Josh Hawley Wants to Be America's Most Dangerous Republican

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Keep an eye on this guy. He’s Trump without the stupidity or incompetence or personal obnoxiousness or open racism.

Michael Tomasky
Special Correspondent
Updated Jan. 02, 2021 3:51AM

If you pay unusually close attention to debates about the American political economy, you will have seen people on the political left saying nice things about Josh Hawley. The Missouri Republican senator is… interesting, is usually the word.

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This guy is burning, aching, hurting to be president. In 2016, at age 36, he ran for attorney general of Missouri. He was in that office for a year and a half before he formed an exploratory committee to run for Senate in 2018. His AG stint was short, but he made a name for himself, investigating Google and Facebook, the Catholic Church, opioid manufacturers, and even his own corrupt Republican governor. All worthy targets—but notice that all are quite newsworthy from the perspective of the young comer who fancies himself a Quixote-cum-savior-of-the-right.

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And it’s obvious why he’s doing what he’s doing next Wednesday: to be the post-Trump Trump candidate. In a Trump-less 2024 GOP presidential primary, that Jan. 6 tweet from Trump about what a hero Josh Hawley is will be gold (of course, if Trump runs then Hawley will be just another loser).

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Meanwhile, Nebraska’s Ben Sasse, also eyeing 2024, has established himself as the non-Trump, non-Hawley pole. He wrote on Facebook: “We have a bunch of ambitious politicians who think there’s a quick way to tap into the president’s populist base without doing any real, long-term damage. But they’re wrong – and this issue is bigger than anyone’s personal ambitions. Adults don’t point a loaded gun at the heart of legitimate self-government.” Things have reached a creepy point when I’m applauding and cheering for Ben Sasse.

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/josh-hawley-wants-to-be-americas-most-dangerous-republican

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1. Hawley is doing this for 1 reason: he wants to be the new Trump. And it won't happen.

The cult wants the real thing. If King Don isn't available in 2024 they'll settle for Junior or Princess. They won't give Hawley the time of day.

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2. Josh is going all nutso prematurely

This is his first exposure to most voters in America. As a first impression, this won't be good for him.