Twitter.com election tweets: on Principles & Values
Antony Blinken:
Talked about refugees to Grover on "Sesame Street"
@ABlinken on Twitter: This school year, some kids will have new classmates: refugees.
@Grover & I discuss how to make them feel welcome in their new communities.
Source: @ABlinken Twitter posting: Biden Cabinet
Sep 21, 2016
Carlos Gimenez:
Votes to strip QAnon Representative from committees
Tweet @repcarlos: I voted to remove Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees because of her deeply hurtful conspiratorial comments and anti-Semitic remarks.
I'm calling on @speakerpelosi and my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to hold their members to the same standard.
Source: Twitter posting on 2020 Congressional FL-26 election
Feb 7, 2021
Chad Prather:
I'm going to help Texas secede from socialism that's coming
I'm going to help Texas secede from the socialism that's coming.
Who's coming with us? #Prather2022
Source: Twitter posting on 2022 Texas Governor race
Nov 7, 2020
Donald Trump:
LameStream Media are the Enemy of the People
Tweet from President Trump: "The LameStream Media had a very bad week [reporting on President Trump's repeated requests to Ukraine to investigate the son of former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden, and the "whistleblower complaint" that sparked
the reporting]. They pushed numerous phony stories and got caught, especially The Failing New York Times, which has lost more money over the last 10 years than any paper in history, and The Amazon Washington Post. They are The Enemy of the People!
The Fake News Media nowadays not only doesn't check for the accuracy of the facts, they knowingly make up the facts.
They even make up sources in order to protect their partners, the Democrats. It is so wrong, but they don't even care anymore. They have gone totally CRAZY!!!!"
Source: Twitter postings by 2020 presidential hopefuls
Sep 21, 2019
Gavin Newsom:
Strict separation of church and state
I'm glad we can so vigorously agree on the need to keep a clear,
unwavering separation of church and state.
Source: Twitter posting on 2018 California gubernatorial race
Jun 11, 2017
Jake Ellzey:
Lifelong Republican; voted Trump
[Twitter posting]: "I am a lifelong Republican, and I supported President Trump and his America First policies," Ellzey added in a tweet. "Ironically, the
very group attacking me spent millions of dollars attacking President Trump in the 2016 Primary. So, I guess you know how much you can trust them."
Source: Texas Tribune: Twitter post,2020 Congressional TX-6 election
Apr 20, 2021
Justin Amash:
Mueller Report revealed crimes & violations of public trust
People who say there were no underlying crimes and therefore the president could not have intended to illegally obstruct the investigation--and therefore cannot be impeached--are resting their argument on several falsehoods:- They say there were
no underlying crimes. In fact, there were many crimes revealed by the investigation.
- They say obstruction of justice requires an underlying crime. In fact, obstruction of justice does not require the prosecution of an underlying crime.
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They imply the president should be permitted to use any means to end what he claims to be a frivolous investigation. In fact, the president could not have known whether every single person
Mueller investigated did or did not commit any crimes.
- They imply "high Crimes and Misdemeanors" requires charges of a statutory crime or misdemeanor. In fact, the Constitution implies conduct that violates the public trust.
Source: Twitter posting on Mueller Report
May 18, 2019
Justin Amash:
Trump obstructed justice despite no Russia collusion
[Some defenders of President Trump] say obstruction of justice requires an underlying crime. In fact, obstruction of justice does not require the prosecution of an underlying crime, and there is a logical reason for that.
Prosecutors might not charge a crime precisely *because* obstruction of justice denied them timely access to evidence that could lead to a prosecution. If an underlying crime were required, then prosecutors could charge obstruction of justice only
if it were unsuccessful in completely obstructing the investigation. This would make no sense.[Trump's defenders also say that] "high Crimes and Misdemeanors" requires charges of a statutory crime or misdemeanor. In fact, "high Crimes and
Misdemeanors" is not defined in the Constitution and does not require corresponding statutory charges. The context implies conduct that violates the public trust--and that view is echoed by the Framers of the Constitution and early American scholars.
Source: Twitter posting on Mueller Report
May 18, 2019
Kelly Craft:
A Christian with deep faith in God, prays EVERY day
Archive: Ambassador Kelly Craft @USAmbUN30:As a Christian with deep faith in God, I believe in the power of #prayer. It sustains us in the darkest of times.
On this #NationalDayOfPrayer and EVERY day, I pray for all our loved ones, @POTUS leadership, and those fighting #COVID19--especially nurses & doctors saving lives.
Source: Twitter posting on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
May 7, 2020
Tate Reeves:
Aligns God with prayers for both state and nation
This #NationalDayofPrayer, let us remember the power of God's love as we pray for our state and nation.
I appreciate those who are gathered in faith on the steps of the state Capitol today.
Source: Twitter posting on 2018 Mississippi Senate race
May 3, 2018
Jim Pillen:
We need to put God back into our schools
Gov. Pete Ricketts voiced support for allowing more faith-based practices in Nebraska schools during an event celebrating Religious Freedom Week. Ricketts' comments came in response to a question regarding a tweet by Republican gubernatorial candidate
Jim Pillen. Ricketts, who cannot run for reelection because of term limits, has strongly supported Pillen's campaign for governor."We need to put God back into our schools,"
Pillen tweeted. "I strongly support efforts to put prayer back into our K-12 schools. We should be teaching the next generation to love God and our great country."
The tweet referenced the U.S. Supreme Court decision that determined a Washington high school football coach was within his rights to pray at midfield following football games.
Source: Omaha World-Herald: Twitter post:2022 Nebraska Governor race
Jun 29, 2022
Peter Ricketts:
More faith-based practices in Nebraska schools
Gov. Pete Ricketts voiced support for allowing more faith-based practices in Nebraska schools during an event celebrating Religious Freedom Week. Ricketts' comments came in response to a question regarding a tweet by Republican gubernatorial candidate
Jim Pillen. Ricketts, who cannot run for reelection because of term limits, has strongly supported Pillen's campaign for governor."We need to put God back into our schools,"
Pillen tweeted. "I strongly support efforts to put prayer back into our K-12 schools. We should be teaching the next generation to love God and our great country."
The tweet referenced the U.S. Supreme Court decision that determined a Washington high school football coach was within his rights to pray at midfield following football games.
Source: Omaha World-Herald on Twitter post:2024 Nebraska Senate race
Jun 29, 2022
Francis Suarez:
Parents came here for freedom; experienced American Dream
My parents were exiled from their country of birth, Communist Cuba, and they came here seeking freedom and have experienced the American Dream. Something that defines who I am as a person, and it defines the city that I run…
I know that if I'm on the stage and have an opportunity to introduce myself to the country, we're gonna continue to get volume.
Source: Twitter postings by 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Aug 8, 2023
Will Hurd:
Christian Nationalism advocates for American theocracy
Being a good Christian is about living your life based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. Christian Nationalism is about advocating for America to be a
Theocracy - a government based on a single religion - like IRAN.
Source: Twitter posting on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jul 25, 2022
Joe Biden:
AdWatch: World laughs at Trump for dangerous incompetence
[Biden campaign video showing Trump at NATO summit in London]:Narrator 1: "World leaders caught on camera laughing about Pres. Trump"
Narrator 2: "Several world leaders mocking Pres. Trump"
Narrator 3: "They're laughing at him"
Pres. Trump
[speaking at the United Nations in Sept. 2018]: "My administration has accomplished more than almost any other administration in the history of our country"
[Audience laughs]
President Trump: "Didn't expect that reaction, but that's OK."
Narrator
4: "World leaders mocking and ridiculing him for being completely off-balance."
Joe Biden: "The world sees Trump for what he is--insincere, ill-informed, corrupt, dangerously incompetent, and incapable, in my view, of world leadership. And if we give
Donald Trump four more years, we'll have a great deal of difficulty of ever being able to recover America's standing in the world, and our capacity to bring nations together."
Video text: "We need a leader the world respects. Biden for President."
Source: Twitter posting AdWatch on 2020 Democratic primary
Dec 4, 2019
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell:
Threats in name of Christianity are religious terrorism
When a coordinated group terrorizes & threatens opposition causing violence in the name of "Christianity" that's religious terrorism.
We can't allow this group hiding behind a deceptive name "moms for liberty" target our children and our freedoms. No mas!
Source: Twitter posting on 2024 Florida Senate race
Apr 27, 2023
Dean Phillips:
Don't amplify "America First Caucus" about hate & ignorance
Don't say the names of the people joining the "America First Caucus". Don't amplify their hate and ignorance.
Don't share their propaganda and enhance their fundraising. They are as relevant or irrelevant as WE make them. Ignorance isn't bliss, but it's better than amplification.
Source: Twitter posting on 2023 presidential hopefuls
Apr 16, 2021
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