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Joy Reid
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One of the hallmarks of this era is that the strongest and most compelling condemnations of Trumpism are often coming from women & POC (Liz Warren, Kamala Harris and Julian Castro for example) plus the handful of current (Justin Amash) and former Republicans willing to speak up.
Republicans for the Rule of Law is another example, which we will be discussing on today's show. thehill.com/homenews/house…
Here's their latest video:
This Stu Stevens column is another example, and it's a scorcher. Just a few bites:
And this...
Read the whole thing here: thedailybeast.com/trump-drunk-re…
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Finally getting to watch the full @jonathanvswan interview with Jared Kushner. Swan's questioning on Israel-Palestine is quite sharp and eliciting revelatory answers.
The section on Saudi Arabia and MBS ... wow.
Kushner's visible agitation during the Russia section ... and to go way back, his answer on refugees during part one at his home... this is quite an interview.
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Joy Reid
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Very important point by @chrislhayes - Democrats face a 2020 environment in which the things Mueller found are both past and present. Not only does Russia have an interest in meddling again to help Trump, the Saudis, N. Korea, China etc do too. And AG Barr has signaled his OK.
If Dems impeach, McConnell will surely help Trump in the Senate trial as will Lindsey Graham and the other Rs, 20 of whom are up for re-election. Exoneration, if not aggressively turned against Republicans by Dems, could demoralize the Dem base and energize Trumpists.
And yet, not impeaching wouldn't stop part one (foreign help subverting the election for Trump) from happening. A free and fair election on healthcare and new roads is far from guaranteed. And Trump's base is already energized and utterly devoted. Not impeaching changes nothing.
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Joy Reid
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Apologies for Twittersplaining, but this comes up enough that I think it bears mentioning: "gerrymandering" does not mean "rigging a statewide election." It means (re)drawing the boundaries of state and federal LEGISLATIVE districts to give your party more state & DC seats.
Gerrymandering will not impact whether Trump wins re-election, since all but two states allocate Electoral College votes via winner-take-all, not by districts. It will impact congressional and state legislative seats, though. Great explainer here: washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2…
I guess you could call the Electoral College "gerrymandering" based on how state lines were drawn, but what voters fear will happen in 2020 vis-a-vis unfairness or cheating isn't gerrymandering. Twittersplain complete!
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