Time for Tom Kean and the Biden 18 to Make a Choice
Time for Tom Kean and the Biden 18 to Make a Choice
October 10, 2023 – Since their elections last year, the Biden 18, those Republican Members of Congress elected in districts that President Biden won in 2020, have claimed #MAGA insanity has nothing to do with them. Deposed Speaker Kevin McCarthy gave them cover by putting a corporate face on Trumpism while still doing its bidding: Absolving Trump of his coup attempt, launching a sham impeachment process, and removing critical Ukraine funding from government spending.There is no real choice between Steve Scalise, who is MAGA in a suit, and Jim Jordan, who proudly displays his MAGA party number. Either man will accelerate the chaos we’ve seen since Republicans took control of the US House earlier this year. Both will fulfill Trump’s goal of a painful government shutdown that will stop military servicemembers and FAA flight controllers from getting paid, food assistance stopped for our nation’s most vulnerable, and attempt to stop Trump’s criminal trials by defunding the Justice Department.“Congressman Kean and the rest of the Biden 18 must make a choice: Will they stand with the American people, decency, and democracy here, and around the world, or will they choose Trumpism, and chaos,” said Reed Galen, co-founder of the Lincoln Project. “They have a responsibility to their constituents to support the institution by finding other choices for Speaker. It’s time for these 18 to put America before politics and finally say enough is enough. Election deniers, conspiracy theorists, and unprincipled autocrats should not rule over the US House of Representatives.”The 18 Congressional Targets are:ARIZONA01 – David Schweikert06 – Juan CiscomaniCALIFORNIA 13 – John Duarte22 – David Valadao27 – Mike Garcia40 – Young Kim45 – Michelle SteelNEBRASKA 02 – Don BaconNEW JERSEY 07 – Tom Kean Jr. NEW YORK 01 – Nick LaLota 03 – George Santos 04 – Anthony D’Esposito17 – Mike Lawler 19 – Marc Molinaro22 – Brandon WilliamsOREGON05 – Lori Chavez DeRemerPENNSYLVANIA 01 – Brian FitzpatrickVIRGINIA02 – Jen KiggansThe Lincoln Project is a leading pro-democracy organization in the United States — dedicated to the preservation, protection, and defense of democracy.To learn more about The Lincoln Project, go to lincolnproject.us.
