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21 Oct, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Democrats *fret*
Democrats *fear*
Democrats *worry*

The press uses those terms much more often when writing about Democrats than Republicans -- even when Dems have $ and polling advantages.

Via @CJR

cjr.org/political_pres…
And the press isn’t completely wrong. This is an actual shot of @PaulBegala on @CNN last night.

cjr.org/political_pres… Image
Here’s the full primal scream AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH
Like clockwork

nytimes.com/2020/10/22/us/…
Longtime GOP adviser @stuartpstevens’ suggestion to Democrats: “Banish the timidity”

thebulwark.com/victory-is-nea…

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22 Oct
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Strassel relentlessly hyped the unmasking conspiracy theory for months, then went crickets when the US Attorney assigned to the case determined there was nothing to prosecute

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When the NYT eliminated its public editor, it said "our followers on social media and readers have come together to serve as a watchdog, more vigilant than one person could ever be."

They failed to realize how the Times staff would turn on each other.

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The Bronx, NY: Record-setting unemployment.

Greenwich, CT: Record-setting home sales. ImageImage
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9 Oct
If you've lived in the South, you might be familiar with the tone and tenor of how Lindsey Graham refers to his Black opponent, Jaime Harrison. Image
And this is all because Harrison is insisting that Graham get a COVID test before their next debate.
Also, this isn't a slip of the tongue, or something he said when the thought the mic wasn't on.

It's the first paragraph of a release he put out on Twitter.

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5 Oct
"The President of the United States is acting like a drunk driver, and the press needs to cover him that way."

That's the lede. The rest of my @CJR column is here ⬇️⬇️⬇️

cjr.org/political_pres…
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Here's how NJ civil law defines gross negligence:
It's not just the donors who risk COVID. It's the flight crews, the Secret Service, and Trump's own employees at Bedminster. And their families

Yet, as Bloomberg reported “there was never serious thought given to canceling the Bedminster fundraiser, expected to raise $5 million"
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