Were we dreaming that Joe Biden gave an angry, divisive, unhinged speech last night assailing “MAGA Republicans” as Destroyers of Democracy? Or were we just drunk?
We weren’t dreaming, and, sadly, we weren’t drunk. At least not drunk enough to forget what he’d said. No, Joe Biden genuinely harbors an immense hatred for Donald Trump’s supporters. Biden talks about being happy to work with “mainstream Republicans,” but he’s made it quite clear since taking office — since campaigning for president, actually — that the only Republican he likes is a Republican who’s actually a Democrat.
Anyway, considering how hard Biden went after “MAGA Republicans” and how much praise he’s getting from his fellow Democrats for it, you’d think that Dems would try to stick to their anti-MAGA-Republican brand for at least a little while. But nope. Dems have picked right up where they left off and are running ads to make *actual* MAGA Republicans victorious in GOP primary races:
There’s now a McConnell / Schumer super PAC ad war over the next week and a half in the NH Republican primary.
Rs dropped $4.5M to help Chuck Morse last-minute; Ds have now put in $3.1M to try to get the ultra-MAGA candidate Don Bolduc elected. pic.twitter.com/MShMozfH7B
— Natalie Allison (@natalie_allison) September 2, 2022
Both ad buys run through primary day in New Hampshire, which is Sept. 13.
— Natalie Allison (@natalie_allison) September 2, 2022
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Yeah no coffee yet! Obviously the Dems would like Bolduc nominated, not elected https://t.co/iTC1O1EKGq
— Natalie Allison (@natalie_allison) September 2, 2022
Yeah, the Democratic Party is so terrified by the prospect of MAGA Republicans seizing power that they’re working overtime and spending millions of donors’ dollars to help a hardcore Trump acolyte defeat one of those “mainstream Republicans” that Joe Biden claims to be cool with.
So weird that Dems keep doing this.
This is a different strategy by Senate Majority PAC than their attempt to interfere in the Colorado GOP primary. In that case, ads were more explicitly boosting far-right candidate Ron Hanks to GOP primary voters. Now, they’re trying to neutralize the R ad money helping Morse.
— Natalie Allison (@natalie_allison) September 2, 2022
They’re just trying to keep things interesting.
So why are the Dems funding the thing they are at 'war' against??https://t.co/lOkQR02y4l
— Steve (@UberSteve) September 2, 2022
It’s almost as if Democrats have just been lying and demagoguing this entire time and don’t actually believe that Trump voters actually pose a threat to America; Trump voters, like the GOP in general, simply pose a threat to the Democrats’ grip on power. And Dems care infinitely more about maintaining that grip than they do about protecting and preserving and promoting American values and ideals.
Day after Biden’s “Saving Democracy” speech, Democrats put $3m behind a candidate Biden would presumably qualify as a “semi-fascist” https://t.co/VI6JBSjdXP
— Logan Dobson (@LoganDobson) September 2, 2022
Of course.
Ds interfering in R primaries to assist the candidates endorsed by Trump makes this all seem rather unserious.
— cc (@cc_fla) September 2, 2022
That’s because it is unserious. Deeply unserious.
STFU forever about the threat MAGA types are to democracy when you're helping them win primaries. https://t.co/Uz0C5jEt8r
— Chief Impact Officer BT (@back_ttys) September 2, 2022
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