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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
Think I’ll keep this thread going: https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1357685421770215430
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
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
Oh look, this coming out of Michigan: https://twitter.com/cam_joseph/status/1359265262336360451
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
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
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
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
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
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
Let's check in with the GOP in Utah: https://twitter.com/mckaycoppins/status/1361343403615784961?s=20
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
What’s going on in North Carolina? The same as everywhere else in the country. https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1361495514722754564
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
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
Georgia Republicans just all in on preventing multi-racial democracy https://twitter.com/AriBerman/status/1362491495178252291
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
Important reporting on the Arizona GOP moving towards Trumpism https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/kelli-ward-arizona-republican-future-donald-trump
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
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
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
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
“we have to look at the quality of votes” - Enemies of democracy everywhere, since forever https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1370051671858900995
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
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
Let’s check in with Michigan... https://twitter.com/drvolts/status/1376392785557811201
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
If you’re not terrified by this, you’re simply not paying attention. https://twitter.com/lawrencehurley/status/1379804684102291461
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
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
