1. quick thread on the media's never-ending desire to claim GOP is "breaking" with Trump.
and the danger that narrative poses; pressrun.media/p/mcconnell-pl…
and the danger that narrative poses; pressrun.media/p/mcconnell-pl…
2. Beltway press played right into McConnell's hand this week, showering him w/ attention suggesting he was standing up to Trump. in fact McConnell has done *nothing* to support impeachment.
3. still, press suggested "floodgates" would soon open and GOPs might rush to vote YES on impeachment.
10 did; that's 5% of caucus.
yet we're *still* seeing "GOP Divided" today headlines.
spoiler: they are not.
10 did; that's 5% of caucus.
yet we're *still* seeing "GOP Divided" today headlines.
spoiler: they are not.
4. why the press push for 4 yrs to claim honorable men/women of GOP can't sleep at night re: Trump? bc that allows press to portray GOP as mainstream; as center-left party.
truth: GOP no longer supports free/fair elections. GOP supports insurrection
truth: GOP no longer supports free/fair elections. GOP supports insurrection
5. but that is not a story press wants to dwell on. so news outlets cling to fantasy that there's a GOP "reckoning" over Trump.
'McConnell might vote for impeachment!' — gimme a break
'McConnell might vote for impeachment!' — gimme a break
6. soon, McConnell's *only* goal will be to deny the new Democratic president any political wins. The idea that a dozen-plus Republican senators will hand deliver an impeachment conviction to Democrats just as Biden settles into the Oval Office is complete fiction.
7. yet the chatter persists, as a way to make GOP seem rational.
it's all the culmination of a four-year media failure dealing w/ Trump and the radicalized GOP
it's all the culmination of a four-year media failure dealing w/ Trump and the radicalized GOP
*center-right
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