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We lost the Georgia runoffs because President Trump said the general election was rigged.
Lol why is this hard?
(thread) https://twitter.com/bdomenech/status/1353785769886965761
Lol why is this hard?
(thread) https://twitter.com/bdomenech/status/1353785769886965761
It wasn't the 2K checks debate or the call to the SoS a week out.
The cake was baked earlier when the AB/EV was like 3% more Dem and the turnout dropped off in North Georgia where Trump's "rigged election" rhetoric had the most appeal.
The cake was baked earlier when the AB/EV was like 3% more Dem and the turnout dropped off in North Georgia where Trump's "rigged election" rhetoric had the most appeal.
Or like idk, maybe retweeting Lin Wood or sending countless texts and emails to raise hundreds of millions of dollars post-Election Day to "stop the steal" impacted GA Republicans turnout likelihood and/or took valuable resources off the field.
Occam's Razor, ya know?
Occam's Razor, ya know?
Maybe Trump building up the hopes of the entire Republican base for something that wasn't going to happen is, in Ben's own words, "politically suicidal with small-dollar donors"
But that is okay with Ben.
But that is okay with Ben.
You see, Ben has to throw out this bullshit to absolve Trump of any culpability.
Which really is the resounding theme of this piece. Bad things that happen are never because of Trump. Trump, the actual literal President, always somehow lacks agency.
Which really is the resounding theme of this piece. Bad things that happen are never because of Trump. Trump, the actual literal President, always somehow lacks agency.
Which is why Ben can confidently call the GA runoffs "an embarrassing disaster" despite Trump literally losing Georgia too lol.
(P.S. a hearty F you from the hundreds of kids who gave up their Christmas break to work field there)
(P.S. a hearty F you from the hundreds of kids who gave up their Christmas break to work field there)
Or Ben can question McConnell's legislative filibuster strategy, while forgetting if Trump got his way in 2017 we LITERALLY WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE THE FILIBUSTER ANYMORE
And Ben can lay out process or tactical reasons why impeachment is bad (some are compelling!), but fail to acknowledge that Trump bears any responsibility at all.
As Ben describes it, impeachment is "the only path to making Donald Trump form a third party."
Again, Trump lacks any agency. Trump wouldn't be assuring Dem majorities for a generation.
You forced him to do it! Lol
Again, Trump lacks any agency. Trump wouldn't be assuring Dem majorities for a generation.
You forced him to do it! Lol
I guess ultimately I hate this analysis because it comes from such a place of fear.
Fear of just telling voters the truth because they won't like it. Trump lost. He made it worse by costing us Georgia. He bears responsibility for the riot.
Fear of just telling voters the truth because they won't like it. Trump lost. He made it worse by costing us Georgia. He bears responsibility for the riot.
I wouldn't accept this denialism from Stacey Abrams or Hillary Clinton, and we shouldn't accept it from President Trump.
I certainly understand Ben's frustration. Internal fights suck.
But we're at this juncture because of Donald Trump and no one else.
Also I think Holmes does a half Windsor, but not 100% on that.
But we're at this juncture because of Donald Trump and no one else.
Also I think Holmes does a half Windsor, but not 100% on that.
