There's a story about Ben Franklin emerging from the Constitutional Convention & telling a woman who asked what type of government they’d created, “a Republic, if you can keep it.” The #2024election is the moment where we find out if we can.
If #Trump wins in 2024, we lose the Republic. That’s not drama, and that’s not overstatement. That’s what Trump is promising. It's what he's been working on since at least October of 2020.
fearing Lincoln’s election would lead to the national abolition of slavery (a hyperbolic, reactionary response), a series of southern states seceded from the union and formed an avowedly white supremacist confederacy of slave states. that was the cause of the civil war.
👀 “A lawyer from Palm Beach County has filed one of the first legal challenges to disqualify #Trump from the 2024 presidential race under a clause in the U.S. Constitution's #14thAmendment.
“Unfortunately, it has become clear to me and my team that the time has come to suspend our campaign.” — GOP presidential candidate Will Hurd #2024election
More via CSPAN: He endorsed Nikki Haley who he said “has shown a willingness to articulate a different vision for the country than Donald Trump & has an unmatched grasp on the complexities of our foreign policy."
We need anti-fascist vaccines. Unfortunately, those who need them are anti vaxxers.
GOP Rep. Elise #Stefanik won't commit to certifying the #2024election results - NBC News
ADDED, via Rupar:
Stefanik on if she's comfortable with Trump paraphrasing Hitler: "We have the media which is so biased, which is reiterating whatever the talking points the Biden campaign is giving. Our border crisis is poisoning American through fentanyl ... so yes, I stand by Pres Trump"
👀 Koch gang is endorsing Haley, plan to spend millions to defeat #Trump 🍿
“The political network founded by the #Koch brothers is endorsing #NikkiHaley in the Republican presidential primary race, giving her organizational muscle and financial heft as she battles Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida for second place in Iowa.” #2024election
#AOC Ocasio-Cortez endorses #Biden's reelection campaign, sending a strong signal of Democratic unity (Michelle L. Price/Associated Press) #2024election
1/ Today the #2024Election kicks off in earnest with #JoeBiden’s re-election bid announcement
There is 560 days to the #PresidentialElection. Much will happen, conditions will change but it as #Biden suggests a continuation of the battle for the soul of America
I’ll use this thread to comment periodically on the election over the next 80 weeks. It’s a long road to #ElectionDay2024, but the stakes couldn’t be higher
Rep. Dean Phillips of #Minnesota has decided to challenge President Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination and will launch his #2024election campaign on Friday in New Hampshire, where he will file to appear on the state's primary ballot.
This is a huge story, not getting enough attention; the leader of the nation's largest financial institution warns about his concerns about #Trump's returning to the Oval. For those who think Trump would help with the #economy, this is a wake-up call from a leading expert. #2024election
The Economist:
“I would worry about another Trump presidency,” says JPMorgan Chase boss, Jamie Dimon. https://econ.st/3PZFRKW
The Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Gore was among the most controversial in U.S. history, as it allowed the vote certification made by Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris to stand, giving Bush Florida's 25 electoral votes.
Hurd wouldn't impeach Trump in 2019. When he had a chance to hold him to account, he didn't.
Kaitlan Collins:
Will #Hurd, the newest Republican #2024election contender, says he won’t sign the RNC pledge to support the nominee. “I’m not going to support Donald #Trump.” Asked if Trump betrayed the nation if the allegations against him are true, he says, “100% he did.”