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4/Note the IC doesn't say that Russia had a goal to create general chaos in the US, or sow discord. It had a specific goal - undermine US liberal order - and did so by weakening our democracy, hurting Clinton, electing Trump.
5/So we know the IC is really worried abt Russia's ongoing operations in the US, their plans for 2020. Has their strategy changed, their goals? For unless someone can tell us they have we have to assume that their goals will remain elect Trump, hurt the Dem, and our democracy.
6/Members of the Trump Administration have to be be questioned hard abt this in coming days. It was never Russia's goal to sow discord; that was a tactic towards other goals. It is a Trumpian fudge, and should not be accepted by reporters or Congress - for it is not true.
7/For if Russia's grand strategy is to weaken the West and US led order, then electing Trump, who has been so critical of that order, will clearly be their primary 2020 goal. Which means that denigrating, hacking Democrats will be among Russia's top priorities, again.
8/In a very smart @washingtonpost piece today, the Administration offers up its 2020 election protection strategy. Notably absent - protecting Dem Party committees/candidates from hacking, mis/disinformation - the main targets of Russia's 2016 effort. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
9/Yrs of Trump officials saying Russia's goal was to sow discord has been an elaborate misdirection. It wasn't. It was to hurt America by electing Trump, hurting Dems. Which means the 2020 warnings from the DNI, FBI is abt Russia coming again to elect Trump, not "sow discord."
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1/Want to add some context to the tariffs, trade, 2020 debate. Let's look at Trump's standing in battleground fr Jan '17 to now (@MorningConsult):
IA 49/40 to 44/52 - 17 pt drop
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3/Plurality of Americans view the tariffs as bad, incl non college grads. Dems overwhelmingly oppose, 77-15. So would appear criticizing tariffs good issue in Dem primary.
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1/So I do think the whole "Dem Party swing hard left" thing was always exaggerated. It isn't false. AOC and her allies matter, and are a force. But was not what happened in 2018; and so far isn't what 2020 is abt either.
2/Bernie wing had very few victories anywhere in the country. Think this translates in 7 wins in 79 races. In the House races DCCC/establishment candidates won almost every primary with a few exceptions.
3/Of the 59 House Dem freshman 40 joined the New Democrat Coalition, and the NDC is now over 100 Members for the first time since it was formed in late 1996. businessinsider.com/democrat-house…
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1/The Barr "no biggie" disinfo campaign looks the other way at a series of really serious efforts by the President to break US election laws, cheat his way to the Presidency. Public discussion of his legitimacy inevitable, as are remedies for cheating.
2/If you add all the fraudulent promises made by Trump - universal health care/lower premiums, eliminate the debt not explode it, populist econ policies not plutocratic ones, no business w/Russia, no mix of business/WH, Wikileaks good - Trumpian 2016 lying/cheating just epic.
3/Finally, huge Barr lie obstruction off the table if no underlying crime looks more ridiculous and venal every day. We know the President committed felony level crimes, more than a dozen investigations ongoing - "exoneration" is 1984ish at this point.
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