Hi james,
Kamala Harris’s ascendant presidential campaign has the Republican Party so panicked that, in a fit of desperation, Congressman Andy Ogles has already introduced articles of impeachment against her in the House. She became the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee just days ago and already MAGA is resorting to the nuclear smear option.
There are two articles in total and they give a peek at the messaging that MAGA world will attempt to push in the coming months. The first is a reintroduction of an article that was filed in June of 2023 which focused on the GOP’s perennial bogeyman of immigration. As toothless as it was then, it’s downright laughable now. We all watched as Donald Trump ordered his minions in Congress to torpedo a bipartisan border bill because he didn’t want Biden to score a win on the issue.
On top of that, border crossing are now at their lowest point in Biden’s president, with only 83,000 arrests in June. Republican complaints are, as usual, rooted in a fabricated reality spun up for credulous Fox News viewers. They have to pretend that there’s a constant state of crisis down at the border caused by the Democrats because it’s the only issue they have left after their pivot to transphobia proved to be a total electoral bust in the 2022 midterms.
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The second article claims that Harris engaged in a “breach of public trust” by supposedly covering up Biden’s mental well-being. The idea is patently absurd. If the entire Democratic party was aware that there was something wrong with the president, why would his campaign have requested the earliest debate ever in June— to be broadcast in front of 60 million people, no less?
It should come as no surprise that the Republicans have absolutely no evidence to support their allegations. They just know that their base is so conspiracy theory-addled at this point that they can serve up whatever deranged slop they want and conservative voters will swallow it down without so much as a moment of introspection.
All of which is to say that the desperation wafting off these impeachment efforts bodes well for our chances this November. Republicans really have nothing to run on and no genuine criticisms they can pin on Harris. Their nominee for president is the man who repealed Roe v. Wade, a reviled convicted felon in an obvious state of cognitive decline. They should be panicking.
Meanwhile, Democrats are promising material improvements to Americans’ lives. Kamala Harris stands for reproductive rights, expanded healthcare, a stronger middle class, paid family leave, child care, and revitalized unions. She stands for the rule of law while Donald Trump represents its complete dissolution. We can win this election so long as we take nothing for granted. Spread the message, convince your friends to vote blue, and show up to save our democracy.
Stay focused, stay energized.
Brian
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