Thousands donate $1.50 to Paul Ryans opponent after embarrassing tax tweet

[babylonsister]

https://shareblue.com/thousands-donate-1-50-to-paul-ryans-opponent-after-embarrassing-tax-tweet/

Monday, February 5th, 2018

Thousands donate $1.50 to Paul Ryan’s opponent after embarrassing tax tweet
By Matthew Chapman | February 5, 2018


House Speaker Paul Ryan had a rough weekend.

On Saturday, Ryan tried to dispute the charge that the GOP tax bill was a handout to corporations and billionaires at the expense of the middle class, by tweeting about a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, high school secretary whose take-home pay increased by $1.50 a week. It was an incredibly patronizing remark that drew immediate backlash and caused him to delete the tweet in humiliation.

But the internet is forever, and activists promptly made the $1.50 pay raise a rallying cry in favor of his Democratic opponent, Racine ironworker and union leader Randy Bryce.

According to a spokesperson from Bryce’s office, speaking to Shareblue Media, “From Saturday through 1 p.m. on Sunday, we raised $130,000 from 10,600 contributions.” Furthermore, 5,100 of those contributions were $1.50.

It is clear that Ryan’s laughable attempt to pretend the tax scam would benefit the middle class has completely backfired.

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[lkinwi]

1. My brother gets to vote for Randy Bryce.

I’m jealous!

[democrank]

2. Go "Iron Stache"

Paul Ryan's talking points will be useless against Randy Bryce.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. Randy Bryce link

https://www.randybryceforcongress.com/

"My values are my neighbors’ values, and we know that Washington has gotten way off track. Whether it’s healthcare or jobs, national security or education, our democracy or the environment – there’s not one issue where Paul Ryan and Donald Trump are headed in the right direction. It’s time for a change in Congress."
-- Randy Bryce

[dalton99a]

4. +1

[Gothmog]

5. This makes me smile

[Wounded Bear]

6. Love it!

Progressives are so creative.

[Hortensis]

7. Raised over $150,000 now. Wonderful!

That should at least irritate the Koch alliance donors, who already are far from happy with Ryan.

And who knows, the way Ryan's going...