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8. But since SEL is taught in schools the right is now saying it's "racist garbage," "anti-white," and "a vehicle for introducing leftist propaganda in the classroom." The effort to purge it from schools will harm students. https://t.co/tFYkklE4qw — PolitiTweet.org

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7. Social Emotional Learning has been around for years and is part of the curriculum in all 50 states. It's not partisan or particularly controversial It's about teaching kids life skills and has been proven to significantly improve academic performance https://t.co/tFYkklE4qw — PolitiTweet.org

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6. This is all related to Critical Race Theory, which Republicans claim is being used to indoctrinate K-12 students. That's not true, so they've shifted to Social Emotional Learning, which the dark money groups have convinced parents is the same as CRT https://t.co/tFYkklE4qw — PolitiTweet.org

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5. The parents who appear at this school board meetings and say the right talking points are promoted on Fox News as courageous heroes But some are actually affiliated with the dark money groups and/or Republican campaigns https://t.co/iQB03m4s8a — PolitiTweet.org

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4. These groups work closely with the right-wing media, especially Fox News, to broadcast angry parents at school boards to millions of people This creates more angry parents (and non-parents) https://t.co/NPlUwraJC6 — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Although we don't know the precise funding of these dark money groups (that's by design) we do know their leaders And many of them have longstanding ties to organizations funded by the Koch network It mirrors the Koch effort to finance the Tea Party https://t.co/NPlUwraJC6 — PolitiTweet.org

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2. There are parents genuinely upset about schools. But they are being organized/incited/misinformed by a constellation of dark money advocacy groups Many of the groups were founded this year and there is no information about their funding https://t.co/NPlUwraJC6 — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Regardless of the outcome in VA today, everyone should familiarize themselves about hyper-politicization of school boards and the dark money groups behind it This playbook will be repeated in hundreds of races across the country in 2022 Follow along if interested. — PolitiTweet.org

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This too https://t.co/IekYIyBDuC — PolitiTweet.org

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@DGisSERIOUS @benyt @cwarzel Got it. My point is that you are over generalizing. There are lots of folks being rewarded for doing good work on independent newsletters. And there are folks being rewarded for doing bad work. Pretty much the same as other mediums in that regard — PolitiTweet.org

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@DGisSERIOUS @benyt @cwarzel That’s not even true. The people who are doing the best are writing about crypto. But just because grievance bloggers are doing well doesn’t mean the medium rewards the worst behaviors. It also rewards good behaviors — PolitiTweet.org

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@DGisSERIOUS @benyt This really wasn’t @cwarzel’s point. There are plenty of people doing fine with this model who don’t spend time complaining about being canceled or “woke culture” — PolitiTweet.org

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One of Youngkin's closing ads blamed McAuliffe (who hasn't been governor since 2018) for a sexual assault that happened in a Virginia high school in 2021 and everyone seemed cool with it — PolitiTweet.org

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It reminds me about how right after the presidential election everyone was talking about how Biden will deal with a Republican-controlled Senate before Republicans had control of the Senate As if the outcome of the Georgia runoffs was predetermined https://t.co/nGZi1y7m1R — PolitiTweet.org

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One thing I will never understand is why Politico assigned three (3) talented reporters to write a story about who is to blame for McAuliffe's loss. McAuliffe may lose but it hasn't happened yet. What is the point of this??? https://t.co/H4ag6Ae8uc — PolitiTweet.org

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9. In an October 5 speech Youngkin called for auditing voting machines When he was criticized for stoking conspiracy theories, his campaign said he was just referring to the existing audits in VA Youngkin is walking a fine line, but his intent is clear https://t.co/FFkMkBeFgE — PolitiTweet.org

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8. Throughout the primary campaign, Youngkin refused to say whether Biden was legitimately elected Once he secured the nomination, Youngkin said he was, but then last month refused to say whether he would have vote to certify Then he backtracked on that https://t.co/FFkMkBeFgE — PolitiTweet.org

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7. Regardless of what happens today, this strategy will be deployed in HUNDREDS of midterm campaigns starting tomorrow. Every election is an opportunity to undermine confidence in the democratic process To stay informed, sign up for my newsletter: https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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6. Yesterday, Trump released TWO statements claiming the 2020 Virginia elections were rife with fraud. Youngkin has slyly stoked all these efforts. https://t.co/FFkMkBeFgE — PolitiTweet.org

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5. It's not just Chase. On October 27, Youngkin appeared at a rally in Blacksburg, Virginia with country singer John Rich. During his performance, Rich told the crowd that Stacey Abrams was visiting Virginia to rig the election https://t.co/FFkMkBeFgE https://t.co/JvBAJJ4XpY — PolitiTweet.org

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4. After being censured, Chase participated in a "cyber symposium" with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. The event was dedicated to claiming that voting machines in 2020 were rigged against Trump. Chase has made similar claims about the 2021 election in VA. https://t.co/FFkMkBeFgE https://t.co/dOyHfJoBfk — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Youngkin and his campaign linked arms with Chase knowing exactly what she was about. After the 2020 election, Chase encouraged Trump to declare martial law. She was censured by the Virginia Senate for calling the Jan 6 riots "patriots" https://t.co/FFkMkBeFgE — PolitiTweet.org

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2. State Senator Amanda Chase (R) has emerged as a key surrogate for Youngkin. She's campaigned alongside him and held other events solo. "I know how Democrats are cheating," Chase said in a 10/27 interview. She repeated those claims on Facebook. https://t.co/FFkMkBeFgE https://t.co/d2HuINXEqT — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Glenn Youngkin could win today but just in case his campaign is claiming that, if he does lose, it's because of election fraud. Trump is reinforcing these messages. https://t.co/FFkMkBeFgE — PolitiTweet.org

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This is about Kristy Swanson, not Sarah Michelle Gellar. SMG is vaccinated. Swanson is in the hospital w/COVID. — PolitiTweet.org

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I made it all the way to right now before learning that Buffy The Vampire Slayer is an anti-vaxxer — PolitiTweet.org

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@mattyglesias I think that's right. But the question is whether Biden's numbers are down because of the back-and-forth on this bill or because of the Delta surge, inflation worries, etc I don't know the answer — PolitiTweet.org

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@mattyglesias Maybe but I think it's weird there is so much discussion of reconciliation/infrastructure influencing the outcome when it's basically never discussed in VA. It's a culture war campaign. — PolitiTweet.org

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Everyone else in the party (save Sinema) started at 3.5 trillion. Manchin started at 1.5 trillion. Now everyone else is willing to compromise at 1.75 trillion! And Manchin says it's other people in the Democratic party who won't compromise. https://t.co/KzIjeYT2WV — PolitiTweet.org

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He knows that. Ultimately, the corporate lobbyists that have Manchin's ear appear to favor nothing (no infrastructure, no reconciliation) to a 15% minimum corporate tax. We'll see if that view carries the day. — PolitiTweet.org