Republicans Fear Jan. 6 Probe Undercuts Midterm Message

[applegrove]

Republicans Fear Jan. 6 Probe Undercuts Midterm Message

May 19, 2021 at 3:06 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 40 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/05/19/republicans-fear-jan-6-probe-undercuts-midterm-message/

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Republican senators publicly and privately tell CNN that the proposed Jan. 6 commission could undercut their party’s midterm election message.

Said Sen. John Thune (R-SD): “I want our midterm message to be on the kinds of things that the American people are dealing… not re-litigating the 2020 elections.”



(Taegan Goddard added It’s not often that a politician says out loud that he cares more about his next election than our democracy.

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[applegrove]

1. They are going to make it look like Democrats can't get over winning?

[Justice matters.]

14. That would be in contradiction of what their Qult-base believes...

i.,e., the Big Lie (their Qult leadeR was robbed so Democrats did not "win"...)

[Lovie777]

2. republicans can ignore it all they want . . .

but 1/6/2021 will remain front and center.

[Xoan]

3. Republicans Fear. eom

[andym]

4. Actually, they don't want to dim the enthusiasm of GOPers who believe 2020 was stolen

and are out for revenge-- polls show most Republicans believe the lle. The commission might just throw cold water on the conspiracy.

[WyattKansas]

5. If republicans don't want to vote for a Jan. 6 Commission, then throw the fucking book at them all..

And drag everything out about their part of it in hearings that burns all of their asses for being the corrupt traitors they are.

Their fucking war with the government must end, along with their plot to privatize the government for their Republican Fascism.

[tenderfoot]

6. What message? Voter suppression and targeting trans people?

eom

[thucythucy]

7. You beat me to it.

"What message?" indeed.

[uponit7771]

17. +1,

[maxsolomon]

20. "Dems want to raise your taxes and give money to brown people"

that's always the message.

[gohuskies]

8. Dems need to press the 1/6 commission hard

The message should include the talking point What are the Rethuglicans Trying to Hide by blocking this commission from now till the 2022 mid-terms and beyond.

[joetheman]

9. GOP is going to be damned if they do or damned if they don't. Being against the investigation

is as good as saying we're guilty. The truth is going to come out no matter what. They just don't want to have to testify themselves.

[Justice matters.]

15. Then "force" them to testify under oath.

If they don't want to obey the law and respect subpoenas... get warrants to force them to comply with the laws of Congress.

[OrlandoDem2]

10. We are done as a country if something like 1/6 doesn't cause everyone to reflect.

Half the country doesn’t want to talk about it.

They will treat it like the “Lost Cause” and erect statues if given a chance.

As of now, they may even take the House in 2022 due to structural advantages like gerrymandering. That’s how screwed we are

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. Blocking the investigation will like also cut it.

I can see a ton of ads saying how Republicans hate democracy.

[Zambero]

12. And furthermore, DEFEND the police

Scores of Capitol Police were attacked and injured during the 1/6 insurrection. Turning a blind eye risks more of the same, and is an insult to the memory of the officer who lost his life in the line of duty. Circumstances matter. A cop who murders a citizen must be held accountable. A mob that inflicts harm on police officers must also be held accountable. And legislators who would normalize or trivialize the actions of that mob must be called out daily and made to pay a price for failing to uphold their Constitutional duties. They tarred and feathered us with the "defund" nonsense. It's about time to turn the tables on them.

[lame54]

13. Trump is planning rallies...

What in the hell do they think he is going to talk about? - non stop

The "theft" of the 2020 election

[Justice matters.]

16. "by the radical left" (problem is, most voters like his version of "radical" left policies)

while he'll walk around behind bars.

[joetheman]

18. NO! Biden has already undercut the mid-term message. They are afraid of being incriminated and eve

maybe prosecuted.

[Aristus]

19. Let's 'January 6th' the Republicans out of elected office the way

the bastards 'Benghazi'd' Hillary Clinton out of public life.

Let's keep hammering them until they cry like babies. You know, more than they do already...

[David__77]

21. "Jan 6" and "Trump" are interchangeable.

The 2020 election might very well be a major issue in the 2024 election as well.

[soldierant]

22. As well it should!

Truth should always be able to undercut lies.