Horrifying that inciting an insurrectionist mob to storm the US Capitol only moved Trump approval down to the mid-30s. The political penalties for encouraging extremism and attacking democratic norms are dangerously weak.
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1349456255396376576
Horrifying that inciting an insurrectionist mob to storm the US Capitol only moved nine Republicans to vote for impeachment. The political penalties for encouraging extremism and attacking democratic norms are dangerously weak.
https://twitter.com/joeygarrison/status/1349464377003487237?s=20
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A contrary take from @anthlittle. Let's see - Hawley managed to split the party (hence divided opinion) but Trump's anti-democratic behavior has not had this same effect. (I hope Andrew is right but Hawley may just be bad at this.) 
Well, a lot given recent events, no? Most infractions are less dramatic, effects decay, and most members have safe seats. Plus average effects for public overall may be less negative for constituents they represent given seat safety
https://twitter.com/anthlittle/status/1349768044139036672?s=20
Shouldn't the inference from recent events be that the penalty for violating democratic norms isn't realistically that large and/or that Congressional Rs' decision calculus is different?
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