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The 2020 presidential election isn’t really even behind us yet, but some people are already looking to 2024. Never-Trump Super PAC, The Lincoln Project, rolled out a new ad reminding viewers of who is likely to make a run on the GOP side.
TLP doesn’t want anyone to forget the transgressions of those who may seek the Republican nomination.
“Call them whatever you like, but don’t call them leaders”
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At one time, Marco Rubio called Trump “the biggest scam in American political history,” but after that scam took the Oval Office, Rubio was his best bud. The Florida senator defended Trump’s perfect Ukraine call and his dealings with China. You can even find Rubio yukking it up at a MAGA rally or two.
Not paranoid. Many in the media, along with many millions of Americans, don't like liars, corruption, grifters, hypocrites, and greed. If the shoe fits, @marcorubio @GOP. If the shoe fits. https://t.co/nCg4XkJBd2
— CMac 🌊🌊🌊💙😷🌊💔 (@cmceltic52) November 20, 2020
.@marcorubio said the Senate should stop the tradition of granting deference to Cabinet nominees offered by President-elect @JoeBiden. He justified this by claiming that Democrats "have been just so unfair" to #Trump. Let’s #RetireRubio https://t.co/bQoLMfDlsO
— Allen Ellison for Florida (@AllenLEllison) November 19, 2020
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Texas Senator Ted Cruz used to think Donald Trump was “utterly amoral” and a “sniveling coward.” However, once Trump was in power, Cruz lost his spine — he even forgave the disparaging comments about his wife and father. He loudly supported the president during the impeachment process.
Ted Cruz once said Trump "lies practically every word that comes out of his mouth" and "straight out of a psychology textbook, his response is to accuse everybody else of lying."
Same idea here. Trump accuses Dems of stealing the election while *he* tries to steal the election.
— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) November 20, 2020
Republicans like Ted Cruz couldn’t fathom that the steps some leaders were taking to fight Covid-19 were driven by serious concerns.
Instead they suggested that it was all some elaborate conspiracy to kneecap Trump—and would go away after the election. https://t.co/eXCzgXPUho
— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) November 20, 2020
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Senator Josh Hawley loves to rant about “coastal elites” while representing the state of Missouri. But…according to the Kansas City Star, Hawley doesn’t currently own a home in Missouri, he is using his sister’s address. He does, however, own a $1.3 million house in Northern Virginia. Huh. A million-dollar home is rather elite…and Virginia is on the coast.
Hawley is attempting to play the “regular Joe” card, but he is mostly just full of hot air.
Hey Josh, do you think you might try fanning the flames of division less & spend your efforts uniting your colleagues on both sides of the aisle to…I don’t know… help us? We’re getting sick & we’re dying from COVID. We’re losing our jobs & businesses. In case you forgot.
— Amy Wiser, APR (@AmyMartinWiser) November 18, 2020
It appears that Sen. Joshua Hawley of Missouri committed Federal election felony 42 U.S. Code §1973i(c) - False information in registering or voting. https://t.co/jwsxlVDCQx
— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) November 19, 2020
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Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton has not been afraid to let his racist flag fly. From calling slavery “a necessary evil” to furthering systemic racism, Cotton has stayed in the news cycle. The senator has made it his crusade to keep the NYT’s 1619 project out of school curriculum.
Tom Cotton can take his culture war, shove it up his ass and hit "detonate."
— Natalie Finn (@natfinnonE) November 19, 2020
There once was a hack named Tom Cotton
Who said shit that can’t be forgotten.
He thought slavery was cool
Like a dumb racist fool
He is truly the alt-right’s most rotten. pic.twitter.com/zSIObl5n2J— Bleeding Heart Liberal Marine (@BleedingMarine) November 19, 2020
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After the VP debate, Mike Lee stayed up late to give everyone a Twitter lesson in how the U.S. is not a democracy saying, “Democracy isn’t the objective.” It didn’t go over well.
Many saw it as “an attempt to rationalize Republican attempts to suppress the vote.”
Senator Mike Lee said plainly just a few weeks ago (October 7) that democracy isn’t one of the values or objectives of the Republican Party. People acted like that was not a big deal. It was a big deal.
— Gerald O’Patrick (@Gerald95051) November 20, 2020
Mike Lee’s “we’re not a democracy” tweet was a threat. https://t.co/ygZWCAf12M
— Adam Smith (@asmith83) November 18, 2020
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Trump’s former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley may have the Oval Office in her sights as well. This is the same Nikki Haley that sent classified information using her unsecured personal phone because she forgot her password.
Haley also made the mistake of trying to come for AOC on Twitter. It did not go well.
It's not just that Nikki Haley is full of shit. It's that her bullshit is so easily defeated. AOC took down Nikki Haley today without even really trying.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) November 20, 2020
Utterly embarrassing that this woman was a governor & still doesn’t have a grasp on public investment. Wonder if she says federal financing works like a piggy bank or household too?
All this faux-seriousness from folks who worship Trump for running the country like his casino 🙄
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 19, 2020
The Lincoln Project has it right. None of these people should be called leaders.
