Why did the bomber target Maxine Waters?

Maybe it has something to do with Trump’s constant attacks on Waters.

Of the 535 members of the House and Senate, I wonder how the bomber picked Waters. https://t.co/rPswKvHmaX

— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) October 24, 2018

Asked about President Trump's attack on @RepMaxineWaters this weekend, @KellyannePolls says Waters went first.

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) October 29, 2018

Maxine Waters, who Trump and Fox like to highlight/mock/target as scary/unattractive/“low IQ” black woman because they think their white voters/viewers will respond to that https://t.co/KGxcPbBnAG

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 27, 2018

Maxine Waters didn't tell anyone to be violent, you idiot — only to protest elected officials. Trump explicitly glorified the idea of his political opponents being beaten or shot. https://t.co/nRyBXvwXOd

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) October 28, 2018

2018 elections update – 10/29/18

A Harvard University poll found that 40 percent of young people ages 18 to 29 said they would “definitely vote” in the upcoming midterm elections — and that sixty-six percent of the likely voters surveyed preferred Democrats to win Congress. https://t.co/LuzbgjvPcl

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) October 29, 2018

There’s a lot of data in this, especially that the WH is basically going all-in on Senate and Gov races. Many of the states on this list (TN, MO, IN) have no competitive House races, implying that the WH accepts the CW the House is likely lost.

Also, no NV, AZ, or ND. https://t.co/JPsdKLaPvL

— Justin Slaughter (@JBSDC) October 29, 2018

I'm not really sure what exactly happened in Michigan, but the poll margin in that race got cut in half in a very short period of time. Stabenow still has a sizable lead, but more like 10 instead of 20.

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 29, 2018

With election day just over a week away, the latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll shows the "hold your nose and vote" brigade leans toward the Democrats https://t.co/THUk0vJyxp

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 29, 2018

FLORIDA
Governor:
Ron DeSantis (R) 43%
Andrew Gillum (D) 48%
(NYT Upshot/Siena College, LV, 10/23-27/18)

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) October 29, 2018

The White House announces that Trump will hold 11 campaign rallies in 8 states over the final 6 days of the campaign.

Oct. 31: Florida
Nov. 1: Missouri
Nov. 2: West Virginia, Indiana
Nov. 3: Montana, Florida
Nov. 4: Georgia, Tennessee
Nov. 5: Ohio, Indiana, Missouri

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 29, 2018

Because of this effort, the quality of the average House poll this year has been the highest since at least 2006. https://t.co/AgTnCd0lPv

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 29, 2018

This climate skeptic could lose his House race after his district was flooded by a hurricane https://t.co/oQBPNWLFGt pic.twitter.com/EKccKVonPy

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 29, 2018

Where Donald Trump is going in the final week of the 2018 campaign — and whyhttps://t.co/jz7WTLbGnv

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) October 29, 2018

This is an illustrative snapshot of 2018 spending: CLF has put the most money on the air of any individual group, but pro-Dem groups have a huge advantage overall https://t.co/qncqmd7yvf

— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) October 29, 2018

Hard to overstate what a big plot twist the huge Dem spending advantage is. Every R theory of the case, as recently as a few months ago, involved a big upper hand on TV to disqualify Dem challengers in swing districts.

— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) October 29, 2018

“I think we’ll have a suburban wave. A lot of the districts that we are most likely to lose are Democratic-leaning, they’re just going to what their modern DNA is.”

– ⁦@lieslhickey⁩ on 2018 as a realignment cycle in burbs a la 2010 in rural areas https://t.co/blTAOll0yN

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) October 28, 2018

Wow — Bloomberg throwing $900k into Georgia 7, a changing district where the incumbent, Rob Woodall, has not run 1 TV ad & Dem polling shows a competitive race >>https://t.co/TYSKOkb5vl https://t.co/SDMUzRueva

— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) October 28, 2018

Steve King on his support for European far-right white nationalist groups: “If they were in America pushing the platform that they push, they would be Republicans.”https://t.co/a5by2aCpbq

— Dan Eggen (@DanEggenWPost) October 29, 2018

Sarah Sanders lies

I guess you have to lie if you work for a pathological liar like Trump.

Sarah Sanders just said that Trump got elected by an overwhelming majority of 63 million Americans.

Hillary Clinton got 2.9 million more votes in that election.

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) October 29, 2018

“The president has had a number of moments of bringing the country together.” — Sarah Sanders

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) October 29, 2018

Name one. I can’t. He wants to divide the country.

No @PressSec, CNN did not say @realDonaldTrump was directly responsible for the bomb sent to our office by his ardent and emboldened supporter. We did say that he, and you, should understand your words matter. Every single one of them. But so far, you don’t seem to get that. pic.twitter.com/ZbH5DQggWq

— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) October 29, 2018

Sarah Sanders declines to list which outlets Trump considers the "enemy of the people": "I think those individuals probably know who they are."

"Shouldn't you have the guts, Sarah, to state which outlets, which journalists are the enemy of the people?" CNN's Jim Acosta asks. pic.twitter.com/lktIZ9CZk1

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 29, 2018

The FBI is investigating a colleague of @AndrewGillum but @PressSec contends @realDonaldTrump comment of calling @AndrewGillum a theif is because of the FBI investigation of @AndrewGillum. @AndrewGillum has said the investigation is not about him.

— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) October 29, 2018

At what point should media say Sarah Sanders’s lies and distortions are not news and should not be treated as such?

— Touré (@Toure) October 29, 2018

Government-run network called Soros “multimillionaire Jew”

Bigots! Sad!

It's worse than you can possibly imagine, even when you take into account that it's worse than you can possibly imagine https://t.co/7cC1cT26vB

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 29, 2018

Fox Business did not reduce caravan coverage in favor of the bombs

I wrote on Friday about how Fox Business was the only cable news network that didn't back-burner the caravan in favor of mail-bomb coverage. https://t.co/U4bW9FrQUb pic.twitter.com/EBd2PribRv

— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 28, 2018

Kevin McCarthy’s anti-Semitism

He may be the next speaker if Republicans keep the House. I’m sure Trump liked the tweet.

Bigot!

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy posted and later deleted a tweet last week that suggested three Jewish, billionaire Democratic donors were attempting to "buy" the 2018 midterm elections. https://t.co/uv208lPGkI

— 💀andrew👻kaczynski🎃 (@KFILE) October 28, 2018

Steyer accuses No. 2 House Republican McCarthy of anti-Semitism https://t.co/RrAA7dC88R

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 28, 2018

Trump Illinois rally – 10/27/18

Trump is doing a campaign rally in Murphysboro, Illinois. Tweets in this thread. Mute if this is too much Trump for one afternoon.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 27, 2018

Bomb suspect’s van

Of course, Trump doesn’t see the facts.

President Trump on pipe bomb suspect:

"I did not see my face on the van. I don't know, I heard he was a person that preferred me over others, but I did not see that." https://t.co/5MGorR3Wih pic.twitter.com/ovz6XmqUf3

— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 26, 2018

Analysis: The mail-bomb suspect’s van, annotated https://t.co/QnTKU2UeQW

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 26, 2018

Tweets saying Fox News blurred the MAGA stickers on the bombing suspect's van are false (@KaivanShroff @rmayemsinger). Here's why. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/mquC7Dh7Eb

— Blake Montgomery 💀 (@blakersdozen) October 26, 2018

Crucial clues could be found in the bombing suspect’s van https://t.co/WblsQpZeyf @tomforemancnn reports @TheLeadCNN

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 26, 2018

https://t.co/OJ6r0222y7 pic.twitter.com/xcU1LOTj97

— Jesse Yomtov (@JesseYomtov) October 26, 2018

Good reporting from @amy_harmon on the suspected bomber’s van, which seems to have been both his home and his blog https://t.co/cOrqKwDB1h but one mistake: Maxine Waters is not in the “Swamp to Be Drained” decal; that seems to be this meme, which uses this photo of Loretta Lynch pic.twitter.com/H5IfBS5369

— Robert Mackey (@RobertMackey) October 26, 2018

Guns in America

At @TIME, 245 people shared their views and described their experiences regarding guns in the U.S. https://t.co/vv0jN4xZGR

— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) October 26, 2018

Trump fact check

NEW: We followed everything Trump said for two days this week… and fact-checked dozens of claims. We found exaggerations, lies, half-truths, misleading statements and some facts. Read it all right here. https://t.co/1qTbDvTux2

— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) October 26, 2018