Anne ApplebaumThis, from Sen Ernst, is an amazing statement:
“I wish we had given James [Lankford] the benefit of the doubt to take a look at the text before we started speaking our opposition,” Ernst said. “But with that being said, it’s out there now, it’s already influenced the public and so we have to take that into consideration as we move forward.”
In other words: *it's already been attacked by propagandists on TV so we can't support it*
Philip Moscovitch@anneapplebaum Minor in comparison, but two decades ago, there was a push for suicide barriers on a Toronto bridge. A prominent progressive councillor got on board. At that point, a bunch of previously sympathetic conservatives said now they could no longer support the proposal. (It eventually got built.)
Randy Clayton@anneapplebaum Mobocracy at work
Morten Kjeldgaard@anneapplebaum Republicans are so weak.
Raven667@anneapplebaum Are those Cokie Roberts rules? Throw out some disinformation and when it comes back, you repeat it because the story is now that it's "out there". Really getting tired of people who reflexively ignore cause, effect and consequences.
GretaGroots@anneapplebaum They have no leaders. They're a bunch of cowards following their constituents.
Jim Egler@anneapplebaum If shifting public opinion drives all their decisions, what do we need these "representatives" and "leaders" for?