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11 Nov, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Everyone pushing this line wants you to forget this. ajc.com/news/state--re… Image
And this: ajc.com/news/state--re… Image
And this: npr.org/2018/11/05/664… Image
They also want you to forget, as Grossman points out, that Abrams acknowledged her loss and did not try to overturn the result.
Also if your response to all of this is going to cite her recent NYT Mag interview, it’s probably worth it to read the thing. nytimes.com/interactive/20… Image

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b-boy bouiebaisse Profile picture
12 Nov
the virus could probably win the 2024 GOP nomination tbh
“i disapprove of the virus’ killing spree but it supports pro-life judges and that’s enough for me”
“you know, i am uncomfortable with how the virus wants to infect my respiratory system and use me as a vehicle for its own propagation, but its tax plan would really help the economy”
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8 Nov
the congressional leadership strategy of running on health care did not work, AOC gave a constructive interview noting the ways in which moderate Democrats did not maximize their own advantages to their own detriment, and the response is to, i guess, double down on failure.
One helpful thing here would be if people got out of their feelings and actually read what Ocasio-Cortez said, which wasn’t “adopt my views” but “build campaigns that can actually reach voters where they are, especially digitally.”
As I understand it, AOC’s message is this: There’s nothing stopping moderate Democrats from building institutional capacity, adopting cutting-edge techniques, and modernizing their campaign infrastructure, and progressives are willing to help if they want it.
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6 Nov
I've said this a few times before but I am not so certain there is anyone who can replicate Trumpism and get the same political results except for Trump. Somehow, we still greatly underrate the extent to which Trump's sui generis celebrity is his special sauce.
Yep, tens of millions of people over the course of a decade watched a "reality" television show that relentlessly pushed the idea that Trump was among America's greatest businessmen. Who else has that kind of juice?
Some future Republican may be able to assemble a winning coalition for a similar politics, but I don't think we can just assume it will be Trump + competence, since I don't think Trump's appeal to marginal voters happens on the level of "normal" politics.
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6 Nov
rewatched MICHAEL CLAYTON and boy, this movie. it’s perfect. flawless. and those last fifteen minutes? sublime.
the crazy thing about it, upon this rewatch, is that in memory it feels like a movie that is constantly moving, but it actually has these nice moments where it just breathes and lives in the world its built.
it's a nearly two hour movie that feels barely longer than 80 minutes
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6 Nov
Want to say again that it is insane that a margin of thousands in a few arbitrary geographic units was the difference between victory and defeat for a candidate who won the overall vote by millions (and counting).
and everything you might want to say to defend it — “it protects small states and rural areas and makes sure the candidates visit all regions!” — is demonstrably false.
I don’t understand how this is “misleading” unless millions of votes suddenly don’t count because the percentage margin is < 5%.
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5 Nov
genuinely interested to know what prompted this one
more people than you'd think imagine me as a very angry, negative person and i find it fascinating.
update: i asked and he answered.
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