What I don't get is the fact that people are trying to shift the focus onto anti-Trump rhetoric and how that needs to be "toned down." If it was really that hateful and violent then people wouldn't be be going after Scalise and other senators, they'd go after Trump. I'm expecting to see this used as pushback now next time someone gets too critical of the administration. But I do hope Scalise and his aides recover, and that the gunman is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. This kind of stuff could pull the country even further apart than it's already been pulled.
So much of the political use of this event will come down to the personality of the shooter. Edit: he was a 66 yo Bernie campaigner who allegidly asked if the players were Republicans or Democrats before opening fire. He will be used as an example of liberal extremism.
Wha, the article I read said he didn't say anything. Also why would he approach people with a rifle in a targeted shooting if he wasn't sure they were the people he wanted to shoot ? I mean he didn't just happen to stumble across a GOP baseball team, he already knew they were there. Somebody made that up so regular everyday republicans can feel they aren't safe since the guy was shooting republicans. It's just like how the shooter in Ottawa years back was shooting at "anybody" in parliament yet people freak out about how they qualify as "anybody" by being anywhere.