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Josh Hawley's approval in Missouri dives — but the GOP is making big bucks off of his Jan. 6 involvement
March 07, 2021
Sen. Josh Hawley's (R-MO) polls plummeted by 12 points to below 50 percent after reports of his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, reported the Kansas City Star. Nationally, however, Hawley is raking in money for the Republican Party.
Axios reported Sunday that corporate donors and establishment Republicans aren't giving, but the grassroots is helping the party make up the absence.
<p>"Digital fundraising appeals sent by the National Republican Senatorial Committee under Hawley's name raised more money in February than those of any other senator except NRSC Chairman Rick Scott," said Axios. "The NRSC has a <a href="https://secure.winred.com/nrsc/josh-hawley" target="_blank">Hawley-branded page</a> on the fundraising platform WinRed, asking donors to 'help end cancel culture and take back the Senate majority!' It also sent at least two fundraising emails last month under Hawley's name."</p><p>Personally, Hawley pulled in $1.5 million from nearly 28,000 donors between Jan. 1 and March 5, Axios reported, citing campaign finance reports. It's more than 12 times what he raised at the same time in 2020. </p><p>Corporate conservative groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said that they will no longer support members who voted against the certification of the 2020 election. </p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/hawley-gop-cash-cost-insurrection-aabd9f44-5017-4350-9873-2d0aa7f282de.html" target="_blank">Read the full report at Axios. </a></p>
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'You don't really believe that do you?' Axios reporter's bizarre interview with Lindsey Graham
March 07, 2021
Axios reporter Jonathan Swan famously became a meme during an interview with then-President Donald Trump. During an interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Swan questioned the Trump golfing buddy about the future of the GOP and the former president.
Swan asked Graham about encouraging Trump to run again in 2024 when he made it clear that he can't believe Graham would do something like that.
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"I just don't understand how you could -- you don't really believe that, do you? You're just BSing so he doesn't go off and form a third party?" Swan said, frankly.
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"A third party would be a disaster," said Graham.
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"I know it! That's what you're doing. You're stroking his ego," Swan said.
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Graham claimed that he has told Trump that he should keep his options open for 2024. He explained that his hope is that the most electable person runs.
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When it came to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Graham explained how he could both blame Trump for causing problems while also being friends and golfing with him at Mar-a-Lago.
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"Donald Trump was my friend before the riot," Graham said. "And I'm trying to keep a relationship with him after the riot. Uh, I still consider him a friend. What happened was a dark day in American history and we're going to move forward, so here's what you need to know about me. I'm going to continue -- I want us to continue the policies that I think will make America strong. I believe that the best way for the Republican Party to do that is with Trump, not without Trump."
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Swan noted that Trump still tells people that he won, even though it's clear that he didn't.
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"And I still tell him every day that he wants to listen that the main reason he probably lost in Arizona is beating on the dead guy called John McCain," Graham continued. He went on to explain that it's too easy to throw Trump out and what he hopes to do is take the Trump movement and turn it into something that could work.
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"Mitt Romney didn't do it. John McCain didn't do it. There's something about Trump," said Graham. "There's a dark side and there's some magic there. What I'm trying to do is harness the magic. To me, Donald Trump is sort of a cross between Jesse Helms, Ronald Reagan and P.T. Barnum. I mean, it's just this bigger-than-life deal that could make the Republican Party something that nobody else I know could make it."
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The question for many Republicans, however, has been what the future of the GOP would look like under Donald Trump and the degree to which they're willing to compromise long-held Republican values for Trumpism.
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They also discussed climate change, which Graham said he believes is real and is somewhere between "the world is going to end in 10 years and doing nothing."
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Swan went on to quote Graham on his claim to Fox News in January that if Biden reenters the Paris Climate Accord it will "wreck the economy." Graham denied saying it before Swan quoted him word-for-word, which promoted the senator to try explain how he could hold two contrasting views at one time.
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Daily Show's Trevor Noah asks Republicans if removing cocaine in soda is 'cancel culture' too
March 07, 2021
Republicans are still whining about Dr. Seuss's foundation, making the decision to stop publishing six books that have racist imagery in it. While it had nothing to do with a political party, somehow Fox News blamed Democrats and "liberals" for another example of "cancel culture."
"The Daily Show's" Trevor Noah posted a video on Sunday afternoon explaining that the decision by Dr. Seuss's own estate made the decision, something that seemed to get lost in the complaints by Republicans.
<p>"And look, I know that this thing was blowing up and it was trending all over Twitter," Noah explained. "But there's always gonna be people on Twitter telling you that this is the end of civilization. Because fanning the flames of culture wars is how they get attention." </p><p>Noah explained that an organization made a decision that they didn't want to be associated with outdated imagery that is racist. </p><p>"That's not being canceled," Noah explained. "That's something that companies and organizations do all the time! Like, at some point, Coca-Cola was like, 'Hey maybe putting cocaine in our drink is harmful to the public. Maybe we should stop doing that.' Nobody called that cancel culture!" </p><p>At least, they haven't yet. </p><p>See the video below: </p><p><br/></p>
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