"I had hoped that decent people working from the inside could save the Republican Party from those who believe the Big Lie. I was wrong." azcentral.com/story/opinion/…
@maddow The Big Lie is mainstream, no fringe movement Here in Arizona, Republican leadership has pushed and advocated for a sham audit of the 2020 election results and politicized public health. These anti-democratic tendencies are not just prevalent among currently elected officials.
@maddow A note about 1 of the earliest lies from Trump White House team. The FBI & CIA informed Trump & his team BEFORE Jan 20, 2017 that the Russians stole emails from BOTH DNC AND RNC prior to the 2016 election. Trump's team immediately told the press that only DNC email was stolen.
@maddow @UROCKlive1 "One of the few remaining tools to influence the Republican Party is to sever ties. So I urge remaining Republicans who stand for truth and democracy to vote with their feet, and leave."
@maddow The current state of Republicanism is the logical destination for a worldview that sees common good as the enemy, change as subversive and might as right.
@maddow Now what. If munchkin and cinema leave the party even breaking the filibuster won’t do it…
@maddow The answer is open primaries and ranked choice voting. The two party system is so broken and new parties will just be buried without election reform. If you haven't read it yet, I highly recommend "The Politics Industry" by @katherinegehl
@maddow “But we’ve seen what happens when the left holds political power unchecked…” And what, pray tell is that? The last time it truly happened was Roosevelt, & his administration improved our country IMMENSELY. & LBJ’s admin resulted in the Civil Rights Act, Medicare, & Medicaid.
@maddow There are pro-democracy people....and NONE of them are Republicans. It is literally that simple.