The left may have taken things too far when Kate Coyne-McCoy, the chief strategist of the Rhode Island Democratic Party, posted a tweet that seemed to suggest she wanted Senator Lindsey Graham to die from his recently diagnosed COVID.
The Democrats proved earlier this week that they have zero sense of humor when House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy made a comment about hitting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with an oversized gavel and they responded by calling for his destination. One thing they need to remember is if you can’t stand the heat stay out of the kitchen.
The de facto executive director of the @RIDemParty apparently wants #SCSEN @LindseyGrahamSC to die of coronavirus.
Any comment: #RIGOV @DanMcKeeRI,#RISEN @jackreed2020 @SheldonforRI, #RI01 @davidcicilline, #RI02 @LangevinForRI? https://t.co/KfXTsBmjsJ pic.twitter.com/bqLkrTuyAU
— Matthew Foldi (@MatthewFoldi) August 3, 2021
Even at a time when the political divide in the country seems like it could not get any deeper, posts hinting at the death of a political opponent seem to cross an imaginary line of civility. But individuals who tweet out these posts have often weighed the risks and have determined that they play to their base.
In March, Rhode Island Public Radio called the hiring of Coyne-McCoy, a registered lobbyist, a “clear signal” that the state’s Democratic Party was intent on moving to the left. The report said that while she is not the party’s executive director, she “will be the person responsible for leading the party’s political efforts.”
Last year, when former President Donald Trump was diagnoses with COVID-19, many Democrats expressed their concern and wished him well. However, some of his more critical colleagues saw the infection as a political weakness during the 2020 election and framed him as reckless.
