Thread by @BrianMannADK

Thread: The @zdhirsch @davidncpr @ncpr treatment of @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik's role trying to block the peaceful transfer of power amid the 1/6 insurrection is a must-listen. I want to highlight one part of their reporting. 1/ #ny21 northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/451…

What makes @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik's role worthy of deep reporting is that she has a long history at Harvard, at the Foreign Policy Institute and at the National Endowment for Democracy working with organizations that defend democratic and civic institutions. 2/

@EliseStefanik @RepStefanik From Hirsch's reporting: "Given her background – for Stefanik to be a leading voice discrediting the results of a presidential election and effectively trying to block or delay the peaceful transfer of power, it’s a surprising turn." #ny21 3/

@EliseStefanik @RepStefanik This pivot by @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik to embrace conspiracy theories & debunked lies about the 2020 presidential election has drawn widespread criticism. Harvard forced her out of their pro-democracy program. Her continued role at The NED has drawn harsh blowback. 4/ #ny21

@EliseStefanik @RepStefanik Quote from conservative Max Boot on @EliseStefanik's role on the National Endowment for Democracy: “Stefanik is part of the threat to American democracy. It’s a travesty that she’s on the board of an institution whose goal is to promote democracy.”5/ #ny21 politico.com/news/2021/06/1…

@EliseStefanik @RepStefanik Despite her long experience and background defending democratic principles, @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik used her embrace of Trump and his lies about the election to rise in power to the #3 spot in the House, bumping aside @Liz_Cheney 6/

@EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @Liz_Cheney It is as @ncpr notes a remarkable pivot. The Republican leader with the deepest roots in the pro-democracy community is now a leading champion of Trump and his lies even after the 1/6 insurrection violence. 7/ #ny21

@EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @Liz_Cheney @ncpr I hope other independent news organizations contribute to the effort to question @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik about her changing views, her repeated false statements about the election, and her effort to block the peaceful transfer of power after Trump's 2020 loss. End/ #ny21