Yes!
Here’s your freaking 60% GOP! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏾🙏🏾😂 https://t.co/MNoty3Ved2
— Michelle_BYoung (@michelle_byoung) August 9, 2023
BREAKING: In a huge win for democracy and reproductive rights, Ohio voters reject Republican-backed Issue 1. The measure would have raised the threshold for voters to amend the state constitution and made it harder to pass a pro-choice ballot measure in November.
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) August 9, 2023
Breaking News: Ohio voters just voted AGAINST a right-wing scheme to raise the threshold to pass constitutional amendments to 60%.
This is a major win for abortion rights and democracy— and a HUGE setback for Republicans.
🔗https://t.co/o7VaXN7ZZK pic.twitter.com/NrjUtIrk7H
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) August 9, 2023
Can’t overstate it: Roe v Wade was an electoral gift to Republicans while it was alive. It turned an issue that’s a huge loser for the party into a winner—they could mobilize their anti-abortion base without triggering a backlash by the abortion rights majority.
Now that’s over.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 9, 2023
HUGE! 🚨
Ohio voters tonight just overwhelmingly REJECTED anti-Democratic attempts on behalf of far right, anti-abortion groups to restrict ballot initiatives for citizens to democratically to bypass Ohio’s legislative majorities. The initiative was put forward and supported by… pic.twitter.com/AxVF5OO2P6
— Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) August 9, 2023
🚨BREAKING NEWS: In today’s Ohio special election, voters overwhelmingly defeated (69.44% to 30.56%) the Republican-backed ballot initiative known as Issue 1, a measure which would make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution.
This is a major win for democracy!👏 pic.twitter.com/DdvLK1OX9g
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 9, 2023
Holy crap. According to early results, the Ohio State University campus is voting 98% for NO on Issue 1 in Ohio. That’s huge. Gen Z cares and we WILL fight back against Republicans and their attempts to take our rights away. And the amazing thing is, we’re just getting started.
— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) August 9, 2023
Lesson from Ohio:
Dems aren't napping in Off year elections like they used to.
When they swatted us on the ass in the 2016 election, something snapped inside dem voters.
That explains the overperformance in special elections, 2018, 2020, and 2022.
Let's bring it next fall. pic.twitter.com/Igno3RTQNF
— the X Mobile app Looks like tiktok and Threads (@reesetheone1) August 9, 2023
I’m not saying that Sammy Alito’s decision in Dobbs is a world historic political blunder that will cripple his beloved Republican Party. But there sure is a lot of evidence building for that hypothesis.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) August 9, 2023
They still don’t want to admit that the issue of body autonomy is a live wire. They can’t go to their precious diners to get the stories about the rage surrounding loss of body autonomy. It doesn’t center WWC men.
I remember before the 2022 midterms Chuck Todd would bring his smiling dirt bag Republican friends on to tell us all that abortion doesn't matter it won't be an issue. https://t.co/Q5NB3nQiDH
— Bad Faith ✝️🐴🇺🇲🌻🇺🇦 (@Jeffdc5) August 9, 2023
The chair singing Luther Vandross!😂😂😂😂
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZT8LwK9ER/
I was waiting for her take on Montgomery
She did not disappoint👏🏾👏🏾
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZT8LwhHma/
Doug Jones (@DougJones) posted at 2:43 PM on Wed, Aug 09, 2023:
Been seeing these headlines all day that the Ohio vote is a “setback for Republicans.” They’re absolutely right but it is kinda sad that a victory for democracy is a setback for Republicans.
(https://twitter.com/DougJones/status/1689361725600980992?t=h7A3_-mWCG0rmZa_nWmj6g&s=03)
The Neighborhood Publicist (@nhoodpublicist) posted at 10:30 AM on Wed, Aug 09, 2023:
Due to the Fox News coverage causing @OutdoorsyBW to be attacked by right wingers, @YourLifeAfter25 had to shut the app down for now until we can pay for it to be more secure. We’re fighting for this community to keep going and growing but we need help. https://t.co/CeCQcPaxdC
(https://twitter.com/nhoodpublicist/status/1689298078237364224?t=NCbgpS7dUCSzXkDq3eZGIA&s=03)
The Hill (@thehill) posted at 1:46 PM on Wed, Aug 09, 2023:
“We should open the inquiry, because it allows them to ask a broader range of questions,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said. “But we should move very, very, very slowly beyond that.” https://t.co/HHnfzjHjQG
(https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1689347333513682944?t=6HXs1rFptMoQrO7UnPuT0A&s=03)
BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) posted at 11:17 AM on Wed, Aug 09, 2023:
Ron DeSantis has:
– Blocked college level AP African American history studies in his state
– Insisted that slavery wasn’t all bad because some slaves acquired skills
– Fired a democratically-elected Black state attorney, Monique Worrell, accusing her of being soft on crime while… https://t.co/ErnZ2kVPvE
(https://twitter.com/mmpadellan/status/1689309931571195905?t=opKa2bFy-rhoQNs8TD0BuQ&s=03)
Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) posted at 1:50 PM on Wed, Aug 09, 2023:
Fresh off a win in Ohio, abortion rights activists are moving on to their next targets. Progressive group Indivisible is out with a memo to donors setting Arizona as the next stage in the fight, pushing for a ballot initiative to protect access to reproductive care in the state.
(https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1689348352012431360?t=x-yClk7UjHofGjxn3bvwIQ&s=03)
Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) posted at 1:37 PM on Wed, Aug 09, 2023:
BREAKING | NBC News: Craig Deleeuw Robertson was shot and killed by the FBI this morning in Provo, UT while the FBI was attempting to arrest him and search his residence after he made threats to President Joe Biden in advance of his visit and other politicians, court docs show.
(https://twitter.com/Tom_Winter/status/1689345221539061760?t=bzk0Ccg5blPwAJyT1_M5Bg&s=03)
ᒪᗩᑎᑕᗴ 🏳️🌈 (@LanceUSA70) posted at 1:06 PM on Wed, Aug 09, 2023:
Michigan mom is charged with buying guns for son who threatened top Democrats, prosecutors say –
Authorities say Michelle Berka knowingly lied when she bought five guns that were eventually given to another person, according to an indictment unsealed in federal court Tuesday and…
(https://twitter.com/LanceUSA70/status/1689337287199404032?t=ProvKUL60spkpWDVFPc_UA&s=03)
Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) posted at 5:50 PM on Mon, Aug 07, 2023:
What happened in Alabama over the weekend didn’t start on that dock in Montgomery.
It was the cumulative impact of hundreds of years of racial oppression, bubbling back to the surface after yet another incident of white privilege disrespecting Black bodies. https://t.co/34r3Da2Z3a
(https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1688684041082753025?t=dXCxyTeZHpC9h_Tqf6O3nw&s=03)
Hope Restored In DFW (@Kennymack1971) posted at 11:11 AM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
The media is clinging to DeSantis and desperately trying to prop him up because even though they won’t report it’s increasingly evident that Trump’s going down in flames and none of the other sad sacks running for the GOP nomination scratch that MAGA itch. But it’s over.
(https://twitter.com/Kennymack1971/status/1688945922955231233?t=zPXMf0b81VtHTfodqzX0xQ&s=03)
philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) posted at 1:16 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
Montgomery, Alabama authorities address the brawl:
– The captain of the riverboat remained away from the dock for 40-45 minutes because the private boat was blocking
– The owners of the boat confronted the co-captain of the riverboat, were obscene and aggressive. “He was doing… https://t.co/AE9X0SaYUs
(https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1688977395615694854?t=w4mkORhGrdsNf-grI5SdFQ&s=03)
Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) posted at 1:38 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
Jack Smith & Trump defense submitted their proposed dates for hearing on proposed “protective order”
Judge ordered a date be agreed upon between August 9-11
Special counsel says his team is available Aug. 9, Aug. 10 *and* Aug. 11
Trump defense recommends ….. August 14 or 15 https://t.co/K84xVltPM7
(https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1688983033716621314?s=03)
MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) posted at 2:43 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
NEW—
Donald Trump attacks Fani Willis, spreads rumors about her sex life during a deranged speech in New Hampshire. Indictments in Fulton County are on his mind. https://t.co/y4pbytEBds
(https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1688999267296526336?t=BM5YmLrvmSj13ZnDOia9hg&s=03)
Lisa Rubin (@lawofruby) posted at 4:31 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
Update: Judge Chutkan is in charge, and she is making sure everyone knows it. No one cited a Friday conflict, so Friday at 10 it is. https://t.co/uJVJplUeTe
(https://twitter.com/lawofruby/status/1689026579165274114?t=4uQ4zWWlgC4tdzUhN-BTlw&s=03)
BWA HA HA HA HA HA AHAH A HA HA
The Oregonian (@Oregonian) posted at 4:33 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
Republican senators who boycotted work can’t run for reelection, secretary of state rules https://t.co/pMvESO4rYb
(https://twitter.com/Oregonian/status/1689026961379561473?t=-F_H6ZTOhgedZATgphgwAg&s=03)
Lori Granito 💛🐝🇺🇦🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈✊🏾 (@lorigspeaks) posted at 3:45 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
This TikTok interview with the riverboat captain is enlightening. He says they knew who the people were who started it because they pull stupid sh1t every year. He called them over the PA system 5 or 6 times to move their boat and they just ignored & flipped him off.
(https://twitter.com/lorigspeaks/status/1689015119693467648?t=BTkt4FJJiJ9LsUN99AIdTQ&s=03)
THE PHUCK!!!
philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) posted at 9:11 PM on Mon, Aug 07, 2023:
The 17-year-old accused of fatally stabbing O’Shae Sibley while he was vogueing at a gas station claimed to be Muslim – but that’s not the truth, according to his family
Dmitriy Popov, is a “Christian boy,” born in the U.S. and his parents are Russian
https://t.co/bKgob4p881
(https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1688734633100234754?t=3qM6P4N7KqrJYtfY_NRLRA&s=03)
Bad Faith ✝️🐴🇺🇲🌻🇺🇦 (@Jeffdc5) tweeted at 8:21 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
I remember before the 2022 midterms Chuck Todd would bring his smiling dirt bag Republican friends on to tell us all that abortion doesn’t matter it won’t be an issue.
(https://twitter.com/Jeffdc5/status/1689084530848583681?s=02)
first of all, bitch, … (@thejournalista) tweeted at 5:16 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
OK, well while we wait for the leprechaun’s sentence to drop, I wrote a thing for NewsOne about why Black people have been rejoicing over the Fade in the Water.
It’s deeper than you think.
https://t.co/3zDdKjYqpV
(https://twitter.com/thejournalista/status/1689037954193166338?s=02)
Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) tweeted at 7:50 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
Can’t overstate it: Roe v Wade was an electoral gift to Republicans while it was alive. It turned an issue that’s a huge loser for the party into a winner—they could mobilize their anti-abortion base without triggering a backlash by the abortion rights majority.
Now that’s over.
(https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1689076731888447488?s=02)
David Frum (@davidfrum) tweeted at 7:42 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
The economy is strong.
The likely GOP nominee will be under criminal indictment in at least four jurisdictions.
The election’s most urgent social issue -national abortion prohibition, almost no exceptions – cuts at least 70-30 in favor of Democrats. https://t.co/94wrSCsEVB
(https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1689074701266554882?s=02)
Ari Berman (@AriBerman) tweeted at 8:02 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
Trump won 53% of vote in Ohio but GOP controls 67% of seats in state house & 79% in state senate
That’s why defeat of Issue 1 such a big deal
Voters can still use direct democracy to check power of ultra gerrymandered legislature & protect fundamental rights
(https://twitter.com/AriBerman/status/1689079550834061312?s=02)
THIS is a water is wet story
PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) posted at 3:02 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
BREAKING: new study says 50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down https://t.co/4G32b9bZB5
(https://twitter.com/politvidchannel/status/1689004147918639108?t=FiR8HKtZ_gBumPnlT44OAw&s=03)
JB Pritzker (@JBPritzker) posted at 9:27 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
Tonight, in a massive win for democracy, voters in Ohio rejected a right-wing measure to change the rules of the game.
Extremist Republicans will stop at nothing to dismantle reproductive rights. We must fight like hell to make sure they lose this November.
(https://twitter.com/JBPritzker/status/1689101170298540032?t=0MHD75F_sEPOqlpkvaK7bg&s=03)
😂😂😂😂😂
I can’t 🤣 🤣 🤣
Sgt Joker (@TheSGTJoker) posted at 5:20 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
Dear Ethel,
The Battle of Montgomery is lost. After our surprise attack against the guard, the enemy brought reinforcements. Cletus lost his tooth, Jebediah took a chair to the head, and Agnes was tossed in the river. Send bail money.
Love always,
Chadburne
#2dCivilWarLetters https://t.co/ejvOLTIyWs
(https://twitter.com/TheSGTJoker/status/1689039027972771840?t=hdURFhVKpyviOOm7AN88AQ&s=03)
I believe that the Democrats need to make that racist phuck from Alabama one of the poster children for their ads in 2024. He’s so intent on controlling the reproductive rights of military women, that he’s willing to hurt the military overall. Make him part of that anti-abortion story that they’re telling about the GOP.
The Hill (@thehill) posted at 11:06 AM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
“I think everybody’s been hoping that Sen. Tuberville would back down and I think we have to come to the conclusion that that is not happening and that he is prepared to burn the military down,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said.
https://t.co/5oBsfmUFAP
(https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1688944679310471168?t=rRoIQiEhr6JkjJAft8bHDw&s=03)
Michael McDonald (@ElectProject) posted at 0:06 AM on Wed, Aug 09, 2023:
Ohio reveals the biggest missed political story:
While the media loves to cover Republicans crying about how much they are fed up, it is Democrats who are showing how fed up they are by taking action and voting
(https://twitter.com/ElectProject/status/1689140957852082176?t=DUn-tOZhNi9otr9akHYM0A&s=03)
The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) posted at 10:00 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
Football coach turned traitor @SenTuberville is a disgrace to not only our Marine Corps, but our military as a whole. Everyday he stalls is a day in which the safety of our troops and country are jeopardized.
https://t.co/dNbWrcPutX
(https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1689109251837526017?t=Nu-6ZXsua8UJARB0Gs4tzA&s=03)
Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) posted at 8:12 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
Since Dobbs in June of 2022, Dems keep overperforming expectations again and again, and Rs keep underperforming.
One side is fired up, governing well, working hard, winning, and the other side keeps losing and will have Trump as their nominee. Big yikes.
(https://twitter.com/SimonWDC/status/1689082198211649536?t=NMclSZnB3EZlWLX6KRYiGA&s=03)
Qondi (@QondiNtini) posted at 11:49 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
We’ve got the GOP on the ropes
Democrats are winning BIG in special elections
Bidenomics is booming
VP Harris crushed that goofy goon DeSantis
The orange fella is up to his wattle in civil/criminal legal cases
GOP state parties are broke
Kevin is flailing
Keep pushing! https://t.co/bAel9Pqk6N
(https://twitter.com/QondiNtini/status/1689136809911939072?t=W1zjDAPJ-XiF9eCAy1OXSA&s=03)
Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) posted at 6:34 AM on Wed, Aug 09, 2023:
The overwhelming defeat of Issue 1 by Ohio voters not only handed a huge victory to abortion rights advocates — it also sent shivers down the spine of every MAGA Republican across the country.
The abortion issue is going to DESTROY Republican candidates in 2024 at both the… https://t.co/7wHJGYx2x4
(https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1689238632253497345?t=_IO2gpKRE8BeNaH0TfqYVQ&s=03)
Candidly Tiff (@tify330) posted at 9:29 PM on Tue, Aug 08, 2023:
Kari Lake prepares to launch Arizona Senate campaign in October
Good let the Republicans destroy themselves and go broke in a primary. https://t.co/CnhVSO2obL
(https://twitter.com/tify330/status/1689101668816752640?t=3A5asduZJvpPOC6FNhuCVA&s=03)
Good Morning, Everyone😊😊😊