Typo "are facing" should be "were facing"

Ah, but when Republicans redistrict it's to make the maps fair and balanced. When Democrats do it it's for their own selfish interests.
Or was it the other way round, I forget.

US colour coding always gives my UK brain a headache, ours is the reverse

"We need to beat the media over the head with it"
Right-wing media - 'Violent left-wing terrorists threaten news reporters'

To be fair quoting any right-winger could be classed as deeply offensive

Well yes. He'll blame everyone else and the right-wing newspapers and the other side will all parrot his lies and distortions.

Then Reform will get voted into government and he'll need to bring his extra brown rubber safety pants, because he really doesn't want that to happen