"It's cute that people think Hawley's latest autocratic grab is new."

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Lindsey Simmons
@LynzforCongress
It’s cute that people think Hawley’s latest autocratic grab is new.

This guy left DC, moved to MO + from the moment he stepped foot in Boone County he’s violated ethics laws, lied to the public + positioned his pawns in places of power to achieve his endgame—the Presidency.
12:26 PM · Jan 1, 2021

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It’s cute that people think Hawley’s latest autocratic grab is new.

This guy left DC, moved to MO + from the moment he stepped foot in Boone County he’s violated ethics laws, lied to the public + positioned his pawns in places of power to achieve his endgame—the Presidency.

Every single thing he does is for one singular purpose—power.

He tells lies like most of us breathe. Using photos of him in New Mexico at his in-law’s ranch to make folks think he’s from a Missouri farming family.

Just like he was caught not living in Jefferson City as AG.

Just like he sold his home in Boone County after winning his Senate seat and pretended his entire family lived with his dad in Springfield.

Just like he now says he lives with his sister when really he’s building a million dollar vacation home on the Lake.

This guy doesn’t believe rules apply to him. It’s why he shops for wine in the afternoon when he’s supposed to be working.

It’s why he formed an organization that he later used for his campaign in violation of ethics rules.

It’s why he violates Senate rules so brazenly.

Like when he took official Senate correspondence sent to him from the public and posted it on his personal Twitter.

This guy DGAF, y’all. And he never has.

He lies. He’s hypocritical. He breaks the law. He’s disingenuous.

But it doesn’t matter. He’s climbing that ladder.

And he will burn down anything in his way.

He took down Greitens not because he thought it was the morally right thing to do but because Greitens was his biggest political threat.

Now he’s battling it out with McConnell + he’s gonna try and remove him from the equation too—make him look weak and feeble to the MAGA crowd, because Mitch is a threat to Hawley’s rise.

And America? Democracy? The health of our families?

He’s more than happy to risk that too.

He’s fine. He’s got multiple million dollar homes.

The more he’s on Fox News, the more power he collects. The more influence he has. So he’s incentivized to do this crazy shit no matter the cost.

His ambition has replaced his character. But it isn’t new for 2021.

This is a decade long plan now coming to the fore.

In less than 24 months he will announce his run for the Presidency.

If you want to know what he plans to do—it’s very simple, he will continue to lie + create chaos.

Why should you care? Because he’s very good.

People will remember he fought against BigTech + fought for $2k checks.

He’s a better populist than Trump. He’s more charismatic than Cruz.

He just installed his General Counsel at the FEC.

The pieces are falling into place.

He will be an effective autocrat in the way Trump never could.

Beating him requires spending the next four years community building across America—working as hard as we can to share the message that 2024 isn’t about left versus right—it’s about a democracy or a dictatorship.

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[Irish_Dem]

1. He's the one we have feared, smart, handsome, credentialed, evil. nt

[JI7]

11. He is not handsome at all

[Irish_Dem]

12. After looking at the Orange F-wad for 4 yrs, anyone looks handsome.

Except McTurtle of course.

[JI7]

14. I do agree with the rest of what you say about him. So far though he mostly seems to appeal to men

[Irish_Dem]

16. Right, he is not a dream boat, but better than the Orange Fwad. nt

[LisaL]

4. Biden presidency has not been delayed by GOP contesting it.

There is always a transition period.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. He's who Trump wanted to be, but he's got the ability to pull it off.

[msongs]

5. trump only smarter and worse in every way. but he will be smooth and charming and avoid

trump's worst personal self serving

[wnylib]

7. Sounds like my Tea Party congressman

who calls Democrats "dangerous extremists" and pretends to be a moderate bipartisan as a member of the Problem Solvers. He is planning his run for NY governor in the next gubernatorial election. He's smooth, smiles constantly, and got an endorsement from the Buffalo News in this last election. He's as two-faced as they come between what he says and what he does.

Oh, and he also was one of the earliest endorsers of Trump in 2015, and was one of 6 co-chairmen in NY for Trump in the election that Trump just lost.

His name is Tom Reed. Watch out for him. He has big ambitions.

[brush]

6. This guy is dangerous...a younger, smarter autocrat than trump.

And one reason why I say trump won't be the 2024 republican presidential nominee. His appeal will soon fade as he deals with legal and creditor problems. And there are too many young guns like Hawley trying to siphon off his maga support for themselves.

Hawley, Rubio, Cotton, Carlson, Haley—they're ambitious and don't give a shit about trump, except publicly for now as they seek visibility and his and his supporters' favor.

Once 2022 comes around, they'll throw their hat into the ring so fast it'll be like "trump who?"

[UTUSN]

9. K&R

[Takket]

10. no Democrat should ever mention his name without mentioning drumpf at the same time.

he's objecting to the electoral vote to become a hero of drumpf's base that he wants to inherit. he can have them, and drumpf should be a weight we make him wear around his neck for all time after his publicity stunt on the 6th

[UpInArms]

13. He should be called out daily for sedition

I have called his office and told him exactly that

[nuxvomica]

15. So if Trump was the new Kaiser Wilhelm, Hawley's the new Hitler

This will play out a lot like the first half of the 20th Century, unless Biden is successful as the new FDR, which means the Georgia runoff will be critical, and there is a reckoning for Trump, exposing all his crimes so that his supporters and enablers get their noses rubbed in it.

[sandensea]

17. Hawley sounds like the "Damien" many feared the GOPee would give rise to

He's certainly got the look - and the viciousness.

[DallasNE]

18. Sounds Like Nixon On Steroids n/t

[Pepsidog]

19. This is one scary guy whose political aspirations must be crushed.

[dlk]

20. When someone has no conscience, they can do anything

Trump isn't the only sociopath in the Republican Party.

[burrowowl]

21. We are living in dangerous times!

There needs to be some serious reforms and jobs some of these reforms will have to go against neo-liberal corporations and thought.