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It's time to talk about
@RobertKennedyJr
. Because despite his royal Democratic lineage, he is a right-wing, MAGA-aligned crank. It is vital that voters considering Kennedy know this about him.
Here's a thread with just SOME of the evidence. There's more. A lot more. 🧵
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Pete Buttigieg is a Michael Jordan-level cable tv guest. I’ve never seen anyone who is even close to this good.
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I dunno, a platform of higher insulin prices, sunsetting Social Security and Medicare, and forcing 10 year-olds to give birth might NOT be popular.
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Joe Biden is a tremendously successful and important president. There is absolutely no other way to view him now.
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These self-made videos are among the most powerful political ads I've ever seen.
Justin, a retired Army Ranger, explains why he left the GOP over Donald Trump:
"I did five deployments in service of this nation...I've been in countries that have had authoritarian regimes. If Trump is not defeated the United States, as we know it, will never be the same."
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I’m sorry, but that is absolutely not a conflation. Scott is the chair of the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm. His plan is their plan. Biden is right to call it what it plainly is.
Biden again conflates Sen. Rick Scott with the overall GOP position when he says "the Republican plan is to increase taxes on the middle class families."
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I repeat: when we win, don’t give these terrible people cable contributor deals. Don’t hire them as consultants. Don’t make them distinguished visiting fellows. Send them deep into the wilderness.
One take, from the heart, no teleprompter.
Over to you, Sleepy Joe!
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Warning to suburban housewives: this is the kind of hellscape that awaits you if Biden wins.
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You played a significant role in inciting the riot that led to his murder.
Take a seat.
Devastating. Heidi and I are lifting up in prayer the family of the U.S. Capitol Police officer who tragically lost his life keeping us safe. He was a true hero.
Yesterday's terrorist attack was a horrific assault on our democracy. Every terrorist needs to be fully prosecuted.
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Say his name.
The great irony of the “no more endless wars” camp’s argument is that removing our small and cost-effective force from Northern Syria is causing more war, not less.
Our presence there was not meant to engage in endless wars, it was there to deter further warfare.
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This renewed commitment by
@AOC
to support Biden if he's the nominee is FANTASTIC news.
She calls upon Biden supporters like me to do the same, and I have and will: if the nominee is Sanders, I'm all in for Bernie.
Beating Trump = saving America
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Remember kids, you can achieve your dreams if you are willing to sacrifice every ounce of your dignity and integrity and capitulate to the worst people imaginable!
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So, finally, the truth.
@NoLabelsOrg
has lied about their intentions (more on that below). But now they admit it - they want to force a contingent election. That's the worst way of electing Trump imaginable. Please read this
@NBCNews
story and this short🧵
No Labels, a group attempting to assemble a third-party presidential unity ticket, is floating the unlikely prospect of a “coalition government” forming if no candidate reaches the 270 Electoral College votes required to win the White House in 2024.
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Ok
@NoLabelsOrg
, you say you want a bipartisan dealmaker. Explain why Biden's SEVEN big bipartisan bills (in 2 closely divided Congresses) is not sufficient.
- Shots/Checks
- Infrastructure
- CHIPS
- Gun Safety
- VA Benefits/Troop protection
- Marriage Equality
- Debt Limit Deal
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My stepmother’s own mother just died. She was 106. She ran after the Gestapo truck that had taken away her husband and got him released. They just barely escaped Vienna in 1939 and managed to get into the US. Lived a full and amazing life.
May her memory be a blessing.
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Per
@playbookdc
, the Mandela Barnes campaign is planning to bring in Sen. Bernie Sanders.
I desperately want Barnes to win, so I ask again of his campaign: Why would you do this? Why????
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Governor: Have your ad guys call me. It's a long road ahead for those folks, but in 35 years or so they should be fine.
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.
@TimRyan
is the
@JasonKander
of this cycle. Brilliant campaign in an impossible state. Tim has much more to offer Democrats. Keep an eye on him.
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Every Democrat running for every office in the land should run on
@SenRickScott
’s plan to raise taxes on the working class and sunset Medicare.
Every single one.
"It's in the plan! It's in the plan. But Senator, hang on, it's not a Democratic talking point. It's in the plan" -- even Fox News's John Roberts can't believe it when Rick Scott lies about his own policy plan, which calls for a tax increase on a majority of Americans
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So to be clear, the RNC today sent money to a known pedophile who publicly discusses his belief that all Jews (((including me))) are going to hell.
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Joe Manchin went on TV yesterday and hinted he may run on the
@NoLabelsOrg
ticket as a third-party candidate for president.
We hope not. He should run for Senate – only he can win as a D in WV. But if he doesn’t, he should NOT run for president. Because he’d lose. BADLY.
A 🧵
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No more sugar-coating it:
@NoLabelsOrg
now makes clear they think Biden and Trump are morally equivalent and that Trump, who lies every day about the election being rigged and stolen, is not anti-democratic.
Stop the No Labels spoiler campaign!
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In the last two hours, the real leader of the GOP had to be ordered to stop harassing court officials and Republicans allowed Beavis to shut down the House of Representatives.
But please,
@NoLabelsOrg
, tell us how both sides are at fault and we need a third party.
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Exactly. I worked with the VP Protective Detail every day for > 2 yrs. This is true, and the military aide would have alerted the WH Military Office.
I worked with the Secret Service in the Clinton White House. It's unimaginable that agents with VP Pence would not have informed their counterparts at the WH in real time that VP was in danger. They, in turn, would have informed the President. Trump almost certainly knew.
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.
@NoLabelsOrg
says they're "guardians of democracy" and compares themselves to the civil rights mvmt.
What an appalling farce. In fact, the No Labels Party is deeply anti-democratic. We’ve got 5 reasons why, and that's before we get to electing Trump.🧵
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Two time House primary loser
@ninaturner
opines on one of the most capable cabinet secretaries in modern memory.
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Across our entire spectrum, Democrats are united and acting like responsible adults.
Republicans are...not.
At this critical and unprecedented moment in American history, it is absolutely imperative that we stand together and elect Joe Biden as the next president of the United States.
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This is a vital point and one that the Times inexplicably missed.
Trump left the President with a boat that was rapidly sinking. Biden has to move immediately - and use every power he has - to plug the holes.
We are not taking executive action in lieu of legislation: we are taking executive action to fix what Trump broke in the executive branch, and to keep the President's commitments to use his power -- within appropriate limits -- to make progress on four crises.
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Despite years of tough talk, it appears Trump is too much of a coward to testify in his own defense. So we thought we'd try to taunt him into it.
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Exactly. Don't give them contributor contracts on cable. Don't make them fellows at an Institute of Politics. Don't hire them as consultants or lobbyists. Don't hand them C-suite corporate gigs.
Don't reward their willful attack on the most basic principles of our republic.
When this is all over, don't help w/ image rehab for these ppl.
Aiding & abetting an Impeached president who lied again & again abt
#COVID19
. This tragedy isn't possible w/o admin. officials willing to regurgitate Trump's deadly lies.
Now almost 200K Americans dead.
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I would buy a “Do me a favor though” t-shirt.
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There are many reasons advertisers are fleeing this platform, but the
@ADL
isn’t one of them. This claim by Musk is appalling.
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“JD Vance just doesn’t give a damn” about women being battered and killed is both true and devastatingly effective. Watch this.
J.D. Vance thinks women should stay in abusive relationships because abused people are easier to control. It's that simple.
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He used Twitter to incite a riot and to attack the Vice President of the United States while his supporters marauded through the Capitol, chanted “hang Mike Pence,” and set up a gallows. Then they murdered a cop.
What penalty do you suggest?
Silencing people, not to mention the President of the US, is what happens in China not our country.
#Unbelievable
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That was the speech we needed at this moment from the leader we are lucky to have.
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So wait, the testimony under oath of a super credible witness turned out to be true, and the unsourced media quotes taking the word of serial liars was false?
Huh, did not see that coming.
“While the details from those who heard the accounts differ, the Secret Service sources say they were told an angry confrontation did occur. And their accounts align with significant parts of Hutchinson's testimony.”
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Yes. And They should decline to cover any WH event until they restore his credentials. The other networks should join them.
@CNNPR
@brianstelter
@Acosta
@PressSec
@realDonaldTrump
They should file suit. It is content discrimination
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Trump team closing arguments about Joe Biden:
- He will listen to scientists
- He wears a mask in public
- He reminds them of Mr. Rogers
- He loves his son
Not sure how Team Joe can recover, TBH.
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I don’t really care about the NFL, but I’m all in for the 49ers tonight.
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Whatever your view of Mike, his team is dishing up some of the most delectable Trump hits of all time.
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Great line from
@amyklobuchar
: “the ACA is 10 points more popular than the president of the United States.”
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Here's the problem with your tired GOP talking points, Christina:
- The murder rate in FL is 45% higher than in New York State.
- The murder rate in New York City is just ¼ that of Jacksonville and ½ that of Miami.
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So please,
@NoLabelsOrg
- spare us the lectures about "democracy" when you're playing by your own rules and threatening to help elect a man who could destroy it. END
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This was the scariest moment in the modern history of presidential debates. Seriously.
It is simply a fundamental breach of the rule of law to advocate jailing political opponents while running for office.
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I have worked in politics for 30 years, and I have never wanted a political prediction to be correct more than this one.
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"This is the problem with world leaders. You guys take everything that Donald Trump said so literally.”
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It’s truly a great night. But pause to consider that a brilliant, accomplished, eloquent senator almost lost to a guy who is barely comprehensible, committed horrific acts of domestic abuse, and is a breathtaking hypocrite on the most central “conservative” issue. SMDH
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When terrible, confusing, and complex things happen, maybe don't tweet your first thought about politics.
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Why would you do this? WHY???
Sen.
@BernieSanders
has never been afraid to stand up to the billionaire class to make life better for working people. I’m excited to work with him in the Senate to rebuild the middle class and ensure everyone gets a fair shot at the American dream. Thank you for your support!
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1,000 amens to
@DougJones
. Exactly right.
“It is a fool's errand to think that a third-party can win in this country. There is no way on God’s green Earth that they can get to 270 electoral votes," former Sen. Doug Jones says of No Labels push for an independent presidential candidate in 2024.
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Joe Biden is a very good person.
📰 “Pete and I are competitors, but this guy has honor and courage!” - said former VP & current Presidential candidate
@JoeBiden
on
@TheView
defending
@PeteButtigieg
against bigoted remarks made by Rush Limbaugh.
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Tim Scott is not the avuncular conciliator he pretends to be. He’s just another MAGA liar who puts politics ahead of principle and security.
“While Hamas carried out these attacks, Joe Biden has blood on his hands.”
– Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) blames Biden for Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel, again parroting an unsubstantiated GOP claim that Iran used the money from the $6B prisoner exchange to help fund the attacks
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In retrospect, maybe the attempted presidential coup, the death of Roe, the end of gun regulation, the crippling of climate policy, and the incipient threat to our democracy mattered more than the location of Hillary Clinton's email server.
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Congrats to NC Republicans for selecting one of the worst people in politics as your standard-bearer. And that bar is very high.
North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has won his party’s primary for governor in the state, NBC News projects.
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I mean...
In response to a new digital ad from Joe Biden, Bernie’s campaign put out a statement that Bernie never called for primarying Obama.
Yet here he is doing exactly that....ON VIDEO.
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Any candidate thinking of joining the
@NoLabelsOrg
ticket is destined to lose the election and serve as a dangerous spoiler. Even NL admits it now, saying: “This organization is not in it to win it.”
Not the greatest pitch to prospective candidates!🧵
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They admit it at last! After a year of pious posturing about their "democratic" nominating process, here's how the
@NoLabelsOrg
Party is choosing their nominee. As we've said all along, it's their leaders + donors choosing in secret.
BTW, what did they win the "blue ribbon" for?
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Oh please. You didn’t storm the beach at Normandy, you ran two terrible campaigns after publicly attacking President Biden and were dispatched by a real Democrat.
@BadJohnBrown
@ThirdWayMattB
And from someone who has never been in the arena. He has some nerve.
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As a life-long Dem, I will forever be grateful to
#NeverTrump
Rs who put country over party in the most profound way imaginable. Thanks
@BulwarkOnline
@ProjectLincoln
@JRubinBlogger
@MaxBoot
@BillKristol
@Timodc
@SarahLongwell25
and many others.
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This was not Trump's first assault on his USSS detail. The first was insisting that they take him for a joy ride in a hermetically sealed limo to wave at his supporters while he still had a raging case of COVID. That was pre-vaccine and so potentially deadly.
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THIS is how you do it! Brilliant spot from TLP.
Authoritarians hate being called out. So we call them out.
Trump lives in a world of lies. So we told the truth.
Watch the ad that had
#DonCoyote
up late last night losing his mind on Truth Social.
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Yes, Democrats, tell me again about how Joe Biden has disappointed you because you didn't get every goddamn thing on your wish list.
We are staring at the most insanely terrible administration imaginable. The damage to everything we care about would be incalculable.
🚨🚨 Trump’s loyalty-first cabinet. EXCLUSIVE details: 1. Melania wants
@tuckercarlson
for VP. 2. Stephen Miller 4 Attorney General. 3. Tucker pushing Steve Bannon as Chief of Staff. 4. JD Vance up for a big gig, on VP short list…
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Joe Biden promised a restoration of normalcy and mainstream American values and ideas. Voters wanted that in 2020. Turns out they still do.
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A 7-point lead with likely voters in a swing state is not “narrow”.
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Ok, but tell me more about how GOP Senators got their feelings hurt when a Democrat criticized their records.
Exclusive: Trump's campaign attorney calls for DHS whistleblower
@C_C_Krebs
' execution on Newsmax.
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Twitter Free Speech: “Democrats drink the blood of children in a NW DC pizzeria.”
Twitter Prohibited Speech: “
@elonmusk
is running his new company in an odd and arbitrary way.”
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"I have brain worms" may not be the killer campaign slogan Kennedy imagines it to be.
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This is incredibly brave and patriotic behavior by Mona and predictably awful behavior by the CPAC crowd. I am proud to know
@monacharenEPPC
.
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Gotta say,
@Timodc
was wasting his prodigious talents as a flack churning out press releases. The man can WRITE - both real outrage and comedy. Do not miss this hilarious take-down of Trump and his boot-lickers:
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If you thought, as I did, that the danger to our democracy would ease with Trump's departure, we were wrong. January 6, 2025 will be the most dangerous day for our republic since the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Nice work
@NoLabelsOrg
! Nothing says "trust us with America's democracy and national security" like giving an interview to Putin's mouthpiece during a barbaric war of Russian aggression.
Holly Page, a co-founder of No Labels did an interview to support the group's efforts this week on Russian state media.
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Dunking on right-wing losers is the best kind of dunking.
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Yes! For the love of God Joe, Pete, and Amy, focus on the guy who’s (tragically) in front.
Everyone is focused on newcomer
@MikeBloomberg
as the target tonight. Meanwhile,
@BernieSanders
is a strengthening frontrunner. You’d think he might warrant a little attention.
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And that's no surprise. Because the far right has embraced RFK, Jr. as one of their own. Take a minute to check out this video. It's tells you all you need to know about the guy: 3/
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Let's start with the latest: RFK, Jr. will appear on the CA ballot under the banner of the far-right American Independent Party, which nominated George Wallace, in 1968. Wallace was running as an overt racist. ("Segregation Now, Segregation Forever!") 2/
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Wow! This would be a kick-ass event for a presidential candidate in September. This dude has something going on.
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In recent op-eds and TV appearances, the leaders of
@NoLabelsOrg
have repeatedly claimed that our efforts to convince them not to field a third-party candidate in 2024 is "anti-democratic." This is a quite rich, for a bunch of reasons. 🧵
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We outed this insane plan months ago. They think they can play kingmaker if they win a state or two. They'd use their electors as bargaining chips. (Now it's gotten even crazier, with talk of a "coalition government.")
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I like presidents who don't lose key healthcare votes.
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Second, they are forming a new political party but not playing by the rules existing parties must follow. They don't disclose their donors, and they take unlimited contributions. Then they get on their high horse about openness and fair play. 3/
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As
@MaxBoot
makes clear, our democracy is in profound danger. If Democrats cannot win certain state races and stay close in the US House in 2022, we are likely to lose it. We are sleep-walking toward the abyss. Democrats must wake up NOW.
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As you saw in that short set of clips (and again, there's more), MAGA world ❤️❤️❤️RFK. Steve Bannon, Roger Stone, Tucker Carlson, Charlie Kirk, Alex Jones, and others have heaped on the attention and praise. 4/
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If there's something on Twitter that's dumber than
@DineshDSouza
noting that 19th century Democrats were terrible and yelling "gotcha!" at Kevin Kruse, I have not found it.
By "multiple examples," D'Souza means ... two.
And for his "examples" he names historians who actually have addressed Democrats' past support for slavery, segregation, racial terrorism and lynching -- Eric Foner and Robert Dallek.
Let's take a look!
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We most certainly do. Thanks Bill! Amazing coalition spanning a looong way made this happen.
No Labels throws in the towel.
Kudos to
@ThirdWayMattB
, who led the effort to persuade many political figures, some of whom were tempted, that they'd be doing a disservice to the nation by running in 2024.
Still, as Matt knows very well:
We have miles to go before we sleep.
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First, and most importantly, there has not been a threat to American democracy as profound as a second Trump presidency since Appomattox. And as many experts (including NL's allies) have noted, a third-party ticket could return him to office. 2/
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Finally, how is No Labels’ ticket going to be chosen? Not by voters but by a nominating committee hand-chosen by NL. Hardly a paragon of equitable self-governance. 5/
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I traveled extensively with a Vice President and often marveled at the smallness and stupidity of the press coverage they get. This, however, is a whole new league.
The
@VP
again used the "thee" pronunciation for the word "the" when making a point. Some critics have claimed she appeared to adopt "a fake French accent" when she said "the plan" during a tour of a research lab on Tuesday. Today at Paris press conference, she said "the topic."
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If you care about keeping Trump or a Trumpian R out of the White House, please pay attention to this. The No Labels candidate doesn't have to win many votes to hand the White House back to MAGA forces.
A prominent Democratic think tank is raising alarms about a third-party ticket spoiling 2024 for Dems and landing Trump back in the White House.
More in today’s
@playbookdc
👇
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Yesterday, the No Labels Party sent a note to their supporters comparing their third-party presidential bid, favorably, to that of Ross Perot.
Sorry,
@NoLabelsOrg
. That, as Patsy Cline would tell ya, is crazy.
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.
@nolabelsorg
has a problem. They claim their polling shows their 3rd-party candidate can win the election. But it has them coming in a distant third.
Ok, they say, but 3 magic asterisks will save the day!
As our new memo shows, they don't. At all.🧵
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As I told Greg: “All of the prominent candidates approached by No Labels have refused...That’s because it’s clear that their ticket is a road to nowhere. No serious person wants to end up in the single digits nationally while helping Trump win.”
News --> We've obtained audio of No Labels' meeting today where they voted to move forward. News orgs are treating this as significant, but the audio suggests something else: They have zero idea whether they'll find any serious candidate at all.
Details:
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This is no fever dream or conspiracy theory. This is real, and it is deadly serious. No Labels is threatening to tip our country into chaos.
They must stand down. Now. END/
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