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Politics Editor for the Washington @Monthly . Also, contributor @politico @realclearnews , @DMZShow , When America Worked podcast. (Avi by @Jess_Sassenach .)

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For the debut episode of my history podcast "When America Worked," I delve into to the story of Edward Stettinius and the creation of the UN It's a story with sex, spying, betrayal and, most importantly, bipartisanship and compromise You can listen here
When America Worked" Podcast โ€” BILL SCHER
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A seminal moment in the history of the Republican Party, which eventually chose the path of the woman in red
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Undoubtedly one of the most memorable John McCain clips.
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AZ can't be recounted (Campaigns can't ask for recounts, and Biden's margin is too big for an automatic recount.) AZ gives Biden 270 EVs without PA & GA. In other words, all the litigation in PA & GA can't change the outcome.
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I'm seeing a lot of "cancel the debates" but the next debate is a town hall and Trump should absolutely be subjected to the questions of real voters.
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What messaging worked in Kansas? Let's look at the ads from the winning "NO" team...
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The cruelest cut: Trump lost 4 of the top 5 states for boat ownership (CA, MI, MN and WI)
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Senate Republicans have a 6-3 Supreme Court and still act like they've been treated unfairly in the nominations game. Just an amazing commitment to grievance politics.
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For someone oft-derided as past his prime, Biden going off-script and negotiating Social Security and Medicare on live TV is a uniquely agile SOTU moment
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* Inflation since last June down from 9.1 to 4.0% * Border crossing from month prior down 70% * Fentanyl seizure in โ€˜22 3x more than โ€˜20 * Murder in โ€˜23, to date, down 12% The GOP narrative doesnโ€™t add up. Me in โฆ @monthly โฉ:
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Republicans Say Inflation, Crime, and Immigration Are Out of Control. The Numbers Disagree. |...

Every day, good news overshadows the Republican presidential candidatesโ€™ talking points. The right-wing Cassandras need a new shtick.

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If Biden should release all of the private communications of the course of his entire career, so should Trump.
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Michael Moore, just now on MSNBC, said he was โ€œshockedโ€ that Biden didnโ€™t โ€œswing to the rightโ€ and pick Susan Rice, and instead โ€œswung to the leftโ€ and picked Kamala Harris.
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I don't really care about this sort of thing, but if Biden did it, there would be a slew of tweets from Trump campaign staff suggesting Biden was deteriorating before our very eyes, and the clip would end up in its ads.
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Trump descended a ramp extremely carefully at the end of his West Point speech today
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If Iโ€™m Buttigieg, and my internal polling shows me getting very few delegates on Tuesday, better to drop out Sunday and endorse Biden, than after a Tuesday humiliation that undercuts Bidenโ€™s ability to consolidate He can get a cabinet post in a Biden WH, but not a Sanders WH
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Who in the Republican Party will take a stand against cancel culture and confirm Neera Tanden?
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Holy malarkey. Joe Biden got a Republican to apologize.
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I actually didnโ€™t know that about you and that is commendable. I apologize and should have made my point respectfully.
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โ€œI don't wear masks like him. Every time you see him, he's got a mask. He could be speaking 200 feet away from them and he shows up with the biggest mask Iโ€™ve ever seen.โ€
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One theme: labelling the proposed amendment as a "government mandate." In this ad the word abortion is not said: "It's a strict government mandate designed to interfere with private medical decisions ... Kansans don't want another government mandate."
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2022 Kansas Abortion Amendment PRO NO PAC TV Ad #1 Kansans for...

2022 Kansas Abortion Amendment PRO NO PAC TV Ad #1 Kansans for Constitutional Freedom, June 14

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This ad features a male doctor: "Do no harm. That's the oath we take as doctors. But now the government wants to force doctors ...to break that oath ...It's a government mandate that could ban all abortions with no exceptions, even rape and incest"
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2022 Kansas Abortion Amendment PRO NO PAC TV Ad #2 Kansans for...

2022 Kansas Abortion Amendment PRO NO PAC TV Ad #2 Kansans for Constitutional Freedom - June 14

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This ad features a mother talking about an abortion needed to save her life: "It's an impossible choice ... I had a three year old son at the time and a husband ... if I didn't have an abortion they would be without their mother and their wife"
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2022 Kansas Abortion Amendment PRO NO PAC TV Ad #3 - Kansans for...

2022 Kansas Abortion Amendment PRO NO PAC TV Ad #3 - Kansans for Constitutional Freedom - July 1

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Biden '24 (preliminary) vs. Obama '12 primary results AL Biden 90% Obama 84% AR Biden 90% Obama 58% MA Biden 82% Obama 81% NC Biden 88% Obama 79% OK Biden 73% Obama 57% TN Biden 93% Obama 89% TX Obama 88% Biden 86% VT Obama 98% Biden 89%
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Finally, Democrats found an election slogan that fits on a bumper sticker
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Two months ago, a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse. Beyond the initial aftermath, Iโ€™m not aware of a single mention of the verdict by an opposing candidate, or by a journalist posing a question to a candidate. Just completely memory-holed.
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Mock every Kamala misstep if you want, but in 4-8 years, she will have immensely more experience navigating the most politically tricky issues than anybody else who might run for president
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This ad features a Catholic grandmother: "Growing up Catholic, we didn't talk about abortion. But now it's on the ballot ... If it were my granddaughter, I wouldn't want the government making that decision for her."
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2022 Kansas Abortion Amendment PRO NO PAC TV Ad #5 - Kansans for...

2022 Kansas Abortion Amendment PRO NO PAC TV Ad #5 - Kansans for Constitutional Freedom - July 13

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Sara Gideon 43% Susan Collins 42%
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NEW: Collins faces a tough reelection race, new poll from Colby shows
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The owner of Twitter is literally spreading misinformation
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Congressional generic ballot, Marist April Republican 47% Democratic 44% June Democratic 48% Republican 41% A 10-point swing to the Democrats post-Dobbs
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Poll: Majorities oppose Supreme Court's abortion ruling and worry about other rights

56% of Americans disapproved of the decision in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll conducted after it was announced. A similar number say it was motivated by politics โ€” not law.

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And this one features "a pastor for over 50 years" "As Christians we are instructed to love one another. We do so when we respect and trust women as God does. I'm voting No ... because it replaces religious freedom with government control."
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2022 Kansas Abortion Amendment PRO NO PAC TV Ad #8 Kansans for...

2022 Kansas Abortion Amendment PRO NO PAC TV Ad #8 Kansans for Constitutional Freedom 7/31 "Pastor"

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This ad emphasizes existing abortion rules to suggest the amendment is "extreme and goes too far": "Abortion is already highly regulated in Kansas ... Taxpayer funding for abortion: outlawed. Abortion after viability: banned. Parental consent: required."
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2022 Kansas Abortion Amendment PRO NO PAC TV Ad #4 - Kansans for...

2022 Kansas Abortion Amendment PRO NO PAC TV Ad #4 - Kansans for Constitutional Freedom PAC, July 13

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Joe Biden promised a return to normalcy and the revival of bipartisanship. He delivered. My Washington @monthly budget deal analysis:
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The Debt-Ceiling Deal Shows Joe Biden is a Normal President Just Like He Promised | Washington...

Skeptics said he couldnโ€™t bring regular order, let alone bipartisanship, to Washington after the Trump years. But thatโ€™s precisely what heโ€™s doing.

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Here's another that doesn't mention abortion directly: "It gives government more power over your privacy and your personal medical decisions. Don't let politicians take away your freedom."
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Fox News going to call this race for Biden first, just as Rupert Murdoch planned it
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Chris Wallace says the Fox Decision Desk is sticking with their AZ call, and that Biden picking up Nevada would put him at 270 under their tally.
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Why is a New York Times opinion columnist retweeting Donald Trumpโ€™s post of deceptively edited Joe Biden video?
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If DeSantis wins re-election, after governing as a relentless far right culture warrior, Iโ€™d be inclined to stop referring to Florida as a swing state and Democrats should seriously question spending $100M+ there again in 2024
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Notable from Biden yesterday: "[Kamala] Harris [has] been able to generate more than $3.2 billion from the private sector to create jobs and opportunities in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala to help people stay in their own countries"
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Remarks by President Biden on Border Security and Enforcement | The White House

Roosevelt Room 11:54 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hi, everybody. Sorry to keep you waiting. Thereโ€™s a lot going on. Today, Iโ€™d like to โ€” the Vice President and I would like to talk you about how my...

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This ad is a response ad poking holes in the pro-life ad campaign: "supporters aren't telling you the truth"
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2022 Kansas Abortion Amendment PRO NO PAC TV Ad #6 Kansans for...

2022 Kansas Abortion Amendment PRO NO PAC TV Ad #6 Kansans for Constitutional Freedom July 31

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Progressives with two heartland wins tonight: Wisconsin and Chicago.
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I've seen enough: Janet Protasiewicz defeats Daniel Kelly for Wisconsin Supreme Court. The result flips ideological control of the court from conservative to liberal, a huge victory for the pro-choice side.
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That all this is coming out one month after the election is a colossal failure of journalism and opposition research. The screenshots donโ€™t even come close to covering everything.
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Disinfo from the Trump campaign. This flagrantly and dishonestly cuts Biden off. What Biden actually said: "We can only re-elect Donald Trump if, in fact, we get engaged in this circular firing squad here." 10 minute mark:
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Sleepy Joe๐Ÿ’คin St. Louis, Missouri today: โ€œWe can only re-elect @realDonaldTrump .โ€ #KAG2020LandslideVictory ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
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1. Lincoln plant was never going to Mexico 2. Ford told Trump this weeks ago
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Bill Ford met with Trump over 'infuriating' Mexico comments

Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford has met with Donald Trump to talk about the Republican presidential candidate's extensive criticism of the automaker's investments in Mexico. Ford said Trump's...

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Just got a call from my friend Bill Ford, Chairman of Ford, who advised me that he will be keeping the Lincoln plant in Kentucky - no Mexico
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The worst thing about โ€œDefund the Policeโ€ is not the electoral impact but the policy impact We had an amazing moment of consensus in the aftermath of George Floyd that couldโ€™ve been leveraged for real reform Instead we fed the forces of polarization & threw the consensus away
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Poverty rate 1983: 15.2% 2021: 11.6% Homicide rate (per 100K pop.) 1980: 10.4 2021: 8.2
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Historical Poverty Tables: People and Families - 1959 to 2022
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Do you remember when you were growing up, do you remember how simple life was, how easy it felt? It was about faith, family, and country. We can have that again, but to do that, we must vote Joe Biden out. #RTM2023
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People who have said they will vote for Joe Biden: Bernie Sanders Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Cornel West David Sirota
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Young voters thinking about abandoning the Democratic Party over the Middle East crisis might want to check out this Republican debate first
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GenX, still killing me
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โ€œAmong voters under age 35, Trump leads Biden in the new Post-ABC poll by 20 pointsโ€
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Post-ABC poll: Biden faces criticism on economy, immigration and age

The finding that Trump leads Biden by a wide margin does not match other recent polling, however, suggesting it is an outlier.

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The notion that Biden is suffering from any sort of mental or physical decline is clearly debunked in this interview
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President Biden on his old Senate colleague Joe Lieberman working with No Labels to explore a potential third-party candidacy in 2024: "it's going to help the other guy. And he knows."
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Check out my @monthly analysis of the Kansas abortion rights victory here:
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What's (Not) the Matter With Kansas | Washington Monthly

The surprising landslide victory of pro-choice forces shows the power of referendumsโ€”and how out of touch the Supreme Court was when it overturned Roe v. Wade.

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The name of your soul is the last thing you ate and the town hall you watched
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I think it smart for Ossoff and Warnock to campaign as a team. They will be attacked as a team, and if they tried to run independently, it would give a vibe that they had reason to mistrust each other. Besides, it'll be a nationalized race and they will rise or fall together.
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Iโ€™ve long been a Pelosi defender. The GOP caricatured her as a San Francisco liberal. But she was an ice cold vote counter who made her mark corralling progressives to accept compromises. She is a master class in pragmatic leadership. Learn from her. ๐Ÿงต of my Pelosi workโ€ฆ
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Since the Death Star began firing, Biden's lead in the Real Clear Politics average has grown 3.7 points
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For nearly three years we have been building a juggernaut campaign (Death Star). It is firing on all cylinders. Data, Digital, TV, Political, Surrogates, Coalitions, etc. In a few days we start pressing FIRE for the first time.
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"...a poll commissioned by the Republican National Committee tested roughly 20 lines of attack against Mr. Biden ... None of the lines of attack significantly moved voter sentiment..."
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A Sitting President, Riling the Nation During a Crisis (Published 2020)

By smearing his opponents, championing conspiracy theories and pursuing vendettas, President Truโ€‹mp has reverted to his darkest political tactics in spite of a pandemic hurting millions of Americans.

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โ€œFor all you knuckleheads on Fox who say that Biden canโ€™t put two sentences together, hereโ€™s a news flash: He just put NATO together, Europe together and the whole Western alliance together โ€” stretching from Canada up to Finland and all the way to Japanโ€
Opinion | My Lunch With President Biden (Published 2022)

I left with a full stomach but a heavy heart.

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The notion that Democrats said Blasey Ford should be believed without the need for any investigation is not accurate. The ask of Democrats at the time was for a thorough FBI investigation, and then they complained the FBI didnโ€™t talk to all key potential witnesses.
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U. of North Florida poll, FL reg voters Trump 50 Biden 43 DeSantis 51 Biden 42 6 wk abortion ban, no exceptions Support 22 Oppose 75 Concealed carry Support 21 Oppose 77 Ban CRT/DEI on campus Support 35 Oppose 61
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1. He didnโ€™t 2. Nevertheless, Democrats didnโ€™t break into the Capitol
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The quality of Cuomo's press conferences is eclipsing how good Newsom has been in containing the spread. California currently ranks 30th among the states in cases per capita.
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โ€œ @GavinNewsom has led the way on the #coronavirus crisis & it has paid off.โ€ @cmarinucci of @politico says CA has flattened the curve more than other states because of its Govโ€™s early actions. Thatโ€™s likely saving lives. More from @TheIssueIsShow :
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Definitely getting $3.5T now
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Protesters followed Sen. Sinema into the bathroom at Arizona State University to confront her on Build Back Better and immigration
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So Reality Winner is in prison recovering from COVID-19, in part because she wanted to warn us about Russian cyberattacks on election infrastructure in 2016, and sent the information to the absolute wrong person
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Me, 19 months ago
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@RachelBitecofer Pete is on an excellent track to be Transportation Secretary
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yikes
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Joe Biden: sundowning shell of a man ... but also omnipotent Anti-Christ who will terminate God
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Total popular vote to date: Biden + Bloomberg + Buttigieg + Klobuchar: 54.5% Sanders + Warren: 41.3%
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Imagine if the progressives consolidated last night like the moderates consolidated, who would have won? Thatโ€™s what we should be analyzing. I feel confident a united progressive movement would have allowed for us to #BuildTogether and win MN and other states we narrowly lost.
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UPDATED Virginia school districts keeping their mask mandates & defying Gov. Youngkin's executive order: Accomack Albemarle Alexandria Arlington Buchanan Caroline Charlottesville Colonial Beach Colonial Heights Fairfax Fluvanna Fredericksburg Hampton Harrisonburg (continued...)
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Virginia school districts keeping their mask mandates and defying Gov. Youngkin's executive order: Alexandria Arlington Chesterfield Fairfax Henrico Hopewell Loudoun Portsmouth Prince William Richmond Roanoke Stafford *3rd update! Please let me know of any I may have missed.
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If the 2020 Electoral College matches the 2018 House popular vote, it will look like this
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Violent crime rate down 20.3%, murder rate down 16.6%, during Obama administration
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Crime is out of control, and rapidly getting worse. Look what is going on in Chicago and our inner cities. Not good!
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When McConnell celebrated "Citizens United," he said, "For too long, some in this country have been deprived of full participation in the political process ... the Constitution protects their right to express themselves about political candidates and issues up until Election Day"
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โ€˜Stay out of politics,โ€™ Republican leader McConnell tells U.S. CEOs, warns of โ€˜consequencesโ€™
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3 years
Legend
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3 years
I canโ€™t see how these things work. But they do. So be safe and wear a mask! Happy Holidays to all!
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7 years
696 executive branch positions require Senate confirmation. For 662, Trump has not yet nominated anyone
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Today is March 5
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Dean Phillips
@deanbphillips
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I'll be clear - if my campaign is not viable after March 5th, I'll wrap it up and endorse the likely nominee - Biden or otherwise. I will then campaign for them as vigorously as I'm campaigning now. I'm not here for games - the goal is to maximize the odds of beating Trump.
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Bill Scher
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9 months
Please televise this trial
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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
9 months
@SnapStream Trump claims that 2,000 Mules will be used as evidence in his upcoming criminal trial to show the election was stolen from him
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7 years
Ben Shapiro 05/13 on Benghazi: "a scandal that dwarfs Watergate in both its consequences and its implications for American foreign policy"
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Ben Shapiro
@benshapiro
7 years
No, the Flynn thing isn't 9/11, Watergate, or Iran-Contra. Get a freaking grip, media.
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3 years
Two years ago Pete Davidson said Dan Crenshaw looked a "hit man in a porno movie" and he was treated like history's greatest monster
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Michelle Malkin
@michellemalkin
3 years
Dan Crenshaw is a globalist John McCain in an eyepatch who loves to party hardy while our country burns. PROTECT OUR ELECTION SYSTEM & OUR COUNTRY, NOT THE GOP SWAMP!
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7 years
This is literally what they accused Hillary of doing with the Clinton Foundation
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Eric Lipton
@EricLiptonNYT
7 years
The bidding is still open--and the price keeps going up. U too can buy private access to Ivanka Trump, for a cause.
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@billscher
4 years
Emerson IOWA poll BIDEN 23% Sanders 22% Buttigieg 18% Warren 12% Klobuchar 10% All else <5
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Emerson Polling

Iowa 2020: Warren's Support Drops While Sanders Rises

emersonpolling.reportablenews.com
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7 months
If I understand correctly, the GOP position is: * Donald Trump should be President * Bob Menendez should have his day in court * Jamaal Bowman should be expelled from Congress immediately
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3 years
Unpopular opinion: the system is working
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3 months
Um, doesnโ€™t this look like a five-siren-emoji scandal?
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2 years
Virginia school districts keeping their mask mandates and defying Gov. Youngkin's executive order: Alexandria Arlington Chesterfield Fairfax Henrico Hopewell Loudoun Portsmouth Prince William Richmond Roanoke Stafford *3rd update! Please let me know of any I may have missed.
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@billscher
5 years
Best of luck to the 2020 Democrat who runs on "Obama was a bad president."
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VANITY FAIR
@VanityFair
5 years
The financial crisis was Obamaโ€™s moment of truth, and he sided with the establishment. Now, the 2020 field must contend with an uncomfortable question: was Obama a bad president?
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7 years
The "Secure the Border!" crowd pretty chill about foreign interference in our elections.
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3 months
Dean Phillips is rolled so easily. Hires Jeff Weaver. Suddenly discovers single-payer. Lands Bill Ackman. Suddenly jettisons DEI. He would be a terrible president.
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Sam Stein
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NEW -- Dean Phillips dropped reference to DEI on his campaign website platform after Bill Ackman, his new $1m super PAC donor, called it a mistake with @ec_schneider
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4 years
I wonder what would have happened if Barack Obama tear gassed Episcopal priests so he could stage a photo op holding a Bible. Itโ€™s a stumper.
@IsaacDovere
Edward-Isaac Dovere
@IsaacDovere
4 years
priests inside the church were run off from the church, breathing tear gas, ahead of the presidentโ€™s photo op in front of the church
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2 months
The complaining around Schiffโ€™s strategy betrayed a fundamental misreading of normie Democrats, who *want* to focus attacks on Republicans, and not have a months-long intra-party feud.
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3 years
If you're Mitch do you: A) Put House $2K bill on floor, give Perdue/Loeffler a win B) Put $2K bill on floor w/poison pills, fail to reconcile w/House, blame Ds for intransigence C) Put no bill on the floor, blame Bernie & Ds for holding up NDAA veto override vote in response
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3 years
I have lived long to hear @BillKristol refer to himself as a โ€œJoe Biden Democrat.โ€
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4 years
Average RCP ( @RealClearNews ) Biden lead in toss-up states: PA: +6.5 MI: +5.5 AZ: +4.4 FL: +3.3 WI: +2.7 NC: -1.0
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4 years
Yang's RCP average: Nationally, 2.8 In IA, 2.8 In NH, 2.3 In SC, 2.5 ...If I was under 3%, I wouldn't be complaining about media coverage not being "consistent with our polling" while simultaneously putting petty conditions on media appearances
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4 years
Was asked to appear on @msnbc this weekend - and told them that Iโ€™d be happy to after they apologize on-air, discuss and include our campaign consistent with our polling, and allow surrogates from our campaign as they do other candidatesโ€™. They think we need them. We donโ€™t.
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4 years
When you're a Washington politician who performs a cravenly political maneuver then blames Washington politics for it, I hereby declare that maneuver to be a "Big Murkowski"
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@crcaylor obviously because Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis have such warm and lovable personalities.
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2 years
"The dangers in Arizona, and everywhere candidates are denying results of the 2020 election and preemptively threatening to do the same for the 2022 and 2024 ones, are real. Good for [Trevor] Noah for pointing them out." -- @goodyk
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Trevor Noah's segment on 'chaos' of Kari Lake on 'The Daily Show' was no laughing matter

Ahead of the Arizona governors race, Trevor Noah broke down the national danger of Republican candidate Kari Lake with humor on "The Daily Show."

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America: We need to put an end to the gerontocracy so we can have fresh ideas and nice things Me: Here are your Senators under age 50 Eric Schmitt Kyrsten Sinema Tom Cotton Markwayne Mullin Josh Hawley Katie Britt J.D. Vance Jon Ossoff
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2 years
Just one poll, but big generic congressional ballot test shift in ABC/WP. From GOP 50-40 in November to Dem 46-45 now.
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Biden ticks up, but GOP holds advantage on economy, Post-ABC poll finds

Republicans continue to lose ground when it comes to which party voters see themselves casting ballots for in November and the parties are now at rough parity.

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4 years
Imagine investing 52 years of your life to become the foremost expert in your field, facing a global crisis for which your expertise is critically needed, and being sidelined by Rudy Giuliani, Peter Navarro, Jared Kushner and Dr. Oz
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3 years
With AZ, Biden needs PA + WI PA + MI PA + IA + (NE02 or ME02) MI + WI + (NE02 or ME02) NC + PA NC + MI NC + MI + NE02 + ME02
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10 months
This past month we have record-low unemployment and the fewest monthly illegal border crossings since Feb. 2021
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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
10 months
@SnapStream HANNITY: What would you do to get this economy turned around TRUMP: I'm closing the border
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Bill Scher
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3 years
Under Texas rules, your right to choose the vaccine exists for six weeks after which if you remain unvaccinated any vaccinated American can sue you
@GregAbbott_TX
Greg Abbott
@GregAbbott_TX
3 years
Bidenโ€™s vaccine mandate is an assault on private businesses. I issued an Executive Order protecting Texansโ€™ right to choose whether they get the COVID vaccine & added it to the special session agenda. Texas is already working to halt this power grab.
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4 years
Shorter Election 2020 DEMOCRATS: Donald Trump mishandled the pandemic, contributing to over 80,000 deaths and an economic collapse REPUBLICANS: Joe Biden was mean to Michael Flynn
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3 years
Now that it's too cold for boat parades, we've shifted to truck mobs
@atrupar
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
3 years
โ€œItโ€™s ordinary Americans just taking this election into their own handsโ€ โ€” Jeanine Pirro praises Trump fans in Texas who surrounded and harassed a Biden bus as it tried to go down a highway
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4 years
The Biden coalition runs from AOC to Joe Walsh
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Joe Walsh
@WalshFreedom
4 years
Iโ€™m not a Democrat, but this is a really well done endorsement video. Iโ€™ll be working my tail off for @JoeBiden .
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