CANCEL THE REMAINING PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES. It is impossible to have an orderly, productive exchange with Donald Trump. Stop pretending otherwise.
#Debate2020
I’m old-fashioned but treason seems like a serious crime. I’m not a lawyer but the PowerPoint seems like real evidence that a treasonous coup was planned.
This was NOT an especially close election.
#PresidentElectBiden
won 306 EVs plus a 4-5 million-votes plurality. You want close? Look at 1960,1968,1976,2000, among others. NETWORKS—Stop feeding this false storyline.
I'm no John F. Kennedy (thanks, Lloyd Bentsen), but if I were writing a book today, it wouldn't be "Profiles in Courage", it would be "Profiles in Cowardice"--and every chapter would feature a Republican in high office. The GOP's enabling of Trump has turned into pure sycophancy.
As a Virginian (and damn proud of it), I'd remind the President that his order to "LIBERATE VIRGINIA" was already tried when his friends visited Charlottesville in August 2017.
Dear Pundit Friends, please stop attributing this D landslide in VA to "changing demographics". VA hasn't changed that much since last Nov. 8 (Hillary by 5%). The bigger explanation is a backlash to Trump and Trumpism, pure and simple.
#VAGov
Biggest loser this week was unquestionably Trump. But Josh Hawley was a runner-up. Many Senators now despise him, the public saw a craven opportunist giving the mob a clenched-fist salute, his top sponsor Jack Danforth denounced him & a publisher canceled his book. More to come.
You know what I heard that weekend? Not one single comment about Robert E. Lee. But I did hear racial slurs and the chants, "Jews will not replace us!" and "Into the ovens!" Very fine people, indeed.
Trump defends his “very fine people” comments on Charlottesville: “People were there protesting the taking down of the monument of Robert E. Lee. Everybody knows that.” Fact check: There were many neo-Nazis and white supremacists.
Yep, it's
#sedition
. Let's hope the Secret Service and military leaders have a serious, detailed plan to remove all trespassers from the White House at noon on January 20.
Just watched
#MeetThePress
, whole hour on climate change, with deniers excluded. Real science matters. Message: We’d better act fast. Hey
@chucktodd
do this more often.
Please, please don't EVER bring back a live audience. Without verbal interruptions and the candidates playing to the crowd they see, the debate became the kind of serious exchange the voters need.
#DemocraticDebate
If you think the revelations in John Bolton’s book are shocking, just imagine what is going to come out after Trump leaves the White House. Every aide and maid will have mind-boggling stories to tell.
The Republican Party is no longer salvageable—at least a sane center-right version the country needs as an alternative. I resisted accepting this for a long time. But Trump, Jan 6, Greene et al made me face it. Not sure what’s next & best, or how to get there.
#RepublicanParty
So far Ron DeSantis has run a failing campaign. But here’s the good news: DeSantis has developed skills which, in some instances, can be applied for his personal benefit.
Every one of the 126 GOP House members who signed onto Texas’s ridiculous lawsuit to overturn Biden’s election (just DENIED by the Supreme Court) should hang their heads in shame. Same with the 18 state AGs, most of all the AG of TEXAS.
Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)'s victory is significant. She was dealt a bad hand by redistricting, but her campaign was top-flight and her energy and savvy were extraordinary. More Democrats across the nation should study how she did this.
#Virginiaelections
Big change: Americans want term limits for Supreme Court justices by 66% to 21%, and favor expanding the Court by 55% to 36%. (Morning Consult poll for
@politico
) When I tested public appetite for Court reforms in 2007 (part of "A More Perfect Constitution") resistance was great.
Secret Service protection must be given to the top candidates ASAP. The invasion of the stage at the Biden rally could have had a tragic ending. It's happened to Sanders too. In memory of RFK, do it immediately. RT if you agree.
#supertuesday2020
Horror stories about Trump will continue as more books and memoirs are published. How can anyone be surprised by the revelations? Trump was and is a maniac—the single greatest mistake ever made by the American electorate.
Donald Trump is as guilty as sin itself, testimony or no testimony. He is one of the great villains of American history, joined in the rogues gallery by his enablers as well as the cowards who refused to speak out against him.
#January6thCommittee
That sound you hear isn't just Democrats cheering, it's the air going out of tomorrow's GOP clown show in Congress. The Fools on the Hill have picked the wrong cause and bet on the wrong horse.
#GASenateRaces
#SeditionCaucus
Poll numbers are not votes. Poll numbers are not votes. Poll numbers are not votes.
Poll numbers are not votes.
Poll numbers are not votes.
Poll numbers are not votes.
Poll numbers are not votes.
Poll numbers are not votes.
Poll numbers are not votes.
Poll numbers are not votes.
Last night’s Trump rally proved again that vulgar antics thrill his base. The office hasn’t made the man; instead, Trump has re-made the office, lowering standards of acceptable presidential behavior so far that it will take great efforts by his successors to repair the damage.
Very proud of Chris Krebs, on “60 Minutes” right now. He stood up to Donald Trump, a pathological liar, and Trump fired him—an honor that will be hailed by history. Krebs is a
@UVA
alum and took a class from me. Chris is a role model for all young people and every
@UVA
graduate.
“I have confidence in the security of this election… Any attacks on the election were not successful,” says Chris Krebs, former head of CISA, a federal agency charged with election security. POTUS fired Krebs after CISA called the 2020 election secure.
You rarely if ever see near-unanimity like this: new Quinnipiac poll shows, by 95-4%, Americans favor universal background checks. Highest % ever. Broad support for other gun reforms too. Crickets in DC, as usual.
Those of you who insisted the Quinnipiac poll was an outlier (Biden job approval 38%) have a stronger case. New CBS poll (50% approval) and Ipsos (48% approval) suggest Biden either was never at 38% or has recovered lost ground.
199 Republican congressmen refused to punish a dangerous loony tune in their ranks.
Only 11 did so. The Republican Party is not salvageable. But I repeat myself.
#MarjorieTaylorGreen
Never in my 60 years around politics have I encountered this many people so tense, so full of dread and foreboding about an election--and what comes afterward. Of course, we've never before had a president undermining confidence and predicting fraud & mayhem--if he doesn't win.
Win or lose,
@BetoORourke
may be drafted to run for the D POTUS nomination. No one else in the D field seems to come close to matching his appeal to the grassroots.
Things are so bad we’ve reached the point where Republicans won’t agree to investigate the Jan. 6th insurrection—America’s first real attempted coup. The GOP fears (and knows) what a commission would find—more traitors to the Nation in their own Capitol Hill ranks.
#January6th
Sen. Ron Johnson is a disgrace. But only 1 Senator has voted against every single Biden Cabinet nominee so far: the infamous Josh Hawley(R-MO), last seen giving a fist salute in solidarity w/ the insurrectionist mob on Jan. 6. Why are the good people of
#Missouri
tolerating this?
Everyone expected Trump to be a poor loser. He is, inventing nonexistent fraud & making flimsy excuses. But GOP “leaders” are coddling him, indulging his stubborn delusions. A predictably disgraceful ending to the worst presidency in U.S. history.
#Shame
New poll from
@CBSNews
@FaceTheNation
(
@YouGov
) shows 70% of Republicans still believe Trump's Big Lie that Biden is not the legitimate winner of the White House. It still shocks & disgusts me that millions of Americans would embrace such a dangerous untruth.
OK
@CNN
, you owe all of us a DETAILED explanation of how this audience was picked--who did it? who pre-screened the questions? why weren't more diverse participants selected? how did the Trump team influence any of this? ETC ETC ETC.
#CNNTownhall
You'd never know it from the TV coverage we're watching, but President Biden's address on
#Afghanistan
was effective because he stressed that America's longest war must end and there will never be a good time to do it. That connected with most people--70% of whom want out now.
Ignore the Washington Post - ABC poll. It’s a ridiculous outlier (Trump up 10 over Biden—laughable). My question: How could you even publish a poll so absurd on its face? Will be a lingering embarrassment for you.
Disgusting, disgraceful, and unworthy of anyone who respects the First Amendment—not to mention basic manners. POTUS and his crew refuse to put a stop to this. Future generations will wonder why we the people let this happen, and there’s no good answer. Mob rule, pure & simple.
WARNING: These are just real election results, not headline-worthy polling data certified by the New York Times. Respected network pundits will disregard these actual votes and await the next batch of contrived polls.
In the Huntsville AL area, Democrats have flipped state House District 10 tonight. In 2022, Marilyn Lands (D) lost by about 7 points. This time, she won by almost 25%, sweeping nearly everything.
This was a stronger margin here than Doug Jones's 23-point spread from 2017.
Over and over again, this most disgracefully authoritarian, narcissistic, and purely selfish President makes statements like this, and those in the GOP hierarchy refuse to condemn it. History will not forget or forgive.
The media will never admit it, but they've been waiting for an opportunity to harshly go after Biden to prove anew how "balanced" they are. "See, it's not just Trump!"
#Afghanistan
TRUMP'S JOB APPROVAL has fallen to 33% (60% disapprove)--matching his ALL-TIME LOW from August 2017. Gee, what happened then? I'll ask around here in Charlottesville. (Quinnipiac Poll, released today, 1,239 registered voters, MOE 2.8%)
Press & pundits have now progressed to flat predictions of Dem tsunami in Nov. midterms. Quite possible given Trump...but also premature. Fine to be motivated by good polls, but let 2016 be a cautionary tale. Overconfidence about an election 10 months away can be deadly.
For those moaning about the latest NYTimes/Siena Poll:
--Election is a full year away.
--Biden's likely opponent faces 91 counts in multiple jurisdictions.
--Economy is clearly improving, but it takes many months for voters to perceive and believe it.
Keep calm. Carry on.
If you are not watching
@RepLizCheney
on live TV, you should be. Absolutely devastating for Trump--even FOX hosts were texting Meadows, demanding Trump do something. EVEN DONALD JUNIOR texted, demanding the same. Crickets from the White House for hours.
#January6thCommittee
Longtime major GOP donors and campaign workers in VA have told me last night and today that with Corey Stewart’s nomination, they are “done” with the party. Last straw, they say. Hard to know how widespread this is, but it’s not good news for Republicans.
I watched. She was what I expected: a complete, total LIAR who should never be forgiven for being a senior Trump enabler and trying to stop the peaceful transfer of power. No Traitors.
#NoRonna
What ex-Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, fired by Trump after he lost, issues a stark warning to Americans in a new book that Trump shouldn’t even be allowed into the Oval Office as a visitor, much less as President again. A flashing neon sign for all patriots not blind to truth.
Donald Trump just endorsed incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) over the GOP primary challenger, George P. Bush—who sold out his own family to kiss Trump’s ass. No hero in this tale, just a reminder that there’s no honor among thieves—and a deal with the devil can backfire.
The left’s out of control policies are eroding the fabric of our nation. It was great to see Pres. Trump today & discuss how we must come together as a party to restore America First Priorities. I appreciate his friendship & kind words as we work together to Keep America Great.
Reluctantly, I’ve come to the conclusion that neither
#HunterBiden
nor
#DonaldTrump
should be elected President in 2024.
Occasionally both sides-ism makes sense.
There was NEVER the slightest credible evidence of substantial election fraud even in the immediate wake of the 2020 election. Urged on by Trump, they INVENTED it. Now Trump's acolytes such as
#JennaEllis
claim they were just led astray. Trump nearly destroyed the peaceful…
Jenna Ellis: “I failed to do my due diligence. I believe in and I value election integrity. If I knew then what I know now, I would have declined to represent Donald Trump in these post election challenges. I look back on this whole experience with deep remorse.”
Just one poll in May...but
@JoeBiden
's home basement might turn out to be the best campaign HQ since Wm McKinley's front porch. NEW Quinnipiac Poll (national): Biden 50% - Trump 39%. +11 Biden, was +8 Biden in early April. Bigger D margin than other recent polls, though.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), "whose military background consists of using war metaphors to inspire his teams during three decades coaching college football," has bravely taken up the cause of WHITE NATIONALISTS in the U.S. military.
Louisiana appears to have re-elected Gov. John Bel Edwards (D). Significant achievement in a very Republican, pro-Trump state. Another off-year feather in the cap for Dems to accompany winning KY Governor and VA General Assembly.
#Louisianaelection
To no one’s surprise, 68% of Iowa caucus goers say Biden didn’t win legitimately in 2020. But I don’t hear anchors pushing back at every opportunity to say that is totally FALSE. Repetition is vital lest the Big Lie continue to spread.
#IowaCaucuses
Q: How stupid is the Arizona GOP? A: Very stupid. They just censured their GOP Governor (Ducey), their ex-U.S. Senator (Flake), AND--here's the topper--the widow of Sen. John McCain (Cindy McCain). It's becoming easy to see why
@AZGOP
lost BOTH Senate seats AND President.
After nearly 50 years of association with Thomas Jefferson's University, I believe I know Mr. Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson has become a friend of mine. And one thing is certain: Donald Trump is no Thomas Jefferson--not in any good way that matters.
I’ve watched many a congressional hearing. Rarely have I felt as drained and outraged. Justice must be done all around, and that includes Republicans who’ve tried to sabotage an investigation into Donald Trump’s
#January6th
.
#SelectCommitteeHearing
#InsurrectionHasConsequences
H.L. Mencken may have come closest to defining Donald Trump as well as the devious Republican politicians and media phonies who promote Trump’s Big Lie: “The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.”
#MarkMeadows
45 GOP Senators just voted that Trump's trial is unconstitutional since he isn't in office now. Those who thought 17 R Senators would somehow vote to convict Trump have presumably awakened from their dream. As guilty as Trump is, Rs still cower before him.
#ImpeachAndConvict
Trump pushed every button to illegally seize a second term. Shame on all those who conspired with Trump or enabled him! Extra shame on those Rs in Congress who still defend him despite a mountain of damning evidence.
Just got another hot tip on Biden's VP. Most of the letters in the surname of the nominee are contained in this word series: Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV. VP.
Three years ago tonight, hundreds of neo-Nazis & white supremacists marched on
@UVA
's Lawn, shouting racist slogans + "Jews will not replace us!" On this August 11, a Black & Asian-American woman, with a Jewish spouse, was chosen to be VP. What a telling contrast.
#BidenHarris2020
The fact that extremist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has “clout” and is a “close adviser” to
@SpeakerMcCarthy
tells you what you need to know about today’s GOP. She’s bizarre and utterly irresponsible. Forget her idea of a national divorce. We need a divorce from HER.
#60Minutes
Grateful recipient of a Pfizer booster! You probably won’t believe this, but I’m over 65. No side effects, just like the first two shots. If you haven’t been vaccinated, please do so. Protect yourself and others.
RIP Senator John W. Warner, who served Virginia and the nation from 1979-2009. Veteran of both WWII and the Korean War. He was 94 and passed peacefully last evening in his home in Alexandria, VA.
Blaming just Biden for the fall of
#Afghanistan
is like blaming just Gerald Ford for the collapse of South Vietnam. Each owned by 4 Presidents. Vietnam: JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Ford. Afghanistan: Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden.
Why are so many news organizations still afraid to call
#January6th
what it was? Unquestionably it was an attempted COUP D’ETAT, planned for weeks, built on lies, and plotted by Trump and his henchmen. The goal: Theft of an election and a Republic.
"WH COS Meadows emailed VP Pence's top aide a detailed plan for undoing Biden's election victory."
It wasn't just Trump and some wacky outside lawyers.
The Trump White House tried to overturn the election.
The Trump White House tried to engineer a coup.
Donald Trump richly deserves his distinction as the only President ever impeached twice. It’s a message to future generations about the heavy penalty America pays when it elects a person of terrible character to the highest office.
#ImpeachmentDay
VA Dems got a 55-45% majority in all House of Delegates contests combined in Nov. '17. 10% majority=landslide. They will get either 49% or 50% of the actual seats. And it looks like Rs will get Speaker's job and all committee chairs, regardless. Democracy, American style, 2018.
Most people are laughing at Kanye West's "candidacy" for POTUS, being pushed by GOP operatives to drain votes from Biden. But this is not funny. It's FRAUD.