Some Tweets from journalist Michael Tracey.
There were 55 mentions of "Russia," "Russian," or "Russians" today on "Meet The Press"
Belief in the existence of the Deep State will now be cast as intrinsically pro-Trump, and everyone will get dumber
Bill Greider advises perpetually-hysterical liberals to "take a couple of Xanax" and step away from the Loony Bin
Crucial point here. With every media-stoked frenzy that ends up immediately collapsing, the media's reputation falls further into the gutter
If people haven't internalized this very blaringly obvious lesson yet, they never will. http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/the-dirty-secret-behind-the-jeff-sessions-mess …
Lindsey Graham bill to block Trump from taking measures to reduce tensions with Russia gaining Dem + GOP co-sponsors https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/341?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22russia+sanctions%22%5D%7D&r=3 …
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Me for many years: I wish my friends were interested in politics
Now that all my friends are interested in politics: Oh this sucks actually
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A good review.of what we actually know. Tapping Trump? https://www.justsecurity.org/38347/tapping-trump/ … via @just_security
You have an open forum to air your grievances face-to-face. Come on, do it. Message me and we'll set up a time. (They won't.)
Reiterating my open invitation to Twitter trolls constantly peddling falsehoods about my views to engage me directly via live YouTube chat.
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So that's Dems' main audience at the moment: wary Republicans. May yield some short-term political advantage, but it's a long-term loser.
But the "unity" isn't especially deep. It can be ruptured as Trump's term wears on. Dems perceive Russia as the rupture-causing agent.
Trump mollifies the "Trump-tolerant" GOP by enforcing elements of their agenda, e.g. Obamacare repeal, which unifies the entire party caucus
We know the most outspoken examples: McCain, Graham, Sasse, perhaps Rubio. But there are more who prefer to keep their profile low.
There's a segment of the GOP that are better described as "Trump-tolerant" than "Trump-supporting." Those people are movable.
The logic is to undermine Trump by fraying his governing coalition, which entails pressuring GOP elites / allies in Congress to turn on him.
Russia obsession is a political loser, as the 2016 campaign demonstrated. But Dems' logic at present isn't centered on electoral strategy.
GOP elites are much more likely to abandon Trump over Russia than average GOP voters. That's the reason for Dems' emphasizing the issue.
I've gotten threats before but this one had a specificity that made it worth publicizing. Also, this one guy doesn't mean Dems are violent.
Looks like the guy deleted his account. By appearances (hard to tell based on tweets) -- some kind of Dem. People have gone totally insane.
