This is an important essay by
@617to416
. If you’re passionate about US politics I encourage you to read it. Voting rights alone will not save the United States. The filibuster, gerrymandering, and dark money must go. The Supreme Court must be reformed.
@brithume
Blame Kevin McCarthy. Democrats and Republicans negotiated a deal and he blew it up.
He is getting what he deserves.
PS. If you didn't know these basic facts your 50 years experience covering politics in Washington isn't helping much. How sad.
@CBCNews
@JPTasker
I’m not angry about this at all. I’m angry that the Conservative party is looking more and more like the Republican Party each and every day.
@kurteichenwald
It’s true. That’s why so many of us are determined to
#FlipTheSenate
, demolish the filibuster, and see government work again. If done right it can start to stem the tide of 30 years of Newt Gingrich.
@sahilkapur
Sadly she must not remember when she came out in support of potentially getting rid of it. She's had a great career but it is time to pass the seat to someone who is as much of a trailblazer as Dianne Feinstein once was.
@MuellerSheWrote
@StephMillerShow
This might be the hardest the White House worked on any issue. Imagine if they put these efforts into creating a health care plan. It might have actually been available in two weeks.
@mkraju
Even Mitch McConnell has lost control of the Republican Party. He’s become a moderate RINO to them. Let that sink in.
(Mitch is not a moderate in any sense of the word.)
@BeschlossDC
I'm very glad Trump's version was thrown in the trash. The JFK design is much much better. There's no need to fly Air Force One around the world and remind people that Donald Trump was once president. They won't forget that for a while anyways..
@SamSanderson123
@JulieZebrak
We shouldn't have to spend any energy getting Bernie supporters to vote for Biden. Biden is clearly more aligned with Bernie on policy and he will be telling his supporters to vote for Joe. The goal should be moving people in the middle and turning out everyone to vote.
@mjs_DC
@Dahlialithwick
We must not forget that this case was completely insane. A normal Supreme Court would have laughed at this and ruled 9-0 instead of 6-3.
@JonLemire
Surely the founders didn’t intend that the winner of the popular vote by 7 million would lose the election.
Surely the founders didn’t intend that one state would have 40 mil people and the other would have 700,000 and they’d both get two Senate seats.
A lot reform is in order.
@BernieSanders
It’s crazy to see people have to justify getting a rescue payment if their 2019 income was $75k
Corporations received almost a trillion dollars in tax relief during the pandemic. Was it targeted? No.
We’re all scrapping with each other over a difference of 2% of the relief bill
@MuellerSheWrote
This doesn’t seem like a win to me.
Manchin basically gave his word that he won’t blow up the filibuster no matter what.
There is a 99% chance the next two years is going to be a complete waste of time.
@mkraju
@AC360
Nancy Pelosi will go down in history as one of the great politicians of these times. Many progressives don’t like her and we know what the right thinks of her but I have a great respect of what she’s done. It’s not her fault the Senate is a disgrace.
@MSNBC
MSNBC viewers keep getting strung along and told that Trump will be held accountable. It's a joke. The system is designed to protect the rich and powerful and it is working as intended.
Elizabeth Warren said bring the troops home and she was criticized for having no foreign policy experience.
Anyone notice that the early proposals she had are becoming mainstream?
Do the wealth tax next.
@allinwithchris
@chrislhayes
Chris Hayes viewers are paying attention but everyday Americans are not and the media is to blame. I’d make a big bet that your colleagues at the Today Show and Nightly News won’t spend anymore than 30 seconds on this story.
@NancyMace
@nataliejohnsonn
Trying to elevate your profile by fighting with the squad is not what your constituents sent you to Washington to do, but then again I’m not even sure what Republicans stand for. Maybe the national anthem but that’s about it.
@mehdirhasan
I contend that Republicans taking back the House after January 6th and everything related to is as large of a stain on the United States as it is that Trump was elected. It might actually be worse because Trump winning was a bit of a fluke.
@harrylitman
Hopefully the other 11 hold the line and the 12th juror wants to go home.
A reminder to all juries: Just because one person refuses to find guilt doesn't mean you need to bail and vote to acquit.
@kaitlancollins
Very sad. The whole Trump presidency is just a very sad chapter of American history.
The pathetic part is despite not being able to stand the guy’s politics I care more about his well-being than Trump.
I hope Brad gets the help he needs.
@JoyceWhiteVance
@KimberlyEAtkins
It should be Democrats who are still furious about the Kavanaugh hearings. Somehow Republicans are attempting it to use it to their advantage and it will play well on the nightly news. Very sad.
@PhilipRucker
@AmyEGardner
Call him a hero if you want but the Georgia Secretary of State is still going to vote Republican in the Senate runoffs.
He’s no hero to me.
@RichLowry
Not a good look Rich but not a surprise.
I agree with those who were paying tribute to Rush that said Rush defined modern conservative values.
It’s not quite the compliment they think it is though.
@ltgrusselhonore
@GovAbbott
Either the gun was so high powered it killed 20+ people in one minute (possible) or the police failed. Either way AR-15s need to be banned or the good guy with a gun idea doesn’t work. Given the situation at least one is true.
@ElieNYC
Haha this is too good. I'm excited a Black woman is on the court but the fact she has almost no power sort of sums up the history of the country on equality. Too little, way too late.
@whstancil
@qwosl
We were promised many things that would make our lives easier (child care plan, universal pre-K, child tax credit, etc.) but none of it has happened. Dealmaker Biden told us he would get the Senate working again. It's not.
@DavidOAtkins
Exactly. Many young people have spent their entire lives watching Republicans like Mitch McConnell destroy their futures in America.
It is impossible to put into words how insulting it is to younger Democratic supporters when Biden thanks McConnell for being his friend.
@Olivianuzzi
@jonathanchait
@NYMag
A lot of it is justified though. If you watch any mainstream newscast they just parrot both sides and don’t actually make clear what the facts are. Just look at Biden’s age. It is constantly discussed yet Trump constantly fumbling over his words is barely mentioned.
@brianschatz
It's only a miscalculation if the Democrats take advantage of it.
It doesn't help when the President is always praising McConnell as an honorable guy and a good friend.
Come on man.
@mehdirhasan
THIS IS THE SAME GUY WHO DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR FROM WITNESSES AT TRUMP'S SECOND IMPEACHMENT BECAUSE HE HAD TO GET HOME FOR VALENTINE'S DAY.
Yes, I'm yelling because this is insane. What the hell.
@mattwaldrip
@stuartpstevens
@MittRomney
Also very interesting seeing that he has no interest in passing voting rights legislation to strengthen an American democracy that is weakening very quickly.
@igorbobic
@chrislhayes
The polls seemed not generous enough to the Democrats given the facts of the situation we’re in.
Before we start fixing the polls it’s time to fix the education system and take a look at the morality of the citizens of the United States.
@sahilkapur
Are we all just accepting that McConnell would have held the seat open for 4 years if it became vacant? The American political system is so broken.
@NormOrnstein
@jbouie
The same Anthony Kennedy who retired just in time so Kavanaugh could be appointed as his debts were all paid off by a right wing donor?
@bylindsayhjones
Irsay has nothing to lose because nothing that comes out about him would surprise anyone.
It's the other owners who will be scared by Snyder's threats.
I have my popcorn ready. I hope Snyder takes them all down with him.
@rprez2012
@gelliottmorris
The vaccination numbers don’t lie though. If everyone was at 90% we wouldn’t be around 50-60% nationwide.
Not that a Trump supporter ever cared about facts of course.
@JesseRodriguez
@mehdirhasan
@MSNBC
Just an FYI that your primetime crew is very good. Your daytime crew is much less impressive. The daytime crew led by Andrea Mitchell repeats tired old tropes that aren't based in reality.
No changes needed in primetime. Clean up the daytime lineup. Thanks.
@ryanjreilly
Does anyone actually believe that Alito let a woman tell him what to do?
In his eyes women were put on the earth to ensure there is a sufficient “domestic supply of infants”.
@chrislhayes
I’ve never been more pessimistic about the future of the American political system. It is designed to maintain white power. Not even a Civil War came close to ending that. It is nearly impossible to change.
@mehdirhasan
Good lord, as someone who gets annoyed by MSNBC not adequately correcting GOP talking points at times it sounds like I won't be going back to CNN anytime soon. I used to split my time but barely ever watch CNN now. Too many Republican hacks on there already.
@mirandayaver
Just an FYI .. doesn’t seem like she really wants to debate anyone who doesn’t agree with her enough to follow. Thank for you for correcting the record though of course.
I just muted anyone who doesn’t follow me. If you want to troll me on politics, you’re going to have to endure my opinions on DC traffic and the proper way to make pie.
@AngryBlackLady
@socalmd54
They don’t want to legislate from the bench they said but have no issue overturning Obamacare even though it was passed in the legislature.
Disgusting people.
This might seem minor but Putin is bombing children's hospitals and Alexander Ovechkin still has his him and Putin as his Instagram profile picture. I feel like if
@MurphysLaw74
followed the Capitals he would ask about this every day. Is Ovechkin even making himself available?
@sblogga
Harper dealt with a global recession that at the time was the worst recession in 80 years. I’m a hardcore Liberal but this tweet is a bit much even for me.
@Grace_Segers
@dandrezner
I just hope they actually have the capability to do it. I fear this is just an attempt to scapegoat GM when we run out of ventilators.