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31 Dec 20, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Josh Hawley is facing heat from fellow Senate Republicans over his plans to object to the Electoral College vote next week politico.com/news/2020/12/3…
Josh Hawley's plan to object to the Electoral College vote would force Senate Republicans to choose between a) defying Trump or b) taking an unprecedented and likely fruitless step toward overturning an election politico.com/news/2020/12/3…
While Hawley's trying show his anti-establishment credentials and fill his fundraising coffers ahead of a potential 2024 presidential bid, GOP leaders are looking to protect incumbent senators politico.com/news/2020/12/3…
Hawley has started to use his high-profile maneuver to fill his fundraising account.

This afternoon, he sent out an appeal to donors asking for their support: “I do not answer to any establishment, I answer to hardworking American people,” he wrote politico.com/news/2020/12/3…

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