A Tennessee RNC member says vote to expel 2 Democratic lawmakers over a gun control protest hurt the

[In It to Win It]

A Tennessee RNC member says vote to expel 2 Democratic lawmakers over a gun control protest hurt the GOP brand: 'You've energized young voters against us'

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tennessee-rnc-member-says-vote-200236601.html

A member of the Republican National Committee from Tennessee said that the vote by the GOP-led Tennessee House of Representatives to expel two Democratic lawmakers for their gun reform protests "didn't help" the party's brand and has now "energized young voters against us."

Oscar Brock, commenting on the Republican-led decision to expel state Reps. Justin Jones of Nashville and Justin Pearson of Memphis over their calls for action after the mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, told The New York Times that the repercussions of the GOP effort went beyond the loss of political support.

"If my job, along with other members of the RNC, is to protect the brand of the Republican Party, this didn't help," he told the newspaper. "You've energized young voters against us. Worse than squandering support, you've made enemies where we didn't need them."

Even in a state House that's dominated by Republicans — with the party holding 75 out of the 99 seats — Brock said that there are politically-competitive areas throughout Tennessee where voters have been paying close attention to the situation in Nashville. He said that legislative Republicans could still remain true to the Second Amendment while also listening to colleagues and constituents who would like to see gun safety measures put into place.

"Even in Tennessee, we have swing districts in the State House and Senate," he told The Times, "and if you've angered tens of thousands of students and presumably their parents, you could theoretically expose yourself to a united front."

[SunSeeker]

1. And yet the TN GOP is only only doubling down.

They're threatening to defund the councils who reinstate ousted state representatives.

[B.See]

2. damn skippy

[royable]

3. "A Tennessee RNC member says every action GOPers take makes people hate them."

"People always suspected we're lower than river-bottom scum, but we don't need to keep proving it with everything we say and do. By ones and twos and thousands, as we destroy their lives, liberty and happiness, they're starting to pay attention, wise up and turn on us. Anyone who'd vote for us at this point is fomenting stochastic idiocy or has a death wish."

A quote existing in my dreams.

[calimary]

9. I dunno, maybe they feel a need to keep proving it.

Who the heck knows with Republicans? Who knew they’d move us Dems into the “law and order party” position and embrace lawless disorder for themselves?

Remember THEY were the ones who rioted and vandalized the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

[Sugarcoated]

4. Hubris

You can always count on the Republicans to overplay their hand.

[Deminpenn]

16. +1

Yes you can.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. The goal of every thinking American should be to vote out every Republican.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. THIS RIGHT HERE 👆👆👆

[littlemissmartypants]

6. Duh...you reckon?

Honestly, how out of touch can you be?

[COL Mustard]

7. Is he blaming the media? Or is it just early?

This quote sounds like he’s blaming the NYT:

“If my job, along with other members of the RNC, is to protect the brand of the Republican Party, this didn't help," he told the newspaper. "You've energized young voters against us. Worse than squandering support, you've made enemies where we didn't need them."

But at least one member of the GOP gets it now. They fucked up, big time.

[3catwoman3]

8. FAFO

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Time for young people to claw some of the seats back AND "expel" Marsha Blackurn

from the Senate. She is up in 2024. Send a message and make her defend her seat.

Famous former TN Senator -

Link to tweet

Al Gore
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Today's GOP-led vote in the TN House disenfranchised nearly 150,000 voters whose representatives rightfully pushed to reform TN’s insanely dangerous gun laws after the horrific mass murder at The Covenant School last week. What a historically sad day for democracy in Tennessee.
8:17 PM · Apr 6, 2023

[JustAnotherGen]

11. Whoa

"If my job, along with other members of the RNC, is to protect the brand of the Republican Party, this didn't help," he told the newspaper. "You've energized young voters against us. Worse than squandering support, you've made enemies where we didn't need them."

The job of electeds is to serve the people.

He just told on himself.

[justgamma]

13. That's his job?

"protect the brand of the Republican Party" Funny, I thought maybe it was to protect the people.

And what I'd like to know is what exactly is the GOP brand.

[live love laugh]

15. GOP brand: Hatred, greed, dishonesty, selfishness, demagoguery

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

17. GOP brand fishing for votes by demonizing marginalized groups

[live love laugh]

14. They have a stranglehold on the voting apparatus. They don't care.

[dalton99a]

18. Nonsense. Stay the course. Rename the airport after Donald Trump!

[tanyev]

19. How come the Finding Out is so painful, when the F**king Around is so much fun?

[sinkingfeeling]

20. Wow, one RNC member with a brain.

[jcgoldie]

21. Gee ya think??

Watching Jones climb the courthouse steps arm in arm with supporters singing "This Little Light of Mine" gave me goosebumps. It was like a scene from US History class from Selma or Montgomery.

[librechik]

22. Ha Ha! n/t

[PCIntern]

23. No shit, Sherlock...

Bunch of stupid assholes.

[gratuitous]

24. Well come on, Oscar!

Did you expect the Tennessee Republicans to just let those protests pass unpunished? An example needed to be made, and they let the white woman stay. Doesn't that count for something?