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    Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis Feb 27

    Matt Lewis Retweeted Josh Kraushaar

    He likely (a) angered his conservative base, and (b) didn’t win over any of his liberal enemies. The sad thing is that he did the courageous thing by showing up—& the audience beat him up for it.https://twitter.com/hotlinejosh/status/968548794777382913 …

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    Josh KraushaarVerified account @HotlineJosh
    Rubio's job approval rating near an all-time LOW in Florida, down to 38/53. https://poll.qu.edu/florida/release-detail?ReleaseID=2523 … Scott's decision to skip the CNN town hall probably the right one. https://twitter.com/HotlineJosh/status/968548337782874112 …
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      2. Matt Kothe‏ @mdkothe Feb 27
        Replying to @mattklewis

        I'm sorry - that qualifies as courageous? He was elected by the people of Florida, and he gets a gold star for facing them in person after a school shooting? How sad that our standards are so low for politicians. This kind of sentiment shows just how deep the NRA rot goes.

        22 replies 64 retweets 615 likes
      3. Aaron Terry‏ @aaronpterry Feb 27
        Replying to @mdkothe @mattklewis

        The country is deeply divided. We refuse to listen to people with different opinions. When someone actually listens, unfortunately, they get penalized. We aren’t incentivizing progress, which is what we need if we are to come together.

        15 replies 3 retweets 66 likes
      4. BarefootInTheSnark‏ @HoodNerdly Feb 27
        Replying to @aaronpterry @mdkothe @mattklewis

        He’s an elected official. If the majority of the people disagree with you, then you should expect to suffer in the polls. This is insane. R’s have duped everyone into believing that they should get a gold star just for LISTENING to their voters.

        12 replies 25 retweets 282 likes
      5. CatrionaMDW‏ @CatrionaMDW Feb 27
        Replying to @HoodNerdly @aaronpterry and

        The point is that he lost points for listening to the other side. The lesson learned is not to do that and just play to the base.

        23 replies 1 retweet 20 likes
      6. BarefootInTheSnark‏ @HoodNerdly Feb 27
        Replying to @CatrionaMDW @aaronpterry and

        And I don’t agree. That may be the lesson short term, but I think the long term lesson will be if you ignore the will of the majority and simply pander to your base, you will be voted out. He’s the senator for a whole state, not a gerrymandered, deeply red congressional district.

        6 replies 10 retweets 139 likes
      7. Aaron Terry‏ @aaronpterry Feb 27
        Replying to @HoodNerdly @CatrionaMDW and

        Your logic would be great if true. But, that’s precisely what is saddening people here. He (and others who follow his lead) is much more likely to be voted out NOW for not pandering enough to his base. I’d prefer your world ... it just doesn’t exist today.

        4 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
      8. BarefootInTheSnark‏ @HoodNerdly Feb 27
        Replying to @aaronpterry @CatrionaMDW and

        Okay. We will see. I don’t agree, but maybe I’m wrong. Democrats are winning in red states all over the country, I don’t think Florida is red enough to be exempt from that. The base tends to stick with you, it’s the rest of the people you have to win over.

        4 replies 2 retweets 45 likes
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      1. Nick‏ @NickC____ Feb 27
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Showing up was his duty. He didn't deserve to be soft-balled just for doing his job. Scott should be destroyed for his cowardice though.

        6 replies 10 retweets 195 likes
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      2. David Lusby‏ @Dlus Feb 27
        Replying to @mattklewis

        "liberal enemies"? Can you provide some insight into your choice of words here? They're his constituents who suffered a tragedy and were looking for answers and changes. See @MerriamWebsterhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enemy …

        3 replies 8 retweets 78 likes
      3. GetafixtheDruid‏ @onecosmicbeing Feb 27
        Replying to @Dlus @mattklewis @MerriamWebster

        Exactly. Why label anyone who disagrees with conservatives as Liberal 'enemies'. Why use such hateful terms? What happened to having serious & reasonable policy discussions and a commitment to doing the best for our children?Has trumpism swallowed conservatives whole permanently?

        1 reply 4 retweets 33 likes
      4. Gary Epstein‏ @geduffer Feb 28
        Replying to @onecosmicbeing @Dlus and

        Yup that’s exactly what happened

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. GetafixtheDruid‏ @onecosmicbeing Mar 1
        Replying to @geduffer @Dlus and

        Nassau County sounds like a fun swell place, & probably a role model for trumpism.😂😂😂

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Dan Killer  🎃‏ @meelar Feb 27
        Replying to @mattklewis

        He could have won over the audience by actually making substantive concessions on gun control. Just showing up and listening isn't all that helpful; the people in that meeting had specific policy demands that Rubio didn't agree to.

        5 replies 3 retweets 31 likes
      3. sigh...‏ @cardinals150 Feb 27
        Replying to @meelar @mattklewis

        His base thinks he made too many concessions.

        3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Dan Killer  🎃‏ @meelar Feb 27
        Replying to @cardinals150 @mattklewis

        Right. The smart play for Rubio would be to become a decent human being and back real gun control. If that's not an option for him, he shouldn't have gone at all.

        2 replies 2 retweets 8 likes
      5. sigh...‏ @cardinals150 Feb 27
        Replying to @meelar @mattklewis

        Well he is not up again until 2022, so it does not really matter.

        0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      6. End of conversation
      1. Richard Laya‏ @rjlaya Feb 27
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Joe, if you put the bar for Rubio any lower, it would be underground.

        0 replies 5 retweets 60 likes
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      1. Dave McAllister‏ @thundercling Feb 27
        Replying to @mattklewis

        “...the audience beat him up for it.” What?!? Did you expect this forum to forgive views they adamantly disagree with just because he did what an elected rep should feel compelled to do (attend)? They didn’t beat him up. They beat up his viewpoint.

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