**Dems/We should sure as hell shove in their faces the raw hypocrisy just discussed by C. Hayes,

[elleng]

repugs NOW bragging about funding being received in their states after they failed to vote FOR any of it.

[onecaliberal]

1. We should run ads telling their constituents that the people they voted for would NEVER have given

Them all of the great things they’re currently bragging about and we know that because they ALL VOTED NO.

[elleng]

2. Ads AND informed primary opponents shoving it right in their faces.

Hurt them BAD.

[CaptainTruth]

10. +100

[ancianita]

3. That right there is why Hayes is so good. He keeps reminding the slim Repub viewership

why they are right to turn to MSNBC.

[sheshe2]

4. It wasn't just R's. nt

[Budi]

6. Nope. Every No Vote suddenly is claiming bragging rights to Bidens bill.

Reaping campaign fundraising cash & kudos for the bill they Voted Aaagainst.
JFC~

[sheshe2]

14. Yes they are, Budi.

Imagine that.

[Budi]

19. I've read the funndraising emaills from the 6 who Voted NO.

Not one smidge of admission saying They Voted Against BIF.
Just the opposite. The emails sound like "they wrote the damned bill"

Oh ya. And 'send money'.


Chumps.

[Cha]

29. Wow.. like no one can

read how they voted!

If they want to take credit Why didn't they vote for Pres Biden's Bill?!!

[Budi]

34. That answer is carefully worded in the spin of their damage control

Considering the volume of the blowback, it took awhile to agree on a credible sounding answer.
It didn't help, however.

[Budi]

5. But it's not just the Repubs now claiming bragging rights for infrastructure they Voted Against.

6 Non-Republican House members who also voted NO, are also taking credit & giving speeches in their commuities for the gift of Biden & his Democrats, That They Voted Against.

Pathetic, huh.

[Cha]

30. Yes, it's beyond

pathetic.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. You could, if they gave a shit about hypocrisy.

[TheRealNorth]

8. Exactly

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I don't think they care about the hypocrisy. If it makes the Libs mad, that's all they care about.

[CaptainTruth]

12. It's the voters who are benefiting that we need to target.

The Repug politicians don't care, we know that, but the average folks who are seeing benefits should know where they came from.

[mgardener]

9. Elise Stefanik R-NY 21

Does this all the time.

[Rhiannon12866]

33. Tell me about it, she continues to get even worse all the time!

I used to pass this awesome billboard on my way home:

[brooklynite]

11. Since I didn't watch Chris Hayes, I have no idea what you're talking about.

[elleng]

13. the raw hypocrisy of

repugs NOW bragging about funding being received in their states after they failed to vote FOR any of it.

[sheshe2]

16. Cori Bush. nt

[Budi]

23. Applauded by their social media left, their constituents at home were scratching their heads

"They voted NO because Performative Activism is their thing...they should try to pass legislation before patting themselves on the back just for showing up to perform"

Link to tweet

Quotes as to this rally ~
"The gall in bragging about how "we" did this is stunning given she voted against it."

"As for telling stories, several craven politicians who voted against BIF went home during the Thanksgiving recess and tried to grab credit for the funding that will be coming into their districts. That is neither a framing nor a narrative. It's out and out dishonesty. Politicians who do things like that are not worthy of public trust."

I'm guessing they've shifted to serious damage control following the severe blowback to the NO VOTE.

Not surprised Republicans would grift for cash & votes as they try to spin their NO vote into a but..but..but...what I really meant by that vote...umm.
Look at me. Send money!!

[sheshe2]

27. Yep.

[Cha]

31. Wth? Why didn't she

Vote for it if it's so great?!

I hope people are paying attention in this District!

[Budi]

26. Cori Bush

[bullwinkle428]

15. That fucking POS governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, was railing about

the Democrats "efforts to defund the police" while celebrating the additional $250 million that was going into Ohio law enforcement.

The problem? That $250 million came directly from the American Recovery Act, which passed in March without a single Republican vote and went on to be signed by Joe Biden.

So the Democrats exclusively enhanced police funding in Ohio.

[Oldtimeralso]

17. New way to spell GOP

Hypocrisy, we don't need common core or STEM education

[oasis]

18. Expose the lying hypocrites. nt

[Stuart G]

20. ..K and R

[Rhiannon12866]

21. Here's the video for those who missed this:

'Shameless:' Republicans Tout Funding That Passed With Zero GOP Votes - All In - MSNBC
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017697605

[elleng]

22. Thanks

[Jon King]

24. Folks, none of this stuff is going to work or matter in 2022.

Geez, it is what it is, if inflation is still raging near the midterms its over. This is not rocket science, we care about 1-6, we care about Repug hypocrisy, but swing voters do not care.

This is simple, swing voters vote their feelings about the economy, perception of the direction of crime, perception of the leaders ability to scare Russia and China, their kids schools.

Swing voters will blame whoever is in power even if the other side obstructs or is the cause. If food and gas prices are considered high we are done, if Repugs can message about crime and China/Russia, if Repugs can persuade suburban parents like they did in VA that radical lefties are teaching their kids to be gender neutral and be ashamed of being white...we done, its a wrap.

If these things do not change by about the time school starts for next year, a few months before midterms, Dems will lose 40-60 seats in the House and will also lose the Senate.

[childfreebychoice]

28. Exactly. nt

[questionseverything]

36. By changing the income cap from $400,000 to $150,000 for the child tax credit

We hurt some of those suburban voters

That needs changed back

[George II]

25. Wasn't just republicans.

[gab13by13]

32. We aren't talking about the infrastructure bill,

we are talking about the Covid-19 relief bill.

[questionseverything]

37. So many good programs we can't keep them straight!

[lapucelle]

38. In Missouri they were talking about the RAISE grants that are funded by the infrastructure bill. N/T

[Hortensis]

39. It's most important that voters know good things are happening.

Diminution of anxiety, hope for the future, feelings of security and wellbeing are all huge calming, stabilizing forces that work for us. Their spreading the word works for us. FOR democracy and against RW revolution. To save the soul of America

Who the people credit for their local projects and all the good new jobs matters, of course, but is less important than reassurance that we're going to be okay. More than okay for those not too deluded and demoralized to believe it.

Besides, most people are not going to entirely forget that Republicans vehemently opposed the infrastructure bill, called it Democratic socialilsm, and called the very few Republicans who voted for it traitors.