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10 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read
'We're not some demonic cult': Democrats fume over faulty messaging that cost them in red and purple states

⁦@heatherscope⁩ politico.com/news/2020/11/1…
Jones: “I was fighting the same battle that Jaime Harrison was fighting, that Mike Espy was fighting, that Cal Cunningham was fighting, that Steve Bullock was fighting. And Democrats have not been able to fully counter the Republican narrative.”
Manchin: “I’ve watched the last three elections: 2016, ‘18 and ‘20. We truly should have been in the majority and it didn’t happen...Whatever our message is, it hasn’t worked. And I would hope that our leadership from the top to bottom understands that. It has not worked.“
Still, Senate Dems about to re-elect their leadership slate today with Schumer at the top. House Dems nor expected to shake up either besides DCCC chair. Biggest changes at party committees: CCM is up for re-election and we hear Ben Ray Lujan interested in DSCC @BresPolitico

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Sen. Grassley, most senior R senator, on Trump’s transfer of power comments

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“We have a constitution and the constitution says when the presidency ends.”
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“Did you see my tweet? that pretty well sums it up”

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w @JamesArkin
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