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10 Oct, 7 tweets, 4 min read
A few stray thoughts on last night's Trump rally in Iowa, so bear with me:
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
1. It's still largely Trump's party. Chuck Grassley is the longest-serving Republican and has a brand that is independent of Trump. But nonetheless, he's willing to accept his endorsement.
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
Peculiarly, @ChuckGrassley didn't vote to object to the election results on Jan 6, but Trump endorsed him anyway. Nor did @hinsonashley of #IA01 or @RepMMM of #IA02 but spoke earlier before Trump.
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
On one end, this is good news because it means not buying the Big Lie means Republicans aren't disqualified from a Trump endorsement. On the other, it means even the big lie isn't enough of a reason to break away from Trump.
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
Similarly, one thing that flew under the radar because it was tucked under plenty of Trump's other lies is he said the GOP audit is in Arizona's attorney general, Mark Brnovich, who is running for #AZSen
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
Given how much Trump raved about Arizona, he has to know Brnovich running for the GOP nod to challenge Mark kelly. Essentially, Trump is making his endorsement contingent on Brnovich accepting the Big Lie. #AZSen
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
At this point, the Big Lie is a defining trait of what it means to be a Republican. Either Republicans won't push back on it, they will promote it, or they will tacitly accept Trump's endorsement and thereby the lies about the election.
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

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