If anyone still wonders why republicons all toe the line

[FoxNewsSucks]

it's because they don't want to get Cawthorned.

He's not just a sniveling jackass, he's now "an example".

There is dirt on every one of them. Embarrassing dirt. Criminal dirt. Embarrassing criminal dirt. Putin has it, no doubt MAGAt leaders have it. Barr got custody of a lot when the DoJ raided Epstein's computers.

Cawthorn is how they do it. Increasingly more embarrassing reveals, until the target gets the message and goes away. Or is jailed.

[tinrobot]

1. I think they actively recruit candidates with secrets to hide.

n/t

[uponit7771]

3. +1,

[Captain Zero]

8. Yes. I've thought this for many years.

It's why they love homosexuality to remain closeted or illegal. It's their number 1 kompromat.

[Drum]

2. Fear,nothing but fear.

Cowardly, immature

[IcyPeas]

4. So maybe the orgies were real.

Link to tweet

[dweller]

5. Bear with me here, but

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something in my mind keeps telling me that his vulnerability with the upcoming 14th amendment case may also be important …
What happens if he is found ineligible to hold federal office ?
Will others then be more likely to be found ineligible too ?
The dirt on him is most likely coming from the right as pointed out above …

How much fear of further repercussions to others may be in play ?

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edit: see https://www.democraticunderground.com/103811381

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[LeftInTX]

12. He is eligible as far as I know

He's not breaking any laws.

Someone leaked a goofy tape of him and another guy. He's nude, humping the guy and making goofy sounds, but it looks like they're goofing around. Obviously they may have actually done real stuff prior to this tape. I don't think conservative hetero guys get naked just to create a stupid cosplay tape. He hasn't done anything illegal.

[EleanorR]

6. It's not just dirt, it's the GOP's crazy armed cult threatening them and their families

Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) said on Sunday that death threats — like those he received for voting for infrastructure spending — could "be a detriment getting good people to run" for Congress.

Why it matters: Upton announced his retirement on April 5 after more than 30 years in Congress.

Upton was one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Driving the news: Upton said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that he received death threats for voting in favor of the infrastructure bill, which he noted was at one point a Republican bill.

"It puts you at risk, particularly when they threaten not only you ... but when they threaten your spouse or your kids or whatever, that's what really makes it frightening," Upton said.

They'll drive good people from running, good people from teaching, good people from speaking up. It's all about instilling fear.

https://www.axios.com/2022/04/17/upton-death-threats-bipartisan-votes-frightening

Retribution, like in Putin's Russia, for anyone who steps out of line.

[sop]

7. Cawthorn's a complete train wreck. There's no upside to keeping the kid around any longer.

[Martin68]

9. I'm sorry, I don't buy that. Most conservative have probably not dressed in drag, and we know that

none of them have accused their fellow Republicans of inviting them to cocaine orgies.

[Beartracks]

10. I missed something. What did Cawthorn do to get Cawthorned?

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[LeftInTX]

13. Madison Responds To Leaked Sex Tape Video

https://heavy.com/news/madison-cawthorn-responds-leaked-sex-tape-video/

Link to tweet

[Swede]

11. "This is the life we chose, the life we lead. And there is only one guarantee:

This is the life we chose, the life we lead. And there is only one guarantee: none of us will see heaven.

A quote from the movie Road to Perdition. Seemed apt.

[usonian]

14. What about this party doesn't look like mafia style behavior?

SO reminiscent of "folks in the old country" as hostages.

One might explore behavior patterns to gain some insight, but not suggesting a connection.

yet

When in doubt, Mitch.