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Senior Digital Politics Reporter for @NBCNews . DC expat in Maine.

Washington, DC
Joined October 2009
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2 years
⛳ Personal thread: I’m back at work after taking leave to help my mom. Apologies if I didn’t respond to you earlier. Please do reach out now! I’m also going to TMI here. I hope it can be helpful to someone out there...
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Some of Green Book’s best friends are black movies.
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Doug Jones taking off gloves: Just finished speech saying he uses guns for hunting “not prancing around on stage,” said Moore has “never, ever served our state with honor,” and that “men who hurt little girls should go to jail and not the United States Senate.”
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She...literally is a psychology professor.
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I’m no psychology professor but it does seem weird to me that someone could have a selective fear of flying. Can’t do it to testify but for vacation, well it’s not a problem at all.
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Biden adviser @SymoneDSanders on DNC call: "With all due respect Mr. Vice President, that violence is happening right now in Donald Trump’s America. This is happening on your watch... You own this.”
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Has anyone in the “it’s a fabricated smear by Dems/the media” camp attempted to explain why Neil Gorsuch didn’t get hit by an allegation? Was George Soros just, like, on vacation that month?
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Hillary Clinton: “All the networks except Fox are reporting what’s really going on... It appears they don’t know I’m not president.”
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Inbox: Reps. Ro Khanna and Rep. Tim Ryan have a new bill to respond to the coronavirus that would give $1,000 and $6,000 to every American who earned less than $65,000 last year, via an emergency EITC. "More than three-quarters of American workers would qualify."
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NEW: Larry Elder's campaign is promoting a website that claims the recall is over, Newsom won, and they found voter fraud through a statistical analysis of the results. The only problem: The election hasn't happened yet...
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You can follow me on the new platform Church Door, where I'm exclusively posting all my new theses content
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Democrats have *flipped* 7 state legislative chambers and 333 seats, adding 6 more trifectas (gov+both chambers), per DLCC. Few ever pay attention to these races, but they’re important for redistributing and waves can be leveraged for major gains.
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Pete Buttigieg 11:41 am: "You will not see me exchanging love letters with on WH letterhead with a brutal dictator." Donald Trump 12:46 pm: "I just received a beautiful letter from Kim Jong Un."
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Wow: Rhode Island is going to pay for every DACA recipient's $495 renewal fee, @GovRaimondo announces.
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Iowa county Democratic party chairman to me on the future of the caucuses: "There were 49 other states saying why does Iowa get to do this?... And now we just poured a gallon on kerosene on what was a shouldering ember.”
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NBC News projects Joe Biden wins Arizona.
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Project Veritas is offering a $25K reward for tips related to election fraud...which strikes me as something you do if you don't already have a ton of evidence of voter on hand.
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Typical millennials, ruining another sacred institution with their avocado toasts and commitment to stable relationships 🙄
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Wow: The Bernie Sanders campaign becomes the first presidential campaign in history to unionize, per campaign. That's a pretty big challenge to all the other campaigns.
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NEWS: @mikememoli reports Biden has tested NEGATIVE.
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One potential loser tonight is campaigns. Like, in general. Joe Biden had ONE field office in Virginia. Was outspent 7-to-1 by Sanders and almost 100-to-1 by Bloomberg in all super Tuesday States. Had barely campaigned in any states. And yet...
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Have we tried just turning off the House of Representatives and turning it back on?
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The most stunning thing about this John Roberts statement is that he gave it to the AP, not during public remarks or in a law journal or any of the myriad ways he could have softened its edges. He wanted it out there and now, through the front door.
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Bernie Sanders, asked by @SRuhle on MSNBC about Trump saying he'll skip the debate. "That was 12 seconds ago right? He may have changed his mind since then."
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3 years
Life hack: Do NOT get in a bike accident and break your hip and shoulder. I tried it and not gonna lie, kinda sucks.
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4 years
This is a re-run
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"Let the folks in Alabama decide for Alabama," says Steve Bannon, of Santa Monica/Washington, D.C./New York/Florida.
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You don’t have to have quote tweet dunk on every Marjorie Taylor Greene tweet. She wants you to do that. It’s the quickest way for her to become the next Michele Bachmann.
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David Plouffe on MSNBC: "We may be witnessing the last Iowa caucus."
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Bernie Sanders is using his massive campaign email list to raise money for charities working on COVID-19 response.
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And then here comes Bernie Sanders with a full on picket line of McDonalds workers.
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They're chanting "lock her up." Trump says "you got to talk to Jeff Sessions about that." Yes the date on this tweet is correct
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Bernie Sanders hits his goal of 1 million sign ons. Notably, includes 324,186 new people who were not part of Sanders 2016, per campaign.
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Breaking: In just six days, 1 million people have already signed on to support our campaign. We are just getting started.
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NEWS: Bernie Sanders declares a “very strong victory” in Iowa at an NH press conference. Says when 6,000 more people turn out for you than any other candidate, “we here in Northern England” call that a win. Says SDEs have “greatly diminished importance, and they should.”
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Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., flips the burden of proof on Moore on MSNBC: "He should drop out within the next 48 hours unless he can prove his innocence."
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Elizabeth Warren opens her CNN town hall by saying she brought something with her -- a contract she wrote up that she says would release former Bloomberg employees from NDAs. "I used to teach contract law... All he has to do is sign it. I’ll text it."
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This took about 20 seconds. And kudos to whomever had the idea to include the $0.00 price instead of just not displaying it at all. Makes it feel like you're getting a deal.
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Biden on Trump on Jan. 6: "His bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy."
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It’s fun to watch Baby Boomers become the scolding adults they spent the past five decades bragging about rebelling against.
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Aaron Sorkin: The new crop of Dems need to "stop acting like young people"
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The good news: The threat at the Capitol looks may be a false alarm. The bad news: A reminder that people are living in tents under highway overpasses just a few blocks from the Capitol of the most powerful nation on the planet.
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All of this homeless person’s belongings just went up in flames under the 695 bridge near H and 2nd SE. Extremely unfortunate... @WTOPtraffic @nbcwashington
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AUSTIN, Texas —
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Bernie Sanders campaign confirms they raised $1 million in the first 3.5 hours since his announcement.
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Perspective: There are 114 GOP-held seats more competitive than #pa18 based on Cook PVI, per Dem strategist.
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Joe Biden's electoral performance in the NH presidential primary: - 1988: Withdrew from race before NH - 2008: Withdrew from race before NH - 2020: 5th place - 2024: Won as a write-in
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Woops: Karen Handel just said, "I do not support a livable wage." Responding to min wage Q after Ossof said it should be raised to livable.
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If I told you Matt Gaetz bought a yacht in questionable deal that went bad and then prematurely renamed it "Thirsty" you'd say, "come on, that's a little too on the nose." Well...
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2021 so far... - Week 1: Insurrection - Week 2: Impeachment - Week 3: Inauguration - Week 4: ???
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Asked about her Halloween costume, Hillary Clinton says she’ll “go as the president.”
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Pop quiz: Who’s in 3rd place in the overall delegate race? You prob wouldn’t guess it by the volume of coverage — Elizabeth Warren.
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NEW: Eric Swalwell becomes the 18th Democrat in the 2020 presidential race. "I’m running for president of the United States. It’s official.”
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TONIGHT: California Representative @EricSwalwell announces on @colbertlateshow that he is running for President! #LSSC
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Canceling your New York Times subscription over a bad headline is like canceling your electric service because the lights flickered one time.
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Holy moly, a Sinclair-owned TV station in Charleston, SC used a mug shot instead of a photo of Jaime Harrison during a segment discussing his Senate campaign against Lindsey Graham.
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Corruption is universal, but there’s asymmetry in how the two parties respond when one of their own gets in trouble with the law.
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NJ Gov. Phil Murphy calls on @SenatorMenendez to resign
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Lindsey Graham, arguing for Bill Clinton's impeachment in 1999: When "you're acting in a way that hurts people, you have committed a high crime."
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Statement from @GrahamBlog : “Supporting the impeachment of President Trump under these circumstances will do great damage to the institutions of government and could invite further violence at a time the President is calling for calm.”
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The site asks Elder supporters to sign a petition demanding a special session of CA legislature to investigate "the twisted results of this 2021 Recall Election." Again, the election has hasn't happened yet.
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Biden was just interrupted by a rabbi during a fundraiser in Minneapolis: "Mr. President, If you care about Jewish people, as a rabbi, I need you to call for a ceasefire." Jewish Voters for Peace, which organized it, identified her as Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg Video via them ->
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Commander in chief.
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Seth Moulton quietly votes for Nancy Pelosi after helping lead opposition to her.
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Bernie Sanders to Joe Biden: "We need you in the White House and I will do all that I can to see that that happens, Joe."
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UPDATE FROM PALM BEACH: Nothing. We’re now 18 hrs from a deadline they’re supposedly rushing to meet and there are *zero* machines running, *zero* employees visible working on the floor, and no new info in hours. I just asked supervisor for update, she waved hand, walked away.
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Amy Klobuchar dumping a Minnesota hot dish right on Pete Buttigieg's head. "We have a newcomer in the White House and look where it got us."
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Inbox: "Is Donald Trump even aware he’s president?"
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Republicans have won the popular vote only a single time since 1992, almost 30 years ago.
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Biden's popular vote lead (3 million, 2.2%) just surpassed Clinton's popular vote lead (2.9 million, 2.1%) from 2016.
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Elizabeth Warren on a call with her staff today: "We have been willing to fight, and, when necessary, we left plenty of blood and teeth on the floor. And I can think of one billionaire who has been denied the chance to buy this election."
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As much fun as it may be to dunk on Iowa, remember the real victims are the campaign staff and volunteers who just poured months of blood, sweat, and tears into something they believed in, only to have it go fakakta for no fault of their own. Another victory for cynicism.
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Cory Booker's failure to launch while less likely ppl did (Yang) remains one of thornier Qs of this cycle... My main theory is he's an earnest dude in a cynical time and people just didn't buy that his schtick was for real (even though all the evidence I've seen suggests it is).
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We’ve lost one candidate per day for the past three days. My model projects that if this trend continues, we’ll be entitley out of candidates by Saturday.
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Brad Raffensperger found the votes.
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Republicans who have criticized Trump's false claims of victory and/or said count every vote: - Mitch McConnell - Marco Rubio - Rob Portman - Mike Lee - Gov.-elect of Utah - Chris Christie - Rick Santorum - AZ Gov. Ducey - Mike Huckabee - John Bolton
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Kamala Harris: Has Trump or anyone at the WH suggested you open an investigation? Barr: "I'm trying to grapple with the word suggest."
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Bernie Sanders: "Authoritarianism has taken root in our country. I, and my family, and many of yours, know the insidious way authoritarianism destroys democracy, decency, and humanity."
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The Ted Cruz thing falls in the ideal quadrant of the Scandal Matrix, where the stakes are relatively low and the specifics are more farcical than sickening (aka the Louise Linton Zone) so people feel free to dunk with glee.
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Wordle 1993
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Meg Whitman: "I'm a longtime Republican and a longtime CEO. And let me tell you, Donald Trump has no clue how to run a business, let alone an economy."
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Some new-person personal news: I'm signing off for a while to enjoy the arrival of our daughter, Phoebe, born Monday, May the 4th be With Her. Everyone doing well, though @lucia_graves knows she'll now finally have to get into Star Wars. See ya later 👋
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The Montana Democratic Party mailed an orange jumpsuit to Greg Gianforte on his first day in Congress.
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It was never about the mask, it's about performative defiance to trigger the libs
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That's 0.008%!!!
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CDC identifies only 5,800 Covid-19 infections after the final vaccine, out of more than 66 million. And those who got it had mild cases.
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"Statistical analyses used to detect fraud in elections held in 3rd-world nations...detected fraud in California resulting in Governor Gavin Newsom being reinstated as governor." Again, the election hasn't happened yet....
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Reminder that Julian Assange (who was in a position to know) and others have spent the past 2 years trying to pin the DNC hack on Seth Rich, a slain DNC junior staffer who cannot defend himself.
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NEW: Kamala Harris crushed @IndivisibleTeam 's flash poll of its members. n=4,500 Harris - 65% Buttigieg - 15% Biden - 7% Sanders - 7% Gillibrand - 2% Bennet - 1% Swalwell - 1% Williamson -1% Yang - 1% Hickenlooper - 0%
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Pete Buttigieg says he's hit 65,000 donors, the threshold necessary to qualify for the first Dem debate.
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The Serif lane of the 2020 primary is wide open.
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Jeffries? Jeffries: Jeffries Jeffries
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It's official. Here are the 10 candidates who made next week's MSNBC debate, per the DNC: Joe Biden Cory Booker Pete Buttigieg Tulsi Gabbard Kamala Harris Amy Klobuchar Bernie Sanders Tom Steyer Elizabeth Warren Andrew Yang Notably not on the list: Julián Castro
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Joe Biden: "Ask yourself -- do I look like a radical socialist, with a soft spot for rioters? Really?"
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Bernie Sanders and Beto O'Rourke have two very different answers to this question. Wonder how Joe Biden will answer it...
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Pete Buttigieg plays Internet Risk on his iPhone when he's trying to "power down" before bed, he told us on the bus last night. Q: So there are people out there playing Risk against a pres candidate? A: Yeah Q: What's your username? A: I'm totally not telling you that.
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Here's why the FL recount takes so long Broward alone has 714k ballots, consisting of 3.5 million pages. Right now, all they're doing is sorting the 1st page, which has all 7 races being recounting, from the rest. That sorting alone will take 30-35 hours. Then they count.
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The ages of people killed in Boulder shooting, per police presser now: 20, 23, 25, 49, 51, 51, 59, 61, 62, 65.
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New hires for Bernie Sanders' comms shop: The Intercept's Briahna Joy Gray joins as national press secretary, David Sirota comes on board as senior comms adviser and speechwriter.
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TSA Precheck people vs. Clear people is a fascinating micro-class distinction among the cosmopolitan upper-middle-class.
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So Abby Johnson is still tweeting in defense of her head-of-household voting position. Like, right now. Minutes before her speech to the RNC. Last one was 2 mins ago.
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Status report on our nation's critical infrastructure: - Dams - Broken - Floodgates - Opened - Train stations - Depleted of trains, which have already left - Horse barn - Lacking horses, which already left. - Points of no return = Passed - Rubicons = Crossed
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Medicare for All has support among Democratic primary voters in every state where we have exit polls so far this year. 62 percent (!) in Mississippi (!)
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The most ambitious crossover event of 2020
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