NEW: Hateful conspiracy ain’t just being cooked up in sinister corners of the Internet; it’s also being served up by major media companies at airport bookstores, movie theaters and on cable, because incitement sells. Midweek Mediator https://t.co/Of6d5EP8l5
— jimrutenberg (@jimrutenberg) November 1, 2018
Join @jfreewright as he takes viewers on a maddening journey into RIGGED: The Voter Suppression Playbook, a new documentary film. Now streaming for FREE through Nov 12 at https://t.co/jIg6Iq5vbx #RiggedReport #VoterSuppression pic.twitter.com/TRdakSBKes
— Lawyers' Committee ☎️866-OUR-VOTE (@LawyersComm) November 1, 2018
In other news, GOP voting restrictions could swing key races in states like GA, ND, FL, KS, WI & TX. My cover story in @nytopinion Sunday Review on how voter suppression is tainting the midterms https://t.co/1wdZA9aAA0
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 28, 2018
FWIW, I think voter suppression getting a lot more attention in 2018 than in 2016 (though still not enough). I'd urge people to listen to my recent @nprfreshair interview for more https://t.co/TK1MMO7INa https://t.co/arf2D8Ycr6
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 29, 2018
Perspective | Voter suppression is a crucial story in America, but broadcast news mostly shrugs https://t.co/O4RZCoQxBA
— Henry Goldman (@hgoldman77) October 29, 2018
"We're looking at these very interesting and very ingenious ways of suppressing the vote that… restrict access to the ballot in ways that can deeply undermine the ability of minority voters to participate in the political process." https://t.co/v2S2jEFmeP
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 31, 2018
The war on voting rights: Will your ballot count? https://t.co/muV1rOyShQ pic.twitter.com/Q7sEt6K82t
— CNN (@CNN) November 1, 2018
update 11/2/18:
President Trump issued a warning to the migrant caravan headed toward the United States. His speech was filled with false claims. https://t.co/R5Um0Pk9Fo
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 2, 2018
Opinion: MSNBC blows off Trump’s immigration fearmongering address https://t.co/eg8dQkIXyB
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 2, 2018
Trump’s immigration speech was riddled with false claims…take a listen#CuomoPrimeTime #LetsGetAfterIt pic.twitter.com/PrpBZM84P6
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) November 2, 2018
Daniel Dale’s thread:
Trump is so far saying his usual things about illegal immigration.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 1, 2018
So @jaketapper points out that the President, who said only 3% of asylum seekers show up court dates, was wrong.
Nope. It’s 76%, and was up to 99% under a new pilot program President Trump ended.
So just a completely entirely false misleading stat off by 10x.
— Todd Schulte (@TheToddSchulte) November 1, 2018
A quick live fact check of some of Trump’s immigration falsehoods https://t.co/ilY1CFq5Ry @TheLeadCNN
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 1, 2018
Trump: We’re going to ‘catch’ and no longer ‘release’ migrants https://t.co/fTwHMpmuJb @kaitlancollins and @Arianedevogue report @TheLeadCNN
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 1, 2018
Trump falsely characterizing Hill immigration debate. Says Democrats, who are in the minority, are blocking action: "It's only the Republicans in unison who want to change them." Immigration bill foundered on Republican divisions.
— Cathleen Decker (@cathleendecker) November 1, 2018
I think this is true – Trump doesn’t want to solve the problem – he wants an issue to rigle up his bigots:
5 years ago, the Senate passed an immigration bill with bipartisan support. The House refused to take it up. Why can't Trump close the deal? It's because he prefers the issue and the fear it creates as opposed to a solution. We're talking about this on #Hardball tonight.
— Chris Matthews (@HardballChris) November 1, 2018
Trump falsely claims GOP is in “unison” on immigration when two WH-backed bills were rejected in the House this year after a significant number of GOP defections, joining Dems to reject the measures
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 1, 2018
Analysis: 5 reasons Trump’s "immigration crisis" is a made-up one https://t.co/fpz60ptVap
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 1, 2018
Trump's not going to issue any such order, and there would be mass resignations if he tried to. It's all fake bluster by someone behaving as a fake commander-in-chief. But it goes without saying that this all is deeply embarrassing and utterly unworthy of an American president. https://t.co/RXY8zb3iKV
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 1, 2018
Trump lost television audiences on Thursday as he made fiery remarks on immigration and the nation’s asylum system that deviated from what was expected to be a meaningful policy speech https://t.co/3wqr3PB25s
— POLITICO (@politico) November 1, 2018
If November's election for Congress were held today, which party's candidate are you more likely to vote for in your district?
Republican 43%
Democrat 52%
(NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, LV, 10/28-29/18)
trend: https://t.co/dCvybnlqmF— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) November 1, 2018
1) Vulnerable Rs in upscale, suburban, Clinton-won "Whole Foods" districts like #VA10 Comstock, #KS03 Yoder, #CO06 Coffman, #MN03 Paulsen, #CA45 Walters, #NJ07 Lance, etc. These Rs are mostly trailing & their numbers haven't gotten any better recently.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 1, 2018
Facing the possibility that Republicans will lose control of Congress on Tuesday, the president has fully embraced a dark, anti-immigrant message https://t.co/LcbCo2m45h
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) November 1, 2018
Here are three big health issues that could be drastically affected by Tuesday’s vote. https://t.co/dw4Oyyg8wY
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 1, 2018
The backlash to the GOP's tax bill and its position on health care help explain Trump's turn toward cultural confrontation in the campaign’s final turn, @RonBrownstein writes: https://t.co/tkEF3EL1OI
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) November 1, 2018
It seems worth noting that FiveThirtyEight’s model for Texas is based on a projected 39% total turnout https://t.co/j7KbOJoGRp
— dan solomon (@dansolomon) November 1, 2018
Dems have about a 5 in 6 chance of winning control of the House, while Rs have a 1 in 6 chance of keeping control of the House. https://t.co/AEp9HGxPmS pic.twitter.com/6rbgUUCeDX
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) November 1, 2018
"They don't think Democrats are perfect … they just think the Republicans are giving them no choice." @Yamiche on minority voters she's spoken with. #Hardball
— Hardball (@hardball) October 31, 2018
What a Republican hold on the House might look like: Basically, Republican districts break toward Republicans. Tomorrow: What happens if they don't.https://t.co/jT0WRrlG9k
— Sean T at RCP (@SeanTrende) November 1, 2018
President Trump is making this election about immigration. That's not by accident https://t.co/IWiedsp6x0 Analysis via @AnneKFlaherty pic.twitter.com/LQHxHjJwCt
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 1, 2018
There are early signs of a wider turnout gap between the genders than is typically seen in midterm elections https://t.co/kZOt1ibXvJ
— POLITICO (@politico) November 1, 2018
Please read this exceptional reporting from @elizabethjdias. https://t.co/6KLT43FvdX
— Alan Blinder (@alanblinder) November 1, 2018
“Any political movement that views vindictive cruelty against children as a crowd-pleasing political appeal has earned public contempt. Any political party that embraces this agenda of exclusion deserves defeat.” https://t.co/sRAuSR3YBK
— Michael Gerson (@MJGerson) November 1, 2018
68% of women say they’re “very motivated” to vote this year. Are you one of them? If you're a woman voting in the midterms, call and tell us why you're voting and we might feature your story. pic.twitter.com/21n50xN97p
— POLITICO (@politico) November 1, 2018
Oprah: "I'm here today because of the men and because of the women who were lynched, who were humiliated … for the right, for the equality at the polls. And I want you to know that their blood has seeped into my DNA and I refuse to let their sacrifices be in vain." (via ABC) pic.twitter.com/mWMwTjIeok
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 1, 2018
Can you smell it? Smells of runoff. https://t.co/RoSzLWrYLo
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) November 1, 2018
Since September of 2016 I have taken a knee during the national anthem to protest racism, inequality, and social injustice.
This is my story.
“KENNY” || @ParkStorieshttps://t.co/2pf9uoIUxW
— Kenny Stills (@KSTiLLS) October 29, 2018
Fact-checking President Trump's tax cut pitch to midterm voters. https://t.co/DPylHtmXSb
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 1, 2018
We’re in Willie Horton territory here, folks. I never thought we would see an ad like this again.
Incredibly bigoted ad!
Trump goes all Willie Horton. https://t.co/792LOQIF1H
— Jim Kuhnhenn (@jkuhnhenn) October 31, 2018
CNN's lead story: "Trump campaign releases racist ad" https://t.co/OsdxlMMBjV pic.twitter.com/SvRSJxD2qz
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 1, 2018
The racist video is a) a callback to his “they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists,” campaign kick off speech b) is a bullhorn not a dog whistle, but it isn’t actually airing on tv. https://t.co/lOHMwqvG0Z
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 1, 2018
Key moment for media: Important to cover Trump video that even careful, neutral reporter like @maggieNYT calls "racist" but not to amplify its message – key failure of coverage of Willie Horton ad it echoes. Like Horton ad, not running widely on TV – need/want media to amplify.
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) November 1, 2018
List of Republicans denouncing Trump's ad:
-Flake
-Kasich
-Christine Todd Whitman
-Al Cardenas— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 1, 2018
A former GOP governor ——> https://t.co/fpncciRwsp
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 1, 2018
Exactly. If this were someone who wouldn't get exposure without media coverage, that's one thing.
This is completely in line with much of his messaging, and it's not ignore-able. https://t.co/Fv0nZoPA2t
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 1, 2018
Thirty years ago, George H.W. Bush released his infamous fear-mongering, racist ad on Willie Horton.
This Trump ad is worse. Far worse. https://t.co/jLFbhU8FLs
— Eric Umansky (@ericuman) November 1, 2018
The cop-killer featured in Trump's video was released by Joe Arpaio's office in 1998, re-entered the country during W. Bush admin.
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 2, 2018
.@sacbee_news brilliantly debunked Trump's Willie Horton 2.0 ad:
-Deported under Clinton admin in 97
-Arrested, then released “for reasons unknown” by @RealSheriffJoe in 98
-Re-entered under Bush admin in 01-02
-Married in Sheriff Joe's county in 02https://t.co/lu0BmmaJx1— Travis Mannon (@TravisMannon) November 1, 2018
Every single claim in Trump's inflammatory cop-killer ad is false pic.twitter.com/jj0ewKEvR3
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) November 3, 2018
Fact check: Trump’s claim that Democrats let cop killer stay in U.S. is false https://t.co/2JLfHwZTx4
— McClatchyDC (@McClatchyDC) November 2, 2018
The path from
"They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists."
to the video Trump tweeted yesterday is direct and brightly drawn.https://t.co/yWNp4UqPns
— Philip Bump (@pbump) November 2, 2018
This matters. The current President should be asked about this on camera. His ad is racist bullshit.
The convicted cop-murderer featured in a Trump ad came to U.S. under Bush and used AR-15 Republicans refuse to ban https://t.co/j17qurKhXa
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) November 2, 2018
CNN fires back at Donald Trump Jr.: We didn’t run your dad’s ad because it’s racist. https://t.co/5hJEdMHszz pic.twitter.com/34QGovYMU7
— Slate (@Slate) November 4, 2018
The villain in that racist campaign ad isn’t the immigrant: https://t.co/JhqdsS4asS pic.twitter.com/oRhTkzwAa1
— Slate (@Slate) November 4, 2018
Ramp up the lies and bigotry. These people have a right to apply for asylum. Consider the conditions where they are coming from.
Trump's order to shut out asylum seekers comes just five days before midterms, where the likelihood of a Dem takeover of the House threatens to thwart the president's plans https://t.co/t9uox6Hi1V
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 1, 2018
This was written by a man whose wife was killed by an undocumented immigrant. He still deplores Trump’s policies.
.@TheRickWilson @SteveSchmidtSES @NicolleDWallace @JoeNBC @morningmika @maddow @Lawrence @tribelaw @tedlieu @donlemon @PaulBegala @Bakari_Sellers @angela_rye @ananavarro @soledadobrien @hilaryr @joanwalsh @MariaTCardona @MaxBoot @chrislhayes @SRuhle @AC360 https://t.co/lugx9HH0jM
— Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) November 1, 2018
Even the head of the National Republican Congressional Committee criticized him. Ted Cruz backed King up.
You have to be a real right-wing extremist to consider the Des Moines Register leftist propaganda. But basically that's now the label for any kind of honest reporting https://t.co/hogfPkC7ac
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 6, 2018
Steve King had quite the temper tantrum today https://t.co/KTtLO5CAt1 pic.twitter.com/oSdQX65CL0
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 1, 2018
The junior Senator from Texas wouldn’t stand up for his wife or dad when Trump attacked them. Instead he pledged his complete devotion. But when it comes to Steve King, a white supremacist and national embarrassment he is all in. One would think Texans might like to trade up https://t.co/LyGubEKC1k
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) November 1, 2018
Des Moines Register Ed. board: "In his almost 16 years in Congress, [Steve] King has passed exactly one bill as primary sponsor, redesignating a post office … Instead, he spends his time meeting with fascist leaders in Europe and retweeting neo-Nazis." https://t.co/hEa3Ke5ii6
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 1, 2018
That King is even stepping foot in the White House, let alone getting a 75-minute window with the president, is almost unfathomable to those who have followed his career. Yet here we are https://t.co/Zd10lYHcBf
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 1, 2018
.@Scholten4Iowa, who is challenging @SteveKingIA in #IA04, has raised over $641,000 in the past two days alone. His campaign is going to launch a big TV blitz https://t.co/wjnst26OXw
— Zach Montellaro (@ZachMontellaro) November 1, 2018
Rep. Stivers, the head of the National Republican Congressional Committee, condemned Rep. Steve King, tweeting that his "recent comments, actions, and retweets are completely inappropriate." https://t.co/TcJX1pBPUT
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 1, 2018
Steve King does not represent Iowa's values | By Jacy Gomez, a former congressional staffer for Sen. Chuck Grassley, via @CNNOpinion https://t.co/kN6IfYfjWU pic.twitter.com/jad9GKnC2g
— CNN (@CNN) October 31, 2018
On Monday, as companies such as Land O’ Lakes and Intel said they could no longer support King because of his history of racist remarks, the National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC and Black Hills Corporate PAC each wrote checks to the King campaign. https://t.co/gUozMUUu4x
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 1, 2018
Could Steve King finally lose? https://t.co/hGg03Mwqb4 pic.twitter.com/YU299AOkv1
— Slate (@Slate) November 1, 2018
Steve King's explanation for his racially charged comments is epically bad | Analysis by CNN's Chris Cillizza https://t.co/OFBLdHNmZ5 pic.twitter.com/oAw54GCKHv
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 1, 2018
Land O'Lakes and Purina, the two companies that dumped Iowa Rep. Steve King this week over his incendiary comments, learned what a growing number of corporate interests are discovering in a hyper-partisan America: It doesn't always pay to play in politics https://t.co/UdhJGzN9FK
— CNN (@CNN) November 1, 2018
“Anti-Semitic and offensive:” Jewish watchdog group slams GOP Rep. Steve King https://t.co/YGShE8kf8b pic.twitter.com/BE2H3ZArR1
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 1, 2018
update 11/2/18:
In previously unreported tweets, Steve King promoted a website that advocates for the "geographical separation of the races," states that Jewish people are conspiring against Europe and the United States, and pushes Holocaust denialism. https://t.co/64dtbS3tPF
— Eric Hananoki (@ehananoki) November 1, 2018
"There have been times over the past few years when GOP reluctance to condemn even the most outrageous comments from their own had us wondering if there were party leaders willing to defend any norms. Stivers shows the way."https://t.co/cOy8nv6ZJO
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) November 1, 2018
Iowa Jews Always Knew About Steve King. They’re Glad You Noticed Too. https://t.co/pzbtKmk0yX via @ellievhall
— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) November 2, 2018
Steve King getting hit by last-minute, $115,000 ad campaign from "American Values PAC," a new group, formed this year, funded entirely by Boston hedge fund manager Seth Klarman — once the biggest GOP donor from New England, who made a high-profile conversion to Dems this cycle
— David Wright (@DavidWright_CNN) November 3, 2018
Is Steve King in trouble? Convergence of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and his own racially tinged remarks, threaten a re-election bid that once looked assured. https://t.co/hq5NxyIMmh
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) November 3, 2018
update 11/5/18
Rep. Steve King just now in Hampton, Iowa, talking about the courts, says after the election maybe “we’ll have a 7-2 court” and maybe we’ll get lucky and “Kagan and Sotomayor will elope to Cuba.”
— Adam Rubenstein (@RubensteinAdam) November 5, 2018
Steve King said today that he hopes Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor "will elope to Cuba." https://t.co/jm1ZQR8Qoa
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 6, 2018
update 11/6/18
If you're just tuning in, @SteveKingIA in #IA04 has barred Iowa's largest newspaper from his election night event. #iapolitics https://t.co/XoFXJAQrE6
— Barbara Rodriguez (@bcrodriguez) November 6, 2018
update 11/10/18:
"King claimed our reporter lied. He didn’t. He claimed we didn’t have a recording. We do. He insisted we refused to release the audio. Untrue." The audio makes clear King was quoted accurately. We stand by the story.https://t.co/80Ue6pRMnc
— Stephen Hayes (@stephenfhayes) November 11, 2018
update 11/11/18
The first thing that should happen under the Democratic House majority in January is a censure vote for this despicable white supremacist https://t.co/u1pERP6eor
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) November 11, 2018
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