• otp@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    The shooter was identified as 20-year old Thomas Matthew Crooks, as reported by the BBC, and was a registered Republican.

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      5 months ago

      Registering R in PA which has closed primaries just means he lived in a red district and wanted to vote in the only primary that matters. He donated to progressive groups.

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        5 months ago

        By that same Trojan Horse logic, donating to Biden’s political opponents doesn’t make the situation any clearer.

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          5 months ago

          It’s quite common in safe districts to register with the predominant party and donate elsewhere.

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              5 months ago

              Nobody is a typical R or D at that point. There isn’t a PAC out there that is just straight DNC or GOP. That’s not a realistic standard.

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                  5 months ago

                  No you’re just grasping at straws to paint this guy as anything other than a democrat when the reality is we don’t know shit about him yet.

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        5 months ago

        GroupS? The BBC reported that he donated a few bucks to a Liberal party or something, but that’s all I’ve heard