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Nicholas Kitchel (@nicholaskitchel) Tweeted:
This is the photo taken at the White House right after @HouseGOP voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act last year.
Everyone with an ❌ has since been voted out of Congress. https://t.co/06b9sRGysm
Link to tweet
SunSeeker
(51,615 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)It includes Republicans who retired and have been replaced by other Republicans. They werent voted out.
SunSeeker
(51,615 posts)If they were replaced by Republicans, it was not Republicans who championed repeal of Obamacare. Republicans running this cycle suddenly became defenders of Obamacare pre-existing conditions protections. Folks who actually voted to repeal Obamacare weren't able to sell the lie as well as those who could claim innocence.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Even the person who tweeted it has posted a correction.
SunSeeker
(51,615 posts)They saw the blue wave coming and jumped ship.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Paul Ryan was replaced by his hand-picked successor, so I dont see how that counts as a blue wave data point.
The person who posted the tweet issued a correction, so I guess some folks just like to argue for the heck of it.
SunSeeker
(51,615 posts)If you don't get that this indicates their anti-Obamacare vote was toxic to their Congressional careers (which was the point of the tweet and OP), then I can't help you.
It's a lovely Saturday. Try finding something better to do than shitting on people's celebratory OPs.
deurbano
(2,895 posts)SunSeeker
(51,615 posts)deurbano
(2,895 posts)His handpicked successor only won by 12%, while Ryan won by 35% in 2016.
kurtcagle
(1,604 posts)Nt
fallout87
(819 posts)Please understand the difference. With all the fake news going on, we dont need to be adding to it.
SunSeeker
(51,615 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,615 posts)That picture speaks a thousand words. Pelosi was right to stick with Health care and not Impeachment as a campaign issue.
demosincebirth
(12,541 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Just glancing at it, you can easily see that is not true.
The red Xs include a number of Republicans who retired, and did not run for re-election.
Take a look at Paul Ryan, for example. He didnt get voted out. He quit and has been replaced with another Republican.
The caption is untrue and misleading.
irisblue
(33,012 posts)He tweeted more.
Nicholas Kitchel (@nicholaskitchel) Tweeted:
To be clearthey were either voted out or quit because they knew what was coming 🌊
Link to tweet
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)SunSeeker
(51,615 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)I referred to the caption. I have no idea why you are apparently taking some personal offense at a factual statement that is not in reference to you.
SunSeeker
(51,615 posts)Now you claim you meant only the tweat caption. You were implying the whole OP was not true. Now you are "clarifying." You did the same thing you are criticizing the OP for.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)I dont write entire posts in the subject line. I posted The caption is untrue and misleading. Its right there in what I wrote.
SunSeeker
(51,615 posts)You picked at the OP for a lot less. The OP's heading wasn't even misleading, unlike your heading.
If you are going to attack someone as lying, I suggest you be clear about exactly what it is you're attacking.
Cha
(297,449 posts)hibbing
(10,102 posts)When you have people in power celebrating taking health insurance away from up to 25 million people, there is something wrong.
Peace