Mr. Meijer, I can understand your concern - to an extent. I was happy to see politicians like you willing to stand against the cowardice in your party and vote to impeach Trump. And yes, attempts by an opposing party to boost extreme candidates - while normally a time honored tradition by both parties - seem perhaps out of place in thi…
Mr. Meijer, I can understand your concern - to an extent. I was happy to see politicians like you willing to stand against the cowardice in your party and vote to impeach Trump. And yes, attempts by an opposing party to boost extreme candidates - while normally a time honored tradition by both parties - seem perhaps out of place in this time when our democracy teeters on a knife's edge.
But let's not forget which party is responsible for this state of affairs - and why. The one thing that you and those who support this criticism conveniently fail to mention is that these supposed ads "boosting" and "promoting" far right candidates are actually attack ads. They paint each candidate in what would normally be considered a negative light by highlighting their support for Trump and his seditious behavior. The catch here is that this negative light is actually appealing to modern day voters in the Republican Party - *your* party.
Granted, the Democrats know this, and are using it to their advantage. Is that wrong and shameful? It's hard to say. I'd love to say yes, but then again, all they're doing is telling voters the truth about these candidates. If your party's constituency were sane, these ads would be boosting *you*. Not to mention, Ruben Gallego is right, isn't he? You would make Kevin McCarthy speaker just the same as a full-on election-denying MAGA-brain. That's a real practical concern - the same kind of practical concern that has caused you to pull your head back into your shell over the previous year and downplay your role in helping to impeach Trump.
You can complain about the Democrats all you want. But don't try to tell us that their behavior is "more nauseating" than the behavior of your own party. The party actually responsible for creating this perverse state of affairs, where telling the truth about a candidate is to be decried as irresponsible, as opposed to hoping they don't notice that their incumbent Representative actually acted honorably when it mattered. Where a decent man has to rely on the help of his political opponents to protect him from his own voters.
You know where the problem actually lies, and yet you continue to climb into the same bed with those who perpetuate it. Why? It's hard not to see this an an instance of misplaced anger and frustration. That fact that you find the Democrats behavior to be more disturbing clearly indicates that you have far higher standards for them than for your own party. And there's a reason for that.
You belong to no party but blame republicans, great! As for the Russia hoax , it did far more to discredit our institutions then any mean tweet from trump.
Mean tweet? Are you freaking serious?!? You still think this is about Trump being crass and impolite?!?
The man tried to OVERTHROW OUR DEMOCRACY. For goodness sake, man! What are you paying attention to?
For your information, there was no "Russia Hoax". There was a bunch of Trump supporters and anti-anti-Trumpers seizing on the stupid Steele Dossier and Carter Page to discredit an absolutely legitimate investigation.
The Russia hoax, Ukraine hoax, the intervention on behalf of the Biden family by our the FBI. The wiretapping of the Trump campaign, the illegal leaks. The suppression of speech and the press, the political violence of left wing groups. The attack on the White House, the attempt to block the judiciary committee with Kavanaugh. The list can go on, there are things to criticize Trump over but they pale in comparison to the authoritarian tactics which of the party which you don't belong to.
Mr. Meijer, I can understand your concern - to an extent. I was happy to see politicians like you willing to stand against the cowardice in your party and vote to impeach Trump. And yes, attempts by an opposing party to boost extreme candidates - while normally a time honored tradition by both parties - seem perhaps out of place in this time when our democracy teeters on a knife's edge.
But let's not forget which party is responsible for this state of affairs - and why. The one thing that you and those who support this criticism conveniently fail to mention is that these supposed ads "boosting" and "promoting" far right candidates are actually attack ads. They paint each candidate in what would normally be considered a negative light by highlighting their support for Trump and his seditious behavior. The catch here is that this negative light is actually appealing to modern day voters in the Republican Party - *your* party.
Granted, the Democrats know this, and are using it to their advantage. Is that wrong and shameful? It's hard to say. I'd love to say yes, but then again, all they're doing is telling voters the truth about these candidates. If your party's constituency were sane, these ads would be boosting *you*. Not to mention, Ruben Gallego is right, isn't he? You would make Kevin McCarthy speaker just the same as a full-on election-denying MAGA-brain. That's a real practical concern - the same kind of practical concern that has caused you to pull your head back into your shell over the previous year and downplay your role in helping to impeach Trump.
You can complain about the Democrats all you want. But don't try to tell us that their behavior is "more nauseating" than the behavior of your own party. The party actually responsible for creating this perverse state of affairs, where telling the truth about a candidate is to be decried as irresponsible, as opposed to hoping they don't notice that their incumbent Representative actually acted honorably when it mattered. Where a decent man has to rely on the help of his political opponents to protect him from his own voters.
You know where the problem actually lies, and yet you continue to climb into the same bed with those who perpetuate it. Why? It's hard not to see this an an instance of misplaced anger and frustration. That fact that you find the Democrats behavior to be more disturbing clearly indicates that you have far higher standards for them than for your own party. And there's a reason for that.
Coming from the Russia hoax party it’s rich you complain about how republicans created this perverse situation
Firstly, I belong to no political party.
Secondly, coming from the "Russia hoax hoax" crowd, that's a sadly yet predictably misinformed response.
You belong to no party but blame republicans, great! As for the Russia hoax , it did far more to discredit our institutions then any mean tweet from trump.
Mean tweet? Are you freaking serious?!? You still think this is about Trump being crass and impolite?!?
The man tried to OVERTHROW OUR DEMOCRACY. For goodness sake, man! What are you paying attention to?
For your information, there was no "Russia Hoax". There was a bunch of Trump supporters and anti-anti-Trumpers seizing on the stupid Steele Dossier and Carter Page to discredit an absolutely legitimate investigation.
The Russia hoax, Ukraine hoax, the intervention on behalf of the Biden family by our the FBI. The wiretapping of the Trump campaign, the illegal leaks. The suppression of speech and the press, the political violence of left wing groups. The attack on the White House, the attempt to block the judiciary committee with Kavanaugh. The list can go on, there are things to criticize Trump over but they pale in comparison to the authoritarian tactics which of the party which you don't belong to.
You belong to no party. Bullshit.