Profiles in cowardice. Congressional Republicans continue to bend the knee while our election system is under attack. nytimes.com/2020/11/20/us/…
"an unprecedented challenge to the election outcome like nothing since the Civil War." And yet Congressional Rs bend the knee. apnews.com/article/electi…
The GOP is in a very dangerous place right now.
Jonah Goldberg on the "hate crime against democratic legitimacy" at the RNC and the danger it represents:

"The party has a higher obligation to the country, to future Republicans, and—as quaint as it sounds—to its principles"

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22 Nov
This Ted Cruz tweet is an example of what I warned about on @ReliableSources with @brianstelter: the dangerous consequences of turning public health into identity politics. More than 10,000 Americans died last week alone; will only get worse if this politicization continues. Image
More from the own-the-libs industrial complex. So dangerous. The virus doesn't care who you are owning. Image
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19 Nov
The post-election democratic erosion I warned about (npr.org/2020/11/15/935…) will only worsen if the President's campaign against the legitimacy of the election continues. Ignoring it won't make it go away.
This is what democratic erosion looks like
This is what democratic erosion looks like
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18 Nov
Not a drill. The President’s campaign is trying to overturn an election they lost based on fictitious claims of widespread fraud. Even if they lose (and they will), this scorched earth strategy will further damage our democracy.
An incredibly dangerous precedent *already* Image
An attack on our system of government *even if it is doomed from the beginning* (and it is). The norms that make democracy possible are under assault. Nothing about this is ok. Image
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17 Nov
No amount of $ is too much for this kind of legal expertise
"A $20,000-a-day rate would have made Mr. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who has been Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer for several years, among the most highly compensated lawyers anywhere."
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"A $20,000-a-day rate would have made Mr. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who has been Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer for several years, among the most highly compensated lawyers anywhere." nytimes.com/2020/11/17/us/…
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