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2 years ago today, Trump sent a.mob of violent armed insurrectionist to the Capitol to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s election. 12 of the 20 #MAGAextremists who are #NeverKevinMcCarthy stood with the twice impeached seditionist & lied about the 2020 election. #January6th 
These shameless Republicans said that the election had been stolen or rigged — or that Donald Trump was the rightful winner — even though Joe Biden earned seven million more votes and 74 more electors thanTrump. nytimes.com/interactive/20… #VoteThemOut #MAGAextremists #ChaosCaucus
Nearly all of the lawmakers who voted against Mr. McCarthy made statements casting doubt on the 2020 election, often repeatedly, not unlike the overall Republican caucus. At least 180 of 222 House Republicans have questioned the 2020 election, according to The Times’s analysis.
The consensus take is that the #ChaosCaucus has no agenda. I don't think that's exactly true. Based on their speeches, what they want is to minimize the leaderships agenda setting power. 1/
The problem, long understood, is that the running of a legislature requires someone to set the agenda. Coalition management suggests this should be the governing coalition -- the majority party. 2/
But the #ChaosCaucus is opposed to everything that helps manage coalitions, like earmarks, deals or side-deals. Those sound unsavory, but they are central to governance. They are the tools of compromise and coordination. 3/
