I don’t think bills are bipartisan if most Republicans voted against them

When they call these bills “bipartisan”, they usually don’t say most Republicans voted against them. This tweet reminds us of Republican opposition. https://t.co/j9fGI7NbWC
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) August 8, 2022

Polls on how Democrats and Republicans see each other

Growing shares in each party now describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans. (Pew Research Center) Details: https://t.co/1KGNkJCtbl pic.twitter.com/DDotq8VkMw
— Opinion Today (@OpinionToday) August 9, 2022

Republican, Democratic, & Independent voters largely agree on Republicans’ ideological position. But Republicans view Democrats as much more extreme than Democrats view themselveshttps://t.co/qVRn1WWvDu pic.twitter.com/UwphQZModZ
— Matt Grossmann (@MattGrossmann) June 27, 2022

Amazing study. Chew on this.

Dems believe 44% of Republicans make >$250k (it’s 2%) & >40% are Seniors (<20%).

Republicans believe 38% of Dems are LGB (it’s 6%) & 44% are Black (24%).

The more political media you take in, the more biased your estimates.https://t.co/vYZcHx4bSj
— Samuel Perry (@profsamperry) July 10, 2022

Analysis: About three-quarters of both Republicans and Democrats saw members of the other party as bullies, according to a new poll.https://t.co/SUQVD0rwhC
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 25, 2022

In Feb. 2021, I noted polling showing that most Republicans saw Democrats not as political opponents but as enemies.

Now, most Democrats view Republicans the same way. https://t.co/3FZaBoH5Kr
— Philip Bump (@pbump) August 1, 2022

Republicans have undermined trust in institutions

Not even 60% of Republicans trust Fox News!

This is why it will be hard to break through to them. They have no interest in listening to facts. I don’t say they have been misled. They have deliberately chosen to ignore sources of facts.

Under Trump, @Gop has focused on destroying faith in building blocks of civil society: education, law enforcement, press, financial institutions, business. It's the Autocracy Playbook: destroy institutions so only a strong man can save us. 1/2https://t.co/wleM9qB7pt
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) April 22, 2022

A good point from @jbouie: Chris Rufo's stated goal—articulated in a recent speech at Hillsdale, which I also watched—is to completely destroy trust in American institutions—including public education, for the purpose of enacting "universal school choice"https://t.co/fNPEJP6ZHC pic.twitter.com/kYQkGUbcJL
— Graham Vyse (@GrahamVyse) April 22, 2022

Interesting numbers on Newsweek, given the turn it’s taken recently. Seems like neither Republicans nor Democrats have caught up. https://t.co/3kumE0ZxzG
— Christian Schneider 🇺🇦 (@Schneider_CM) April 21, 2022

a lot of what people call "polarization" is just Republican pols and conservative media making their audience hate things they used to like or be neutral on https://t.co/Rvh4qDwARR
— 'Weird Alex' Pareene (@pareene) April 21, 2022

The fight to keep our democracy

Michael Beschloss: “If we lose our democracy this year, we are unlikely to get it back during our lifetimes. I can't think of anything more important than that.” https://t.co/VT8CUOcVaN
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 4, 2022

In every corner of the country, battles within the GOP revolve around one set of questions: How wholeheartedly the contenders support the “big lie” and how determined they are to seize the machinery of elections, @paulwaldman1 writes https://t.co/jAgXXs0tv2
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) January 4, 2022

The media must fight for democracy: ⁦@Sulliview
Put “pro-democracy coverage in front of your paywall, just as you’ve done with much of your covid coverage. Put teams of reporters and editors on the subject. Label it in a defining and memorable way”
⁦ https://t.co/tulPxwt9B7
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) January 3, 2022

.@AriMelber: As a rising number of Americans believe democracy is in crisis, Senate Majority Leader Schumer has officially launched a plan to stop Republicans from obstructing voting rights, threatening to push to end the filibuster. https://t.co/wzues8sOsl
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 4, 2022

I genuinely find it amazing that several media figures have argued in recent days that Democrats shouldn't protect democracy and highlight their fight against authoritarianism unless polls indicate it's a top voter concern currently.

Some leadership isn't about poll snapshots.
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) January 3, 2022

Overcoming the midterm blues will require making the election about something that matters, @EJDionne writes. If democracy isn’t worth fighting for, what is?https://t.co/5Nfrn0X02l
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) January 3, 2022

Americans aren't hearing the 'democracy in danger' alarm, ⁦@zbyronwolf⁩ writes https://t.co/629Xh40Qxx
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) January 7, 2022

CNN interviews Trump cult members, not Biden supporters who believe in democracy

Do you think America’s democracy is stronger or weaker than it was four years ago?

Stronger 19%
Weaker 71%

(Suffolk U./USA Today Poll, RV, 12/27-30/21)https://t.co/K3LiwF6DFc
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) January 10, 2022

“the right-wing threat to the US — & its apparent goal of laying the groundwork for a power grab, if necessary, in 2024 — is politically existential. Yet many Americans seem to be whistling past the graveyard of American democracy.” Or enabling the threat. https://t.co/651gk15ODh
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) January 13, 2022

Republicans bad “Let Go Brandon” slogan

Just another attack on Biden. It’s bad, not clever.

How "Let’s go Brandon" became an unofficial GOP slogan https://t.co/sU29ek8pQx
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 15, 2021

I don’t see Jesus fist pumping to Let’s Go Brandon chants. I’m probably out of touch though…Being decent and all.

Pass the plate to get to the gate https://t.co/SuNRGFMkr6
— Denver Riggleman (@RepRiggleman) November 14, 2021

Some ~personal~ news. Alongside working at ⁦@Independent⁩, I’m now also a columnist for @MSNBC. Here’s my first column on why I can’t bring myself to get worked up about “Let’s Go Brandon.” https://t.co/QetZWPZ7VL
— Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) November 9, 2021

NASCAR denounces its association with the “Let’s go, Brandon” political cry being used across the country as an insult directed at President Biden. https://t.co/bfXi1EtiFg
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 6, 2021

Grown adults in Florida break out into a "Let's go Brandon" chant after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) calls the Biden administration the “Brandon administration.” pic.twitter.com/0pJd3MvLnv
— The Recount (@therecount) November 3, 2021

An anti-Biden meme 'Let's Go Brandon' catches on with conservatives. https://t.co/JPGcnSJeQa
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 3, 2021

‘Let’s go Brandon,’ explained

“Let’s Go Brandon” is another Trump Team profile in cowardice. If you really wanna say “F—k Joe Biden” why don’t you just come right out and say it? https://t.co/V0nOjIrDz9
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) November 1, 2021

The phrase "Let’s go Brandon," understood to be an insult to President Biden, was uttered over the intercom by a Southwest Airlines pilot. His remarks went viral and the airline issued an apology, saying it was conducting an investigation. https://t.co/KeFlqtqTqo
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 1, 2021

"On Friday morning on a Southwest flight from Houston to Albuquerque, the pilot signed off his greeting over the public address system with the phrase, to audible gasps from some passengers." https://t.co/0KlzkTWSch
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) October 30, 2021

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Republican perception of crime is way up since Biden became president

They’te not into facts.

This is not a graph of "crime perceptions differ by party"; it's a graph of "Republican perceptions change overnight based on party of president while Dem perceptions stay the same." https://t.co/sDwLA57N8Y
— Jonathan Bernstein (@jbview) November 10, 2021

Bad CNN tweet on who is vaccinated.

Republicans are the problem. Romney’s statement is cowardly and should be challenged. The media really gets me angry. They’re afraid Republicans will say they’re biased.

This is a bad "both sides" take and should be challenged. The Democratic team has a much higher vaccination rate than the Republican team. Republicans have politicized this. https://t.co/g1snBUykI1
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) September 17, 2021

We’re not “we”

It’s easy to identify the groups of people who have prevented us from ending the pandemic “We” sounds good but we can’t even have a consensus on basic facts like who won the 2020 election and what happened on 1/6/21. I’m not optimistic about unity in our country.

We had the opportunity to stomp this monster virus into the ground and we aren’t doing it. Tough to take.
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) July 28, 2021

I understand what you’re saying too but this is like keeping the whole class after school because a few kids misbehaved.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) July 28, 2021

Rick Scott should be quiet on polls

In the Garland poll I cited, even 55% of Republicans thought Garland should have gotten a hearing. Scott is a hypocrite.

Republicans don't care about polls when they don't agree with their policies. For example, the public thought Merrick Garland should have gotten a hearing when Obama nominated him for the Supreme Court job.https://t.co/TpWFXuV3Ht
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 15, 2021

The GOP is an extremist party

The majority of the Republican party still supports Trump and believes the election was stolen. Many believe violence is justified. It’s not just a wing – it’s an extremist party now and that is dangerous for the whole country.

Has the extremist wing of the GOP coalition grown too big for the party to confront? asks CNN's Ronald Brownstein https://t.co/b8vECGEWhJ
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 14, 2021

After the ballots are counted: Conspiracies, political violence, and American exceptionalism – The Survey Center on American Life (americansurveycenter.org)

A 'Scary' Survey Finding: 4 In 10 Republicans Say Political Violence May Be Necessary https://t.co/IJLY5aMHqt
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 11, 2021

refers to the survey linked to above which is also discussed in the column linked to in the first tweet

After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP https://t.co/yUGgDlaqvI pic.twitter.com/hWk5FqH2DM
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) February 14, 2021

Large chunks of the GOP are evolving out of the Western small d democratic tradition choice by choice, as discussed below. The vote not to hold Trump accountable for a violent insurrection that culminated a campaign to subvert the vote marks a milestone https://t.co/hqSVMXE2PQ https://t.co/qtlnL9hR6q
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 14, 2021

Some state GOPs have swiftly rebuked Republican senators who voted to find former President Trump guilty of inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, with Sens. Bill Cassidy and Richard Burr both facing backlash https://t.co/CooR4QDqAQ
— Axios (@axios) February 14, 2021

Really moving the party past Trump! https://t.co/bl3ulGbJzf
— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) February 14, 2021

“Trump’s acquittal only confirms what many…had long pointed out: In some fundamental sense, much of the GOP is no longer functioning as an actor in a democracy. ⁦@NormOrnstein⁩ & Thomas Mann called this way back in 2012.”
⁦@ThePlumLineGS⁩ https://t.co/fNRpkDmuar
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) February 14, 2021

The GOP is in danger of becoming an authoritarian party like right-wing parties in Poland, Turkey, and Hungary. Talking with @FWhitfield. pic.twitter.com/dFmRckqjaL
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) February 14, 2021

There's a lot in this piece about why GOP senators may have voted to save Trump. (I do think folks underestimate the possibility that many senators are fine with him.) Whatever the cause: This is Trump's party, & he's the 2024 GOP frontrunner for now https://t.co/32EhIeFnga
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) February 14, 2021

Gallup finds that American public support for a third party is at a high point of 62%, driven by a sharp new GOP spike on this question. 👇

The same poll shows 68% of Republicans want Donald Trump to remain the leader, while 31% want the party to have a new leader. pic.twitter.com/vOMh4CwVqg
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 15, 2021