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Matt Beebe

@TheMattBeebe

10 Feb

@EWErickson

This write-up by @EWErickson takes a skeptical view of the whole Shadow Campaign to “steal” the election detailed in Time magazine. It’s worth the read, but Erick misses three key points:

https://twitter.com/ewerickson/status/1359500764029349892

(1) it doesn’t acknowledge how the gatekeepers in the media utterly failed us by intentionally choosing sides and putting the thumb on the scale to intentionally advocate for one side. This matters.

It shaped public opinion and if you give it an honest analysis, it deliberately and systematically promoted misinformation and actively suppressed information detrimental to Biden. Yes, the media has always shaped opinion this way, but it was beyond anything we have saw before.

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Matt Beebe

@TheMattBeebe

9 Dec 20

https://twitter.com/marklevinshow/status/1336673562204237824

I expect the Texas case to be dismissed under the basic premise that the floor of Congress on Jan 6th is the preferred venue to adjudicate these types of questions. Which is probably true. But don’t expect either chamber to have an epiphany that day.

https://twitter.com/marklevinshow/status/1336673562204237824

That SCOTUS kicked Kelly’s PA case shows they have zero appetite to even wade into this mess even a little. Sad, because on the questions raised there, SCOTUS is the proper & only venue. I guess we should cheer now because PA gets to ignore their Constitution because Federalism??

The only thing I’m still really looking out for is the dissent(s) in the Texas case. If they just dismiss the case with an unsigned order it will be incredibly damaging to whatever collective trust in SCOTUS is left.

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Matt Beebe

@TheMattBeebe

4 Dec 20

@realDonaldTrump

I asked the other day if the media would be able to suspend its hatred of @realDonaldTrump long enough to honestly report on the vaccine roll-out. @jaketapper gives us our first insight here:

https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1334924433413337088

I can't wait till the media takes the inevitable anecdotes about vaccine injury & side effects greater than expected and blow them out of proportion just to blame Trump for rushing things. 100% chance they risk public health as they chase their catnip.

And to be clear, vaccine injury is a real thing. Unexpected drug interactions are a real thing. I say this not to cast doubt or cause anyone to tap the brakes. The science is “proven” but it isn’t “perfect”. This nuance won't be reported honestly.

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Matt Beebe

@TheMattBeebe

22 Nov 20

A failure by the Republican Party to honestly process that millions of Americans are turned off by Trump, but otherwise warm to Republican governance and not widespread vote-altering fraud will cause the Republican Party to miss the most important lesson of this election.

A failure by the Democrat Party to honestly process that the only reason those votes ended up on the board was unprecedented late-in-the-game changes to drop nearly all absentee ballot security measures, driven by an orchestrated and well funded law-fare campaign...

... implemented by rabid partisans willing to ignore the law to oust Orange Man and not widespread acceptance of their message and ideology will cause the Democrat Party to miss the most important lesson of this election.

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Matt Beebe

@TheMattBeebe

22 Nov 20

@SidneyPowell1

On @SidneyPowell1 and her claims of a vast conspiracy to utilize fundamental process weaknesses & design flaws in the Dominion and related election management systems to steal the election:

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First, count me skeptical on the over-arching claims. But this doesn’t mean I’m not persuaded that there are numerous documented (and presumably some undocumented) flaws in the Dominion implementation that allow for tampering. And anyone signing off on their use is negligent.

If the media was even remotely honest they’d search their own archives going back 5yrs & find tons of their own reporting on the vulnerability of election systems. The systems ARE fundamentally flawed. Nothing has changed this election cycle to make them appreciably more secure.

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Matt Beebe

@TheMattBeebe

19 Nov 20

@PeteATurner

"Our ongoing electoral struggle stems from a deep unresolved national wound"

I enjoyed joining @PeteATurner on the Break It Down Show yesterday to discuss the ongoing election drama. Here are some key clips:

Embracing the arguments surrounding election fraud is important is because we need a believable outcome - whether you are happy with it or not

What most people experienced while voting this cycle was vastly different than what voters in the battleground states experienced. Changes were made. Late changes.