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6 Jan, 6 tweets, 5 min read
.@Tennessean Columnist @KeelHunt lays into @MarshaBlackburn & @BillHagertyTN for their decision to object to the certification of electoral votes.
"This supremely selfish gambit by Trump, of course, is hopeless and pointless."
tennessean.com/story/opinion/… \
An argument by the senators in their news release Saturday & one that just came in from @MarshaBlackburn is: "mainstream media" is ignoring voting irregularities. I want to share a few fact checks from @USATODAY showing news outlets are taking these concerns very seriously. \
"False claims about the election process are spreading online in wake of the 2020 vote. The USA TODAY Fact Check team is dedicated to verifying claims and fighting misinformation." via @ByEllaLee @USATODAY
usatoday.com/story/news/fac… \
There are more than 80 individual links on fact checks that run from claims of voter fraud in Michigan to Georgia. Dominion has been a favorite target of Trump devotees, so here's a fact check on that.

usatoday.com/story/news/fac… \
I shared this link Wednesday to letters from @Tennessean readers. They overwhelming oppose their Senators' objections. I have since received 20 more letters that I'm going through. One is supportive, but it's based on discredited voter fraud claims.
tennessean.com/story/opinion/…
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This story about @VP 's apparent dilemma today reminds readers that he led a voter fraud task force that "quickly faded from view and disbanded months later after uncovering no evidence of widespread voter fraud."
usatoday.com/story/news/pol… via @mgroppe @USATODAY \

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7 Jan
This is the editorial from the @USATODAY Network Tennessee on the #insurrection. Our position: @MarshaBlackburn, @BillHagertyTN & TN's GOP House members are complicit in spurring the mob. I want to explain why we wrote it & why we didn't rush it.
tennessean.com/story/opinion/… \
Yes, I know we are in the era of hot takes (which I've been guilty of writing), but I heard you @CarolBAndrews @pfcasey1953 @charlesrbone @Corinne92618609 et al.
First the network represents our multiple publications in TN incl. @Tennessean @knoxnews & @memphisnews \
I write the editorials, but I work with the editors of the publications to discuss, debate, challenge, tweak and edit and re-edit it. There were multiple drafts starting yesterday afternoon. The news cycle was ever-changing & a lot happened. \
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7 Jan
ICYMI
@MarshaBlackburn & @BillHagertyTN opted after all not to object to certification of President-elect @JoeBiden & VP-elect @KamalaHarris' victory. On Saturday, they made pronouncements about their role as objectors.
tennessean.com/story/news/pol… via @natalie_allison @Tennessean \
"Backburn, Hagerty and others changed their minds after the U.S. Capitol went into lockdown on Wednesday as supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building, demanding that Congress reject the results of the election." They condemned the violence, but not the POTUS. \
So, while it appears the attempted swayed them, Tennessee citizens are entitled to know their explanation for why they shifted.

I received more than three dozen letters in the last 12 hours condemning the for helping stoke this fire. They'll be posted in a little while. \
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7 Jan
New development.
Just watched @LindseyGrahamSC ‘s very compelling remarks on the floor. The gist: you may not agree with the outcome, but you must accept a free and fair election result. That’s the American way. \
.@SenatorRomney shares that he knows it’s painful to lose, but you accept the American tradition of free and fair elections. \
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6 Jan
"Self government, my colleagues, requires a shared commitment to the truth and a shared respect for the ground rules of our system." -- @senatemajldr

He reminds Congress that the Founding Fathers created the Senate to defend against the passions of the loudest voices. \
.@timburchett is right: This is wrong.

Remember when politicians ran again the "angry mob." This is it. Please condemn this too, @MarshaBlackburn and @BillHagertyTN

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.@BillHagertyTN has tweeted his opposition to the chaos and "angry mob" that attacked Congress. It's worth reminding him and others that they were egged on by Donald Trump's reckless and deceitful rhetoric.

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4 Jan
This @washingtonpost from Friday said @repjimcooper would "likely vote" for @SpeakerPelosi for another term. This was a shift in his past position against her, either of voting present or for a figure like Gen. Colin Powell. Cooper voted aye on Sunday.
washingtonpost.com/powerpost/cong… \
Two years ago, he decided to vote "present" when the Democrats took control of the House again. But Pelosi needed every vote she could get this time with a slimmer majority. She still would have won without his vote, but it's significant he voted for her. \
I am curious whether it's a part of a continuing progressive shift. Remember he wasn't so keen on voting for impeachment for Trump in 2019. Yet, in 2020, he voted to impeach the President.
tennessean.com/story/opinion/… \
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