Beltway press is completely broken

<Approving a relief package solely with Democratic votes would also fly against Biden’s repeated campaign pledges to unify lawmakers and cut bipartisan deals across party lines.>

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are you following this?

Americans are desperate for relief as million more just filed for unemployment amidst economic and health catastrophe

but WP is anxious because the bill that can save lives **might not have GOP votes and that’s bad for Biden**
when GOP jammed through SCOTUS nominee w/ partyline vote , they were being super savvy.

when every GOP votes No on Covid relief, media will streak: “why can’t Dems get unity??”
*shreik

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14 Jan
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…
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.
Read 8 tweets
14 Jan
my latest—there is no GOP “reckoning” re: Trump; pressrun.media/p/mcconnell-pl…
“The press has dedicated an extraordinary amount of time and resources over the years to advance the idea that Republicans leaders can't sleep at night” bc of Trump
Read 4 tweets
13 Jan
I still don’t understand all this media heavy breathing abt McConnell and impeachment. all bc anonymous aides say he “supports” it??

folks, if McConnell agrees to bring back Senate for trial on Friday, that’s a big deal.

everything else is just window dressing
as of now, Senate trial will be after Trump leaves office. McConnell can change that if he really supports impeachment

anyone think he will??
$10 says post-Trump impeachment trial McConnell votes no, attacks process as partisan witch hunt
Read 4 tweets
12 Jan
is it a "failure" if it's by design?

washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
we're 48 months into this and the press just cannot, or will not, grasp the idea that Trump's been waging purposeful war on America
Read 5 tweets
12 Jan
reminder: when NYT broke news Trump had discussed imposing martial law during WH meeting, NYT out story on pg 28, buried it on website
*put story
I wrote this two days before mob riot;

pressrun.media/p/the-press-ne…
Read 4 tweets
11 Jan
the GOP is not splitting w/ Trump

pls stop writing those stories
there is no “reckoning,” no matter how many times NYT thinks so
If I had to guess right now, I’d say *maybe* 6 GOP votes for impeachment in House out of nearly 200
Read 4 tweets

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