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dalton99a

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Thu Sep 8, 2022, 10:21 AM Sep 2022

Gloves off, Biden embraces tough tone on 'MAGA Republicans'

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-donald-trump-presidential-pennsylvania-edd46881a1c0c71df97663ac37236f26

Gloves off, Biden embraces tough tone on ‘MAGA Republicans’
By SEUNG MIN KIM

WASHINGTON (AP) — In recent days, President Joe Biden has sharpened his attacks against Donald Trump and the so-called MAGA Republicans for posing a threat to democracy. He’s likened the philosophy undergirding the dominant strain of the modern-day GOP to “semi-fascism.”

And Democrats are taking notice.

The gloves-off, no-holds-barred approach from Biden as of late has emboldened Democrats across the country, rallying the party faithful ahead of the November elections even as his harshest rhetoric makes some vulnerable incumbents visibly uncomfortable.

Biden’s increasingly stark warnings about Trump-fueled elements of the Republican Party are making up the core part of his midterm message, combined with repeated reminders to voters about recent Democratic accomplishments and a promise that democracy can still produce results for the American people. But it’s the blistering statements from Biden about his predecessor and adherents of the “Make America Great Again” philosophy that have given many Democrats a bolt of fresh energy as they campaign to keep control of Congress.

“It’s a particularly strong issue for our base,” said Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, who leads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the official campaign arm of Senate Democrats. “Folks want us, want people to show that there is a clear contrast in the election between where Democrats are and Republicans have been.”

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Gloves off, Biden embraces tough tone on 'MAGA Republicans' (Original Post) dalton99a Sep 2022 OP
Keep it up, Joe. Put 'em back on their heels. They're used to bashing Dems... brush Sep 2022 #1
Kick...great post. Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #2

brush

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1. Keep it up, Joe. Put 'em back on their heels. They're used to bashing Dems...
Thu Sep 8, 2022, 11:34 AM
Sep 2022

not used to being called out for their blatant, authoritarian stances.

Fascism has to be called out and put down.

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