EricMEsteves) May 28, 2022

In wake of Uvalde shooting,

artappraiser — Sat, 28 May 2022 21:20:59 +0000

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In wake of Uvalde shooting, Fort Worth mayor calls for raising legal age to buy rifle https://t.co/b3VnZbmO73

She is a Republican -- Fort Worth is about 49% Democratic voters
— Heal the Planet (@fwtoney) May 28, 2022

The message? The isolationist

artappraiser — Sat, 28 May 2022 19:12:16 +0000

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The message? The isolationist party? The peacenik party? The draft dodging party?

At Donald Trump’s rally in Casper, Wyoming, a portrait of Liz Cheney morphed with a portrait of George W. Bush is displayed above the crowd. Asked to explain, a Trump aide tells @NYMag, “What? Liz Send-Your-Children-To-War Cheney!” pic.twitter.com/0OV6AmphNj
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) May 28, 2022

don't bother to mention that Liz Cheney is not Dick Cheney, that would be logical....

uh oh

artappraiser — Sat, 28 May 2022 16:01:36 +0000

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uh oh

MAGA hero, actor Jon Voigt, goes off the rails on them after the Uvalde school shooting: “There should be proper qualifications for gun ownership. Proper testing. One should only own a gun if they’re qualified and schooled.” pic.twitter.com/mvdepiLdWo
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 28, 2022

Trump did not back any gun

artappraiser — Sat, 28 May 2022 01:08:07 +0000

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Trump did not back any gun reforms in a speech at the NRA's convention, instead calling for funding for schools to seal all but one entrance, station armed guards at that entrance and allow teachers to carry firearms https://t.co/Ham66Qnb3s
— CNN (@CNN) May 28, 2022

curiously (not) "the door thing" also is being discussed ad nauseum in Senate committee:

the senator tweeted from recess https://t.co/kwijeZeBHL
— gregorg (he/him) (@gregorg) May 28, 2022

Kevin McCarthy’s coverup for

artappraiser — Sat, 28 May 2022 00:42:35 +0000

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Kevin McCarthy’s coverup for Trump just got much more alarming

By Greg Sargent Columnist @ WashingtonPost.com, May 27, 2022 at 12:15 p.m. EDT

Let’s stipulate this upfront: A top lawmaker who is actively working to scuttle a full accounting into a violent insurrection has no business playing a potentially decisive role in the process by which the next presidential election is brought to its official conclusion.

Yet it’s becoming more likely that this is exactly what will happen.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is now signaling he won’t comply with a subpoena issued by the House select committee examining Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his presidential reelection loss. The California Republican will be joined in this defiance by other colleagues who played important roles in the attempted subversion.

The same Kevin McCarthy very well may be House speaker in 2024. If Congress doesn’t revise the antiquated process that governs how Congress counts presidential electors, he could play a critical role influencing which electors get tallied, potentially swinging the outcome.

McCarthy signaled in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Thursday that he and other Republicans will likely refuse cooperation with the Jan. 6 committee. This comes after CNN reported that two of those Republicans are objecting to the committee’s subpoena.

McCarthy’s case against the committee’s subpoena is pure nonsense. Along with co-author Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who has also been subpoenaed, McCarthy insists in the op-ed that the subpoenaing is a “dangerous abuse of power" that "serves no legitimate legislative purpose.”

The idea that the subpoena serves no legislative end is demonstrably false [....]