“Most egregiously, Greitens even tried comparing his situation to some of the laughable and patently false allegations made against Trump over the last few years.” #MAGA
“Unlike Trump, Greitens has actually been indicted by a court of law for his alleged misdeeds.” #MAGA
“Greitens’ approval rating in Missouri has of course cratered, and that is causing collateral damage for other Republicans in the state, including Hawley.” #MOSen#MAGA
“To that end, Schumer’s super PAC recently announced a million dollar statewide ad buy going after Hawley over Greitens' alleged misdeeds.” #MAGA#MOSen
“Defeating McCaskill is essential to ensure that we hold onto power in the Senate and can continue passing the Trump agenda.” #MAGA
“Scandals surrounding Greitens have now become a lifeline for McCaskill and the Democrats chances of re-taking the U.S. Senate, which would result in the death of the Trump agenda in Congress.” #MOSen#MAGA
“If Greitens truly cares about the Trump agenda, the Republican Party and the people he serves in Missouri, he won’t wait for a drawn-out impeachment process.” #MAGA
“Rather, he will resign immediately so that Republicans can move on from the dark cloud caused by his administration and get on with the hard work of fighting to make America great again.” #MAGA
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When this is over I think it’ll be difficult to overstate the extent to which this experience will have radicalized many among Republican grassroots and grasstops as to tactics we use in future.
There’s always been a vanguard of Republicans for whom the political end, no matter how important, can’t justify truly despicable means (political tactics). I think this episode finally convinced such people otherwise.
Democrats haven’t believed this since at least Alinsky and maybe before. Many Republicans have refused to get down into the situational ethics gutter with them. They’ve seen us lose political battles over the years as a result.