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applegrove

(118,622 posts)
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 07:51 PM Mar 2022

McCarthy Says Backing Cheney Rival 'Special Case'

McCarthy Says Backing Cheney Rival ‘Special Case’

March 24, 2022 at 7:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 21 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/03/24/mccarthy-says-backing-cheney-rival-special-case/

"SNIP.......

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said he won’t be wading into any other primaries to oust incumbents in his own party, after taking the unprecedented step of endorsing Rep. Liz Cheney’s primary opponent last month, CNN reports.

Said McCarthy: “This is a very special case.”

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Eyeball_Kid

(7,430 posts)
3. I suspect that the J6 Committee is intentionally dragging their feet...
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 08:01 PM
Mar 2022

...and it's not a bad thing.

I think they're looking at electoral timing, and I think that they've made a political decision to time the television coverage of the insurrection revelations to coincide with the optimal time that Trumpers can gain the most momentum to win elections. It may be happening unintentionally as well. But give it a moment's thought. Trump as a quarter billion dollars to unleash for this election cycle alone. The Dems must have something up their sleeve to counter act this massive war chest. What better way to use free TV to accurately show the seditious corruption inside the GOP, at just the right time?

Claustrum

(4,845 posts)
5. I am afraid they would time it after election to avoid being looked at being political
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 08:05 PM
Mar 2022

It was supposed to be the norm to do it that way before 2016 when the republicans rushed to give out a fake story a few weeks before election.

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