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The Republican Party’s ongoing radicalization on the state and local levels is a severely undercovered story: It is one of the main threats to American democracy going forward, and the problem is only ever getting worse. https://twitter.com/TheTattooedProf/status/1353828537506082816">https://twitter.com/TheTattoo...
Again: https://twitter.com/MarkJacob16/status/1354297399620079619">https://twitter.com/MarkJacob...
And again: https://twitter.com/AriBerman/status/1357357008861626368">https://twitter.com/AriBerman...
Think I’ll keep this thread going: https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1357685421770215430">https://twitter.com/JuddLegum...
In Florida: GOP lawmakers fast-tracking measures that include “bills that crack down on unions, a conservative-backed ‘intellectual diversity’ survey for college students, proposals regulating ‘Big Tech,’ and the DeSantis-backed protest bill.” https://twitter.com/tbtnewspaper/status/1356920613047308289?s=21">https://twitter.com/tbtnewspa...
Important piece by @perrybaconjr: We need to pay attention to the GOP’s radicalization on the state and local levels - it’s where the future of American democracy, and the question of how much political violence the country will have to endure to save it, will be decided. https://twitter.com/leedrutman/status/1358786583089053696">https://twitter.com/leedrutma...
Oh look, this coming out of Michigan: https://twitter.com/cam_joseph/status/1359265262336360451">https://twitter.com/cam_josep...
And remember, this is not just something that is happening in Congress / Washington - the GOP is radicalizing on the state and local levels, and that’s where we need to focus our attention. https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1359621573104308231">https://twitter.com/ThePlumLi...
In the states - and very much on the local level, where the distinction between “GOP elites/officials” and “base” is blurry. It goes all the way down, everywhere in the country, and it is dangerous as hell. https://twitter.com/KevinMKruse/status/1360048286594437124">https://twitter.com/KevinMKru...
I strongly suggest following @SethCotlar, who regularly delves deep into the GOP’s radicalization on the local level. And what he unearths is absolutely terrifying. https://twitter.com/SethCotlar/status/1359594788631113730">https://twitter.com/SethCotla...
Entirely uninterested in figuring out how to solve public policy problems and making people’s lives better - but all in on reactionary culture war nonsense. GOP candidates up and down the country are making their priorities clear. https://twitter.com/kirkcoxforva/status/1361072731622494209">https://twitter.com/kirkcoxfo...
More evidence of the Republican Party’s rapid radicalization on the state and local levels. There are a lot of GOP officials, all over the country, who are openly rejecting and actively fighting democracy - and it doesn’t seem to hurt their standing within the party. https://twitter.com/letsgomathias/status/1360572772569788416">https://twitter.com/letsgomat...
The Louisiana GOP making it very clear: If you’re not with Trump, you’re not one of us. https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1360734842347003905">https://twitter.com/jaketappe...
Let& #39;s check in with the GOP in Utah: https://twitter.com/mckaycoppins/status/1361343403615784961?s=20">https://twitter.com/mckaycopp...
I appreciate Pennsylvania Republicans trying to make sure we all understand exactly what their priorities are and what truly animates them. https://twitter.com/jjabbott/status/1361479188994273281">https://twitter.com/jjabbott/...
What’s going on in North Carolina? The same as everywhere else in the country. https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1361495514722754564">https://twitter.com/kylegriff...
Fantastic reporting by @perrybaconjr on what constitutes the central threat to American democracy going forward: The rapid radicalization of the GOP on the state and local levels. This should be the main story in U.S. politics and society. https://twitter.com/perrybaconjr/status/1361666138854350849?s=20">https://twitter.com/perrybaco...
Glad to see more reporters at major media outlets starting to focus on the Republican Party’s radicalization on the state and local levels - here’s @AsteadWesley on what is going on in Michigan. https://twitter.com/AsteadWesley/status/1361785719325417478?s=20">https://twitter.com/AsteadWes...
Georgia Republicans just all in on preventing multi-racial democracy https://twitter.com/AriBerman/status/1362491495178252291">https://twitter.com/AriBerman...
It’s just wild what’s going on with these GOP officials in the states. “I refuse to wear a piece of cloth over my mouth even though that means I’m endangering my colleagues and I’m setting a terrible example” doesn’t get her disqualified - it makes her a contender for governor. https://twitter.com/markmobility/status/1362772855184883723">https://twitter.com/markmobil...
Important reporting on the Arizona GOP moving towards Trumpism https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/kelli-ward-arizona-republican-future-donald-trump">https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray...
The Oregon GOP has new leadership, a clear sign that the party is moving further and further to the right. https://twitter.com/SethCotlar/status/1363614624747163650">https://twitter.com/SethCotla...
Here’s more on Oregon - these dispatches by @SethCotlar are terrifying. There’s a theory that in a competitive political environment, the GOP will have to and want to moderate, as extremism doesn’t win elections. Oregon Republicans strongly disagree. https://twitter.com/SethCotlar/status/1363654951482757123">https://twitter.com/SethCotla...
This should alarm every political journalist in the country and every citizen who wishes to live in a democracy. https://twitter.com/SethCotlar/status/1365897665637019650">https://twitter.com/SethCotla...
Some incredible “Quiet part out loud” stuff in here - this Arizona Republican wants us to understand that the GOP is just not a big fan of letting everyone vote. https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1370051671858900995">https://twitter.com/yashar/st...
“we have to look at the quality of votes” - Enemies of democracy everywhere, since forever https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1370051671858900995">https://twitter.com/yashar/st...
Republicans all over the country are 100 percent committed to preventing pluralistic, multi-racial democracy from ever becoming a reality in the United States. https://twitter.com/Kyle_A_Morse/status/1374733807543324674">https://twitter.com/Kyle_A_Mo...
253 voter suppression bills introduced in 43 states, and that’s as of February 19. Republicans are all in on installing one-party minority rule. https://twitter.com/AriBerman/status/1374735887284731906">https://twitter.com/AriBerman...
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Let’s check in with Michigan... https://twitter.com/drvolts/status/1376392785557811201">https://twitter.com/drvolts/s...
These deep dives by @SethCotlar into the GOP’s radicalization at the local level and what is truly going on with the conservative base are absolutely terrifying. It’s the type of reporting that is desperately needed. The biggest story in American politics and society. https://twitter.com/SethCotlar/status/1376208176337416199">https://twitter.com/SethCotla...
If you’re not terrified by this, you’re simply not paying attention. https://twitter.com/lawrencehurley/status/1379804684102291461">https://twitter.com/lawrenceh...
Just some Oklahoma Republicans trying really, really hard to tell us exactly who they are. This is so incredibly deranged. Utterly bizarre to put a person like this in any kind of position of political influence. https://twitter.com/chris_notcapn/status/1381971493769379840">https://twitter.com/chris_not...
Oklahoma, again. They’re not only outlawing dissent - they’re declaring those who dissent outlaws, no longer worthy of inclusion in the body politic or worthy of legal protection. https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1385553793589387269">https://twitter.com/thehill/s...
