DC Unrest Megathread

[emailking]

So... the House is going to take until f**king midnight?? Why the f**k does it take so long

I think because they vote in groups because of Covid.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Embarrassed to be represented by Hyde-Smith.

You've had an Alaska avatar for years IIRC. Consider switching to D-MS if you live in MS.

He has that avatar because it reads DAK, as in Dak Prescott (because he's a huge Mississippi State fan), if I remember correctly.

[Non Swing Voter]

Apparantly the YouGov poll says that 68% of Republicans don't think the storming of the Capitol building is a threat to democracy and only 28% of Republicans blame Trump for actions of those who stormed the Capitol building.

As pathetic as that is, Republicans can't win elections if 28% of their base thinks they're traitors to the Country (which they are).

[Coolface Sock #42069]

I’m appalled at the number of “Republicans” on my Facebook feed who think what happened today is either OK because the election was rigged, Democrats’ fault, or a false-flag conspiracy by Antifa. No evidence presented for any of the three points, of course.

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

Incidentally, when is she gonna resign?

She hasn't announced that yet.

[Crumpets]

https://twitter.com/LACaldwellDC/status/1347016099905339392

[neostassenite31]

Apparantly the YouGov poll says that 68% of Republicans don't think the storming of the Capitol building is a threat to democracy and only 28% of Republicans blame Trump for actions of those who stormed the Capitol building.

As pathetic as that is, Republicans can't win elections if 28% of their base thinks they're traitors to the Country (which they are).

But it would suggest that they do stand a chance of being beaten in a GOP primary

[Calthrina950]

Apparantly the YouGov poll says that 68% of Republicans don't think the storming of the Capitol building is a threat to democracy and only 28% of Republicans blame Trump for actions of those who stormed the Capitol building.

As pathetic as that is, Republicans can't win elections if 28% of their base thinks they're traitors to the Country (which they are).

Republicans would lose in a landslide if that many members of their party defected. In 1964, when defeating Goldwater by 22 points, Lyndon Johnson got 20% of the Republican vote according to Gallup exit polls. Unfortunately, as this election showed, most of that 28% will stuck with their party regardless of what their politicians do.

[Alben Barkley]

Toomey just called Trump a lying “demogague.”

Holy f—k.

[lfromnj]

Romney is furious.

I have lots of issues with Romney. And I often counter and disagree people I know relentlessly praising him for just being anti-Trump or whatever.

But he is in the right here. And he is speaking the truth, and I respect him for it.

Romney, as the only Republican to vote for Trump's impeachment in either House of Congress, is the only Republican who has credibility in condemning Trump for what he has done.

That's a separate issue though for impeachment as that had to do with Ukraine issue , unless one wants to go down the purely political purpose of impeachment.

[KaiserDave]

Toomey: I really wanted Trump to win
Also Toomey: Trump is a dangerous lying demagogue!!!!

Ugh. Horrid. But his speech was good. Wyden however is better.

[Non Swing Voter]

Pat Toomey literally giving election atlas level analysis of PA county votes.

[Nyvin]

Pat Toomey literally giving election atlas level analysis of PA county votes.

For real, I was ready for him to start talking about swings in SEPA, lol.

[It's Perro Sanxe wot won it]

Pat Toomey literally giving election atlas level analysis of PA county votes.

He’s retiring to fully dedicate himself to posting on the Atlas blog

[rhg2052]

Pat Toomey literally giving election atlas level analysis of PA county votes.

Alright which forum institution is secretly Pat Toomey?

[Damocles]

Pat Toomey literally giving election atlas level analysis of PA county votes.

He’s retiring to fully dedicate himself to posting on the Atlas blog

Cool. Still a piece of sh**t HP and a disgrace to my home state.

[Non Swing Voter]

Pat Toomey literally giving election atlas level analysis of PA county votes.

For real, I was ready for him to start talking about swings in SEPA, lol.

he said Trump lost significant ground in the "big suburbs" - I assumed he meant SEPA.

[Alben Barkley]

This is honestly the harshest I’ve ever seen the GOP rebuke Trump outside of the usual suspects like Romney, Flake, etc.

Too little, too late of course. But could this mean the tide is turning for the future? Or is it impossible now for them to contain the monster they have unleashed?

[It’s so Joever]

Pat Toomey literally giving election atlas level analysis of PA county votes.

Alright which forum institution is secretly Pat Toomey?

IceSpear

[Non Swing Voter]

Pat Toomey literally giving election atlas level analysis of PA county votes.

Alright which forum institution is secretly Pat Toomey?

Tender

[Non Swing Voter]

My only critique of Toomey's analysis is that he should have focused more on Trump doing better than 2016 in Philly, as that's where Trump claimed there was massive fraud.

[Badger]

I don't know what's more frustrating: Hearing Pence & Mitch speak or folks actually feeling comfort them despite their culpability of today's actions.

There are a lot of people responsible for this. But Mitch's culpability is far more limited than Trump's.

Bulsh**t. He and every other party establishment Republican barring an extreme view like Romney coddled and encouraged Trump every step of the way the Last 5 Years in order to get their tax cuts and conservative packed federal courts. He had plenty of opportunity to even attempt raining in the presidents worst behaviors, and never even lift it up Pinkie because it got in the way of his above-mentioned master plan.

[bagelman]

This is honestly the harshest I’ve ever seen the GOP rebuke Trump outside of the usual suspects like Romney, Flake, etc.

Too little, too late of course. But could this mean the tide is turning for the future? Or is it impossible now for them to contain the monster they have unleashed?

It means they're trying to contain the monster, but it's too early to tell if they have any chance of success.

Anyway, is there a reason to keep watching the Senate livestream at the moment?

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

We don't have a country anymore.  The BLM riots all summer set the stage for this.  There's no going back now.

Now that the dust has settled, I hope we can all at least recognize that those calling for the police to fire on the protestors was absolutely insane.  They handled the situation absolutely appropriately and minimized the carnage.  The Congress is already back in session and it doesn't appear that there is any irreparable damage.  It could have been a LOT worse if people had let their emotions direct them.

We don't have a country anymore.  The BLM riots all summer set the stage for this.  There's no going back now.

The guy blaming today on the "BLM riots" is now praising law enforcement for not fighting back against a physical takeover of the US Capitol during an active session of Congress.

How dense can you be?

[American2020]

https://twitter.com/BiggUU254/status/1347016466797907968

What do you think about the "Black Twitter" ?