Michael Moore Instagram – Mike’s Midterm Tsunami Truth #43:
Even the Losers Get a Trophy.
Here are some headlines and pronouncements we’re seeing yesterday and today:
“Republicans in Ruins with House as Consolation Prize”
“Is It a Win When You Have a House with a Broken, Battered Party Inside?”
“Republicans Squeak by with House Thanks to DeSantis Drawing Gerrymandered Map”
“GOP Wins House with Razor-Thin Margin that May Cut Both Ways”
“Republicans scrape back control of US House”
Wow. How rare is it when the so-called winners (barely, of the House of Representatives) are actually considered a bunch of losers?! (Think Houston Astros, 2017 — won the World Series but forever known as a bunch of cheaters. Ouch.)
That’s where the Republicans are at today.
Americans at the polls last week resoundingly rejected Trump-backed candidates and chose to vote for Democracy and abortion rights over the cost of a gallon of gas.
This is what I want to tell each of you today:
The Republicans now hold the House by the smallest of margins. They have what I call an anemic majority. Weak. Incontinent. Impotent.
Because they are haters, misogynists, bigots and Democracy-destroyers, they will not last, and their House will not hold.
They only got here today by the skin of their teeth thanks to Supreme Court-approved gerrymandering and voter suppression. They were so battered and beaten in this election, they had to crawl on bloodied hands and knees to barely make it across the finish line. They are in a state of shock over what has happened. They’ve already started fighting each other. A Republican-only civil war has broken out between the Trump wing and the DeSantis wing. I’ve already got my front row seat and am ready to pop the corn.
Let me give you four quick reasons why we may not hear the words “Republican-controlled House” for very long…
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