Yesterday, before results were released in the California recall, Larry Elder’s campaign launched a website promoting baseless claims that the election was stolen.
We've reached the point where Republicans don't even wait until polls close before claiming an election was rigged.
It’s tempting to laugh at the absurdity of Elder’s ploy, but it’s a grave warning sign of how Republicans plan to run campaigns from here on out. Any result they don’t like will be written off as fraudulent.
We must keep fighting back against Republicans’ authoritarian agenda.
P.S. Californians, don't forget to vote in person before 8 p.m. today, or mail in or drop off your ballot as soon as you can. The stakes are too high to sit this one out.
This Veterans Day, let's recall some of the many ways Trump has denigrated our service members. 🧵
Trump referred to fallen U.S. service members as “losers” and “suckers.” This has been confirmed by multiple sources, including Trump’s former chief of staff, retired Gen. John Kelly.
Trump’s desecration of Arlington Cemetery should come as no surprise. He thinks the heroes buried there are “losers” and “suckers.”
Trump has a long history of denigrating service members, veterans, and their families. 🧵1/19
Just last night, Trump doubled down on saying the civilian Presidential Medal of Freedom (which he gave to Rush Limbaugh) is superior to the military Medal of Honor, because the heroes who receive that are likely to have been wounded. 2/19
Trump is disgusted by wounded veterans. Retired Gen. Mark Milley described Trump’s revulsion at having to greet a soldier in a wheelchair. Trump berated Milley, saying, “Why do you bring people like that here? No one wants to see that, the wounded.” 3/19
Tim Walz is the one who started the "MAGA Republicans are weird" refrain, but let's be clear: What makes them weird isn't that they're awkward, unfunny, and unpleasant (although that's true), it's that they want to impose their weird ideas on everyone else. 🧵
Trying to control when and how Americans can start a family is weird. Trying to restrict abortion, IVF, adoption, and even birth control is weird.
Trying to micromanage where children can go to the bathroom is weird.
Trying to ban Black history or bar kids with same-sex parents from talking about their families in school is weird.
Banning books is weird.
Trying to force one specific religion on everybody else is weird.
It was 12 years ago this month that Joe Biden (whether by design or accident) pushed the nation one big step closer to marriage equality. 🧵1/12
In the early 2000s, most Americans still saw same-sex marriage as radical. Politicians who came out in favor of it (as I did running for MA governor in 2002) did not fare well. 2/12
By 2012, the tide had only begun to turn — thanks to decades of work by brave activists and advocates.
Only 6 states and DC had legalized same-sex marriage— MA, CT, and IA as a result of judicial rulings, VT, NH, NY, and DC as the result of hard-fought legislation. 3/12