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Sep 27, 2020, 5 tweets

Republicans rally to court pick, see opening to recast election.

Ink not even dry on the appointment before Trump pops up to reiterate first law of Trump era: he’ll always change subj, usually back to himself

Want to know why the race is so stable, beyond the diamond-encrusted polarization of our times?

Bc events only matter so much when a sitting president acts in this fashion ^

nytimes.com/2020/09/27/us/…

On another note, amazed @wexler hasn’t surfaced yet to recall FRITZ’s response when @henrymcmaster challenged him to a drug test in 1986 Senate race:

“I'll take a drug test, if you'll take an IQ test”

Now TV stations have the president referring to the above, saying he was not joking.

PEDs

Just to recap: The incumbent president is now on camera two days ahead of his first debate accusing his opponent of being on PEDs

This is like @nytmike fan fic

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