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We just elected an authoritarian. We elected a traitor to this country. We elected a cruel pathological liar. We elected someone who is demanding loyalty oaths from everyone he hires. Not loyalty to the country or the Constitution. Loyalty to HIM. We must not normalize that. We must resist him. I don't wish his Presidency well. I wish America well.

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2016 was all about Trump. His base was a cult, and many others who voted for him were ashamed to say they supported him. No longer. His support now has moved well beyond his cultish base, Trump has been normalized, and the Party is now a full-fledged major political party again. The rest of the country had better wake up to this. For the sake of our democracy.

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It was where Trump stood right before his supporters stormed the Capitol. Kamala Harris stood there last night and painted the contrast between her vision for America and Trump's vision. And it put squarely in our lap what kind of a people we want to be. The ball is now in our court America.

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I always draw a line between Trump and his supporters. I always attack Trump because I believe he's a threat to democracy. But I never attack his supporters because I don't believe they're bad people. And I want to understand them. We need to understand them.

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Both parties have extremes. And both parties have members who go too far. But there's a big, big, big difference in what "going too far" means in the Democratic Party and what it means in the Republican Party.

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I just spent 7 minutes losing my shit. I apologize, but No regrets. Because they're doing it again. Trump & his sycophants are spreading lies, attacking our democracy and inciting violence again. On purpose. They are traitors. We must defeat them.

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We continue to bankrupt future generations. And both parties are doing it. And neither party gives a damn. And our national debt continues to grow and grow and grow. We owe future generations an apology.

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Ignore the political experts and all the political smart people who tell us that the American people only care about the economy, health care, the border, etc. bullshit. There is something they care about even more. And thank god they do.

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Lucky you if even once in your lifetime there is the perfect candidate for you to vote for. Someone you love and respect and agree with on every thing. That's a super rare thing. Most every election is a choice. A choice between a bad candidate and a pretty good candidate. Deal with it.

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Don't ever let anyone say that Trump didn't do anything that Hillary didn't do after she lost in 2016. That's bullshit. Hillary publicly conceded the morning after the election and participated in the peaceful transfer of power. Trump STILL hasn't conceded. Trump is the antithesis of Hillary.

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For the next five months, Republicans and the right will do all they can to convince the American people that Joe Biden is senile and completely out of it. It's up to Joe Biden to refute that. In fact, only Biden himself can refute that. What a great opportunity.

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Trump supporters tell me, and have told me for years, that they believe in individual responsibility. The only problem is they believe in individual responsibility for everyone on the planet except for Donald Trump. And they hate being reminded of that.

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All the experts say the vast majority of House Republicans are cynical and they don't believe all this MAGA/Trump bullshit. The experts are wrong. The percentage of MAGA/Trumpy true believers in the House is way more than you think and it's growing.

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I got a message from Jim, and I actually get hundreds of these same messages and replies every day, and the message said that the only way Trump can lose is if it's stolen from him. That's the only way. This makes me so sad. Trump has permanently sown distrust in our elections process. For so many Americans. It's so damn wrong.

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Absolutely fascinating conversation with Mike Madrid, who's out next week with his new book, "The Latino Century: How America's Largest Minority is Transforming Democracy." Such an important, timely read.

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He's MAGA. He's a Trump supporter. We've engaged regularly over the past few years, but only this past month did I put an argument against Trump in front of him that finally move him to the point where he won't vote for Trump. I found this fascinating.

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These protests and demonstrations around the world the past 8 months have never really been about a "ceasefire." That's always been the great lie. These protests and demonstrations around the world these days past 8 months that have been about one thing, and one thing only: Hating on Israel.

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The average American voter is pissed off. About a lot of stuff. And a lot of it is damn justified. Trump uses that anger to further divide us. For Biden to win, he must recognize that anger, listen to that anger, and use that anger to unite us.

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Here's what we know as absolute fact, as the gospel truth: There are more Americans who oppose Trump than there are Americans who support him. If those Americans who oppose Trump vote, then Trump loses. Period. If they don't vote, then Trump wins. Period.

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It's Pride month, and The Colorado Republican Party yesterday called on everyone to burn all LGBTQ flags. They publicly called for people in Colorado to commit a violent act. Don't turn away from this. Share this. People must see how radicalized the base of my former party has become.

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Most media talkers say what they know their audience wants to hear. And most of us only go to media sources to get our beliefs confirmed. This is all making us a hell of a lot more polarized. And it ain't making us any smarter.

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This MAGA Republican Party is a shrinking, dying national party. The Democratic Party has a unique opportunity to appeal to moderate & conservative NeverTrumper voters and grow as a national party. If they don't, a new party is coming.

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We're both conservatives. I'm voting for Biden. He's voting for Trump. We didn't change each other's vote, but we did get each other to rethink some things. We need more conversations like this.

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It's not just Trump's base. Damn near every Republican and most independents believe this trial and this indictment are unfair and it's all bullshit. It's not just Trump's base that feels that way. So any verdict will only confirm that belief.

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Yes, that rally at Madison Square Garden yesterday was an ugly, divisive, hate filled event. But pay attention to the scariest thing that was said last night the rally. Also, @realcarlallen and @kurtjetta join me to handicap this race one week out.

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Trump supporters have told me for six years that Trump is an asshole, but he's their asshole. To which I always respond: I don't care that Trump's an asshole. I don't. I care that he didn't have the decency to concede after he lost. I care that he lies as he breathes.

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For those of us who want Trump defeated in November, it's on US to defeat him. A trial won't defeat him, a guilty verdict won't defeat him, trying to kick him off the ballot won't defeat him. We're gonna have to defeat him the old fashioned way: by out voting him.

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Our democracy depends upon a people accepting who won and who lost an election. If we can't agree on that, our elections process ends, and if our elections process ends, our democracy ends. Don't let that happen.

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What Nikki Haley did isn't a surprise. She did what Dan nearly every Republican has done these past eight years. She clung to her career. But all these Nikki Haley voters are there for the taking. But Joe Biden has to go take them.

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Why would the United Nations hold a moment of silence yesterday for a man personally responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people? Because that man was head of a country allowed into the United Nations. And that's a problem.

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He's a pastor to Hispanics and other immigrants seeking asylum. We disagree over what to do on the border. We disagree over what to call people in this country illegally. But Neill Snyder & I listened to each other and found some common ground.

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It's the people's house. And right now the people's house is an ugly, partisan, divisive, performative place. Sound familiar? It should. Because right now all the rest of us out here are ugly, partisan, divisive and performative. The House reflects us.

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Our political system is broken and needs major reform. But now right now. Right now, the only thing that's in front of us is Biden v Trump. After November, major reform to our broken politics is coming

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If I were a candidate again and someone asked me if I'd accept the results of the election I'd say "Why are you asking me that question. Of course I will. Of course I will. Our democracy depends upon my acceptance.

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Quit bitching about the Biden/Trump matchup. Deal with it and vote. You can't change it now. Quit telling me we deserve better than this matchup. We don't. This is exactly the matchup an uninformed, disengaged people deserves.

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He did it again. At a rally last night Trump said America is a "garbage can." He said we're a garbage can. He said immigrants have turned this country into a garbage can. Screw Trump. Let's let Trump know loud and clear on November 5th that we're not a garbage can.

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No, we didn't change each other's minds. And no, like most Trump supporters, he doesn't blame Trump for anything. But, we each surprised each other with some of our takes, and we got along really well. And I think that's important.

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I'll never vote for Trump. I'm still all in with Biden. But, just like every other Biden voter, I have my red line. A line, if Biden crosses, I couldn't vote for him either. He hasn't crossed it yet. But for me, if he continues to move away from Israel, I won't be able to vote for him either. I hope he doesn't.

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The Boy Scouts of America is officially changing their name. To Scouting America. 7 years ago I would have gone on my talk radio show and screamed and yelled about this. Now, I just want to understand it.

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Yes we're dangerously divided. Yes we think the other side is our mortal enemy. But who's to blame for this? We like to blame our politicians and political talkers for dividing us, but...they're o my giving us what we've told them we want. So...aren't we to blame?

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Tim Scott was asked six times over the weekend if he'd accept the results of the 2024 election. And six times he refused to say he would. This is now beyond Trump. My entire former political party is at war against our democracy. We can't let them get away with this.

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Trump continues to say he won't accept the election results if he loses. This is what he did in 2020. He wants the American people to no longer trust our elections. Elections are the heartbeat of our democracy. If that heart stops beating, our democracy dies.

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She's a Democrat. She's Jewish. She voted for Obama twice, she voted for Hillary, she voted for Biden. She's now seriously considering voting for Trump, a man she hates. Why? Listen and learn.

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When there's unrest, when there's chaos, when there's crime, and when there's violence, people naturally turn to a dictator, a strongman, to do something about it. To stop it. This isn't American. But it's a human impulse. And we have to defeat that impulse this year.

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What's happening on our college campuses right now is a good thing. Because clarity is a good thing. And this is a clarifying moment in American history. Celebrate it. And, peacefully, fight for what you believe in.

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A few yrs ago, Democrats unfairly got tagged as the "defund the police" party. Democrats will get tagged as the "from the river to the sea" party this year if they don't push back forcefully against it. Come on Dems. Wake up.

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On a CNN town hall last night, Kamala Harris made very clear that she wants to focus on the American people. Which is the antithesis of what Trump wants to focus on. Trump is capable of only focusing on himself. This is a great way ultimately to frame the choose here. It's a stark contrast.

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Sure there's plenty going on good bad and ugly going on with these college protests. But this is America. We're having a national conversation about a tough, emotional issue. And it's playing out on our college campuses. Celebrate that. And get involved in that conversation.

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He was angry. He was pissed off. He was scared. And he got in my ear for 4-5 minutes and couldn't understand how I could vote for Biden & the Democrats because they were personally trying to ruin the country. All I could respond with was an apology.

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Always remember, that these people marching & demonstrating for the "Palestinian cause, began marching and demonstrating the day after October 7th. Before Israel had ever responded to Hamas. Before Israel had done anything. Think about that.

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