Thread by @cassadjacent

Many on the left are calling this a “sham investigation” and I can’t help but think of @sarahkendzior and @AndreaChalupa’s convo on #GaslitNation about the 2016 election...could the left/Dems be backed into a corner again in the exact same way? 1/

https://twitter.com/topherspiro/status/1046769731309654016

During the 2016 election, as Kendzior and Chalupa pointed out, Trump kept pointing to a rigged election. The Dems pushes back hard that our elections were secure, leaving themselves no room in the end to point to the actual rigging. 2/

So now, Trump has seen chaos one more time by saying the FBI has “free reign” while also sending a letter limiting the range of the Kavanaugh investigation. The left is crying foul, saying the investigation is a sham. 3/

Meanwhile, @Comey wrote an op-ed yesterday saying FBI can do its job. The way I see it is Trump wins either way. If the investigation reveals damning info for Kav, & those on the left have called it a sham, the Repubs can also call it a sham & disregard/spin it to their favor. 4/

And if the investigation reveals nothing or is “inconclusive,” the Repubs + Joe Traitor Manchin have the cover they need to shrug and vote to confirm. 5/

.@sarahkendzior and @AndreaChalupa, your thoughts on this conundrum? Also: when will Dems quit playing Charlie Brown to Trump’s Lucy?