As usual, Republicans are overdoing it

[Sugarcoated]

Verbally abusing the 1st black woman nominee for the Supreme Court is a really bad look

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1. Not in their world.

They buff their racist and misogynistic cred all at once.

It's like a buy one get one free for them.

Republicanism and their propaganda machine is truly sick.

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5. Exactly. NT

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9. It's not just viewers in "their world" witnessing this

The roughly 20%: Voters in the middle/moderates/indies/non-political voters who don't follow politics very closely/soft Republicans/folks who sit out elections (but will pull the lever if motivated to do so), are watching. It's their votes that decide elections.

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12. But their votes shift with the wind

And they're not too likely to remember this by November, if they're even paying attention at all.

The msm will give them 100 distractions and other reasons to vote for republicans between now and then.

[Sugarcoated]

14. Some will remember and some won't

I'm not so pessimistic. The ads will be abhorrent, this shit show will matter.

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17. Mostly they're only concerned about their own re-election

Republican senators from red states mostly worry more about getting primaried than losing in the general.

Is it possible that this helps us pick up seats in purple states and have a more reliable majority in the senate? Sure, but more Republican senators don't worry about that unless their own seat is involved.

[onecaliberal]

2. This will not be lost on most women.

I hope they know that. I don't understand why they're not shutting it down. Why do they get to sit and berate her for an hour each?

[inthewind21]

8. Like

Trump, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and (insert name here) would not be lost on most women?

[onecaliberal]

10. I don't recall any of them being brow beaten for hours like KBJ has been.

beer guy is a fucking rapist and didn't get this treatment.

[Midnight Writer]

3. Bad look here, anyway. I assume they made a political calculation that it will play to their base.

Seems particularly abhorrent considering that she will get confirmed anyway.

I reckon this badgering of a successful black woman will excite more Republicans than it will repulse.

[Sugarcoated]

16. That's likely true

I think it's a major miscalculation

[beaglelover]

4. You think they care?

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11. I don't care what "they" think

they're brainwashed and braindead. Fortunately, it's not just the uglies that are watching.

[Scottie Mom]

6. I am sitting at my computer and my voice in my head is SCREAMING...

...leave her the fuck alone!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rude, arrogant, childish, self-important bullshit ... for the RW votes and for publicity ... going after a black female who NONE of the Rs could hold a candle to at all, in any way, ever!

Little children, jealous and whining because a black female is far, far better than any one of them! Fuck 'em all and feed 'em peanuts!

JMHO

[inthewind21]

7. Is it really?

They have been doing it for quite a while now. Yet there they all still are, sitting in the Senate.

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13. Not in their ruby red states

but extremism doesn't fly in all states and verbally abusing a woman on national tv can affect races in those states. The ads are writing themselves.

[Boomerproud]

15. "Liberal" CNN characterized the questions as tough and that

she's being "grilled". With perceptions like that the Repubs don't need any backlash, the msm is doing their work for them. When I worked at a bank my department handled donations from the infamous CITIZENS UNITED and the fundraising letters would make your head explode. It has only gotten worse.