Originally published at: Missouri Republicans Count on Foot Dragging to Help Jam Through Gerrymander - TPM – Talking Points Memo
Missouri Republicans have been transparent about their strategy to drag out the response to a challenge to their new 7-1 congressional map, with state Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) saying publicly during a radio interview earlier this year that “delay works in our favor.” Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) proclaimed a petition voters brought…
When asked whether he expected Hoskins to try to slow walk the upcoming court process too, Hatfield-Stinson was succinct, pausing to sip out of a mug that read “we can’t fix stupid but we can give it a court date”: “Yes.”
I believe this may be my favorite sentence of political reporting ever.
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I’ll feel better when Hoskins and his ilk are renditioned to GITMO. We’ll get around to trials later. Maybe.
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“Look, get this straight. We can’t win if we don’t cheat.”
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When asked whether he expected Hoskins to try to slow walk the upcoming court process too, Hatfield-Stinson was succinct, pausing to sip out of a mug that read “we can’t fix stupid but we can give it a court date”: “Yes.”
Now I want one of those coffee mugs.
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Missouri is viewed as deeply red, but it really isn’t as MAGA as people think. The people keep passing what they want and opposing ballot initiatives proposed by the GOP. There just is no opposition party in the state. Currently politics are funded by a couple of really scummy out of state billionaires and a couple of right wing media companies. I keep hoping that somebody will realize that. I don’t think it will be the Democratic establishment. Those guys have no interest in expanding the playing field.
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Cheating… it’s what today’s Republican has to do to get elected.