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Republicans have refused to accept the legitimacy of Democratic presidents. They literally sought to impeach Clinton from the day he was elected. SCOTUS blew up precedent to install Bush. Obama won by 10 & 5 million votes & got birtherism, total obstruction & a stolen SCOTUS seat
and this is to say nothing of the decades-long hysteria about Hillary Clinton. Democrats have consistently won the popular vote since the 1990s while Republicans require the Electoral College or SCOTUS to take power. Perhaps that's why they're so angry. nbcnews.com/meet-the-press…
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Lots of Dem consternation about party leaders announcing this deal on the same day they drop impeachment articles. But a few things to keep in mind:
1. Labor likes this deal. And Dems in key states can't afford to piss labor voters off. Union votes are among those Dems shed to Trump in key states in 2016. thehill.com/policy/finance…
Announcing the deal on the same day as impeachment takes away the Republican talking point that Dems are just Hell-bent on getting Trump and not focused on the people's business. It gives Dems the chance to turn to McConnell and say what about the other 400 House-passed bills?
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Important points a short time ago on @Morning_Joe. It's a mistake to assume that Trump's 2020 prospects hinge on impeachment. Even if (as you'd be wise to expect), Senate Republicans cower and don't dare vote to remove him for fear of the king's wrath, he's still hurting. 1/
He's still the guy that gets laughed at by our (former) Western allies, and even by people in media in the country he has reduced America into a sidekick of: Russia. Only surprise is that only one ad has dropped to mock him for it. theroot.com/former-vice-pr…
He's underwater in state poll after state poll, because people aren't dumb. They noticed that he and Republicans slashed billionaires' and big corporations' taxes and handed them the bill. How many people got sticker shock on their tax bills this year? morningconsult.com/tracking-trump…
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The reality is that no 2020 candidate is perfect, but the extent to which people -- including the media but also would-be voters -- punished and refused to even consider Kamala Harris for flaws she frankly shared with other candidates, was telling and depressing.
And that refusal to even consider Senator Harris, or for that matter Julian Castro or Cory Booker, including out of an understandable distrust in the electorate, frankly, reflects in the polls that influence donors and that helps exclude candidates from the debate stage.
Now we face the next debate for America's diverse party, which thoroughly depends on voters of color for electoral survival, likely having no candidates of color on stage. And the first states to winnow out the field have almost no people of color. And here we are. In 2019.
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.@maddow @MSNBC just outed Jody Hunt. IMO she shouldn't have done that. He had my late brother's job. They need to keep the mad emperor thinking he's wearing clothes.
I think the guest clarified there was no order violated. It was a remand order. If #SCOTUS remanded with instructions to enter an order that the @potus blew off that would be a crisis. Trump blew up at Barr and Hunt drew the short straw.
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Sixteen cases remain from this term, including partisan gerrymandering cases and the Census case. #SCOTUS
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1/ Tonight the ACLU asked #SCOTUS to grant a limited remand in the census case so SDNY can consider the Hofeller files. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/1…
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Waffling on impeachment is stupid, dangerous for this country's future, and a classic Democrat move where they sacrifice their principles and end up losing elections anyway. This is a defining era in our politics and it's no time to second guess what's necessary. 1/17
I've heard the arguments against impeachment and they're all misguided.

"We don't know what Mueller's report will be."

"Impeachment might cost us 2020."

"We don't have the votes to convict in the Senate."

*cracks knuckles*

Here's the problem with these statements: 2/17
"We don't know what Mueller's report will be."

Anything Mueller uncovers is gravy. There's already PLENTY to #impeach @realDonaldTrump over.

⚖️Violations of the Emoluments Clause in the Constitution.
⚖️Profiting off the presidency.
⚖️Blatant obstruction of justice. 3/17
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.@GerryConnolly “Today, as one of their last acts in the majority, our Republicans are holding their latest partisan hearing to air unsubstantiated allegations against the Clinton Foundation.”
“So, let’s look at these latest allegations. On our next panel two private individuals, both Republicans will explain how they submitted a complaint to the IRS and FBI against the #Clinton Foundation.”
“They have already conceded that they are not whistle blowers. Instead, they are would-be plaintiffs in a lawsuit looking to make money.”
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