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@SeanCasten
Sep 24, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
The party that couldn't find the courage to stand up to Gingrich's anti-intellectual nihilism got captured by the Tea Party.
The party that couldn't find the courage to stand up to the Tea Party's anti-intellectual populism got captured by Trump.
The party that lacks the courage to stand up to Trump's anti-intellectual racism is on track to get captured by QAnon.
Do not look to them for courage. Do not look to them for leadership. This is the result of a 30 year process that has selected for anti-intellectual obedience. They are who they are.
The American people are better. Thats why the @GOP can't win democratic elections. Their power comes only from those institutions that do not reflect the popular will. (Senate, Electoral College, and if they get their way, SCOTUS)
So don't lose faith in America. But we must bring to account every single @GOP official who contributed to this moment. Our 244 year experiment is on the ballot this election, because defending democracy has become partisan.

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May 16
In a democracy, doing unpopular things is hard. The reason why CPAC goes to Hungary is because they still want to do unpopular things. Which puts us in a race: either democracy destroys today's @GOP or today's @GOP destroys our democracy. There can be only one. Image
This is playing out in the reconciliation drama because (a) a party that cared about being popular would have already addressed the concerns raised by their left flank and wouldn't be in this fight today but also (b) @HouseGOP so-called moderates always fold.
@HouseGOP This dynamic is also worth understanding. The rules committee should be staffed with people committed to legislation and the institution. House GOP nihilists are only on that committee because McCarthy gave them those slots so that he could (briefly) be speaker. Image
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Apr 28
This is sobering, but worth reading if you want to understand how badly Trump is destroying the economy. Just data. And entirely Trump-inflicted. apolloacademy.com/wp-content/upl…
A few select slides: 1/ Trump did this. Image
2/ CEOs, who will make recommendations on whether to invest are souring on the US economy. Image
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Apr 16
A couple thoughts on this. First, it's good that they're pushing back on Medicaid cuts. Because it means that all the pressure they're getting at the townhalls they decided to stop holding is working. Keep the pressure up. BUT... Image
...they all voted for the budget bill that included those $880B of cuts and they KNEW this implied massive cuts to Medicaid. They hoped people wouldn't do that math at the time, and figured they could avoid pissing off Trump and kick the can down to the road for the next vote.
IOW, they aren't principled defenders of Medicaid. They toed the party line, got heat at home and are now SAYING that they want to do this right. But watch their feet and ignore their lips. These are not people with a history of standing on principle, or for their constituents.
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Apr 6
Something I've been thinking about, inarticulately for a while that I want to try and put to paper: why our judicial branch is - and should be - political. Thread:
1. Last week, some constituents were in town and we hooked them up with a White House tour, a Supreme Court tour and then I gave them a tour of the US Capitol. They joked that they did all three branches in one day.
2. In the course of the day, we got to talking about the architecture of the 3 buildings, and how they distort our understanding of democracy. The White House is open to the people (at least the 1st floor). It's a house, designed for welcoming guests, entertaining, etc.
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Apr 1
Let's give some color here. Johnson is pretzelling himself to try to make him and his leadership team look less incompetent than they are. Here are the facts:
1. First, for those not familiar with House procedure, before you can vote on a bill in normal order you have to vote on the rule that sets things like time for debate, amendment procedure, etc. It is normally a formality but necessary as a matter of parliamentary procedure.
2. If you are in the majority, you write the rule. Which means that you should never lose a vote to pass a rule. And yet Johnson loses them with some frequency - because his caucus doesn't respect him, or his whip Mr. Emmer.
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Mar 12
Ok so here's where we are on a government shutdown. We have 3 options in front of us: (a) shutdown, (b) shutdown or (c) dont shutdown. Thread:
1. Option (a) shutdown is to pass the @HouseGOP CR. Because we are already in an illegal shutdown caused by the White House ignoring Congressional law and their text substantially weakens the ability of courts to enforce the law.
@HouseGOP 2. Option (b) shutdown is to pass nothing because then the government doesn't have the authority to pay ita bills or borrow money.
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