• PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    That’s not even a conspiracy theory; It’s literally why reps like MTG, Boeburt, and Ted Cruz exist. Their entire goal is to drag the Overton window farther to the right. They’re in safe seats where they don’t need to worry about reelection. So they’re able to spew batshit crazy far-right propaganda, and it makes the republicans in threatened seats look less crazy. Because if you’re in a threatened seat, you need to appear moderate to catch the swing votes. It allows those threatened republicans to continue to quietly vote along party lines without looking like a hardline republican.

    • gradyp@awful.systems
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      6 months ago

      just look at the abortion debate, folks are celebrating that AZ now has a 15 week ban instead of a full ban.