2020 Dem presidential candidate Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusettes, who is polling at about 0%, just tweeted this unhinged thread directed at SCOTUS for its ruling today saying gerrymandering is a state issue and not one for the federal courts:
This is absurd and un-American. Every presidential candidate should commit to running on a New Voting Rights Act. That means:
– Ending gerrymandering
– Ending voter suppression
– Automatic voter registration
– Statehood for PR and DC
– PTO for voting
– Nat'l holiday for e-day https://t.co/L0zA08fxtu— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) June 27, 2019
And then, bizarrely, Moulton appeared to blame Stacey Abrams’ loss in the 2018 Georgia governor’s race on gerrymandering:
Make no mistake: the partisan gerrymandering SCOTUS just allowed is also racial gerrymandering—a modern-day Jim Crow. Just look at what happened with Stacey Abrams last cycle in Georgia. https://t.co/x2kIgBNAw9
— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) June 27, 2019
Pretty much:
How do you gerrymander a statewide race, you dumb bastard? https://t.co/C2GSLPPCnL
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) June 27, 2019
Everything about this tweet is wrong. https://t.co/E8JVq9FNuZ
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) June 27, 2019
Make no mistake: Seth Moulton has no idea what he's talking about. https://t.co/Wj3DBnR3e5
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) June 27, 2019
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Tonight’s debate really is going to be lit:
This is wildly embarrassing for a Presidential candidate. https://t.co/FYsX91v8K8
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) June 27, 2019
And then he blamed Sen. Mitch McConnell and the filibuster, which we’re pretty sure he’d object to if Cocain Mitch decided to end the filibuster when the GOP controlled the House:
This is Mitch McConnell’s doing. If he cared about his country more than his party, we would have a Supreme Court that actually represents the American people.
We need to abolish the filibuster to end his undemocratic hold on our country, & we need @AmyMcGrathKY to beat him.
— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) June 27, 2019
But wait, there’s more! Moulton also wants to get rid of the electoral college:
And while we’re at it, we need to abolish the electoral college. Because the American people should choose our next president (and therefore our Supreme Court Justices), not an outdated institution that counts some votes more than others. https://t.co/U8puUKu7MP
— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) June 27, 2019
So, what’s the plan when Dems don’t win the Senate?
This decision is a tremendous setback for democracy and for our country.
Our democracy is on the ballot in 2020. Let’s win the Senate, the House, the White House, and statehouses across America—and protect it.
— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) June 27, 2019
Yes, this SCOTUS decision was “a tremendous setback for democracy,” except for the 2018 elections where Dems retook the House?
Partisan gerrymandering cannot be overcome at the polls, say Democrats who retook the House of Representatives 8 months ago.
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) June 27, 2019
What a clown show.
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