The reaction to the assault on Paul Pelosi suggests that some Republicans have concluded that, like Trump, they will pay no political price for attacks on their opponents, however meanspirited, inflammatory or false, writes
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GOP leaders “have consistently demonstrated…that there are no consequences for making vitriolic or even violent statements.
If anything, such behavior has turned those more extreme members into influencers on the right, who carry more clout.”
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. - “The curse of it is you almost incentivize people to threaten a member bc you can protect yourself or your re-election but you can’t effectively do both."
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The Republican reaction to the Pelosi attack reflects how thoroughly the party has internalized Trump's example, concluding that, like him, they'll pay no price for attacks on their opponents, however meanspirited, inflammatory or false.
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Just caught up with Gov. Youngkin on his Pelosi comments that drew strong criticism last week.
“At the end of the day, I really wanted to express the fact that what happened to Speaker Pelosi’s husband was atrocious. And I didn't do a great job.”
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If anything, some Republicans seem to believe they will be rewarded by their right-wing base for such coarseness — or even suffer political consequences if they do not join in and show that they are in on the joke.
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With Falsehoods and Ridicule About Pelosi Attack, Republicans Mimic Trump - The New York Times
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It's hard to have covered the WH over the past two administrations and not respect , the triple threat.
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Trump calls Pelosi attack a "sad situation," shares conspiracy theory on Chris Stigall show: "Wow, it's -- weird things going on in that household in the last couple of weeks...The glass it seems was broken from the inside to the out so it wasn’t a break in, it was a break out."
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well the good news is there's no soup on it.
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A museum curator claimed that a Mondrian artwork had been hung the “wrong way around” for more than 75 years.
But some experts are skeptical, especially considering that the piece was unfinished and without a signature.
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It’s worth reading the details in the criminal complaint in Pelosi attack.
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NBC News: Paul Pelosi remains in the ICU, surrounded by family members.
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The attack "came after a yearslong campaign by Republicans to demonize and dehumanize Ms. Pelosi in increasingly ugly ways."
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“The difference is what began as a way to raise money and gin up turnout has now become a much more deadly game.”
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“Even in 2012, when Ms. Pelosi served as minority leader, wielding less power than Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic majority leader at the time, GOP television ads were six times more likely to mention Ms. Pelosi than to mention Mr. Reid”
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“It is gender. It is class. The whole idea of a wealthy San Francisco liberal woman. The whole package is there. The difference is what began as a way to raise money and gin up turnout has now become a much more deadly game.”
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Nancy Pelosi, Vilified by G.O.P. for Years, Is a Top Target of Threats - The New York Times
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*In 2010, the GOP launched a Fire Pelosi camapign, w images of her engulfed in flames.
*In 2021, McCarthy joked about hitting her on the head w a gavel.
*In 2022, the GOP spent $40M vilifying her in ads.
*And on Friday, her husband was attacked w a hammer. washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/
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Gingrich, who lost the speaker's post in the backlash over Clinton impeachment-related election losses in 1998, warns Republicans against trying to impeach Biden. "All you have to do is say to people, 'Kamala Harris,'" he tells
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Rove: "We’re going to waste our time + energy on this when there’s no chance in hell of 2/3 of the Senate voting to convict?’ Instead of combating inflation, freeing up American energy, fighting the wokeness, we’re going to engage in this?”
Maybe.
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Some offices have free snacks...some have
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The last White House at one point had a plastic surgeon whose office has photos of the Trump family set up a pop-up clinic in the WH medical office, where he treated some female staffers. Trump said he worked for the Miss Universe pageant
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From the beginning of the month --
Susan Collins -- “I wouldn’t be surprised if a senator or House member were killed. What started with abusive phone calls is now translating into active threats of violence and real violence.”
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Breaking: The assailant who attacked Paul Pelosi was in search of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, per a source briefed on the matter.
Before the assault occurred, the intruder confronted Mr. Pelosi in their home shouting “where is Nancy, where is Nancy?”
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Rove: "We’re going to waste our time + energy on this when there’s no chance in hell of 2/3 of the Senate voting to convict?’ Instead of combating inflation, freeing up American energy, fighting the wokeness, we’re going to engage in this?”
Maybe.
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Rep. Liz Cheney has endorsed incumbent Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin in the race to represent Michigan's 7th District.
It's Cheney's first formal endorsement of a Democrat.
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Overall House Republicans have either introduced or sponsored a total of 21 articles of impeachment against Mr. Biden and his top officials since the start of the administration.
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With Majority in Sight, Republicans Hush Talk of Impeaching Biden - The New York Times
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Asked whether Republican voters were demanding impeachment, Jordan said: “Voters are demanding the facts and the truth.”
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Kevin McCarthy will be under intense pressure to impeach Biden next year.
A lot of Republicans think it’s a terrible idea and for now leadership doesn’t want to talk about it.
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Rep. Jayapal draws the ire of fellow House Democrats over bungled Ukraine letter, via &
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A good point from -- the Republicans with the most promising futures today (Lake, Youngkin) don't owe Trump much for their name recognition and didn't have much to do with anything that has happened nationally since 2015.
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Chairman of the Clark County Democratic Party: "I can certainly understand why folks would feel a little distant from her.”
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INBOX: "The Congressional Progressive Caucus hereby withdraws its recent letter to the White House regarding Ukraine."
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New York’s Governor’s Race Is Suddenly Too Close for Democrats’ Comfort nytimes.com/2022/10/25/nyr via
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Amazing: the Congressional Progressive Caucus is out with a new statement *clarifying* their letter to Biden calling for a negotiated settlement in Ukraine.
“Nothing in the letter advocates for a change” in their support for Ukraine, clarifies.
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“My time is money,” Ms. Pelosi said as she lamented the opportunity cost of talking to a reporter when she could be working her cellphone instead.
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Can’t stop thinking about the stuff of literal recurring anxiety nightmares, carrying a bag of all of your own teeth to the dentist.
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Asked if there will be transparency about what was or wasn't found in the search of Mar-a-Lago, Merrick Garland doesn't bite:
"We speak through our filings and the cases we bring--that's the only way we speak."
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