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18 Dec, 4 tweets, 2 min read
The Harris interviews continue, this one w/ @Noahbierman at LAT

“We didn’t see Delta coming. I think most scientists did not — upon whose advice and direction we have relied — didn’t see Delta coming”

latimes.com/politics/story…
More: “We didn’t see Omicron coming. And that’s the nature of what this, this awful virus has been, which as it turns out, has mutations and variants.”
As @ddiamond points out, some of the admin scientists may take exception to this
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19 Dec
NEW from Psaki:
 “Senator Manchin’s comments this morning on FOX are at odds with his discussions this week with the President, with White House staff, and with his own public utterances.”

Tough statement and much more stick than carrot, which departs from their usual approach ImageImageImage
More: “If his comments on FOX and written statement indicate an end to that effort, they represent a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position, and a breach of his commitments to the President and the Senator’s colleagues in the House and Senate.”
More: “Just as Senator Manchin reversed his position on Build Back Better this morning, we will continue to press him to see if he will reverse his position yet again, to honor his prior commitments and be true to his word.”
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6 Dec
NEW: Kamala Harris has long felt that Bluetooth headphones are a security risk.
So, she insists on using wired ones, 3 fmr campaign aides told @rubycramer and me.
That Bluetooth phobia remains (if you look closely, you'll see the clump of wires in hand)
politico.com/newsletters/we…
Doug, however, is pro-Bluetooth.
Former aides say that VP has long been careful about security — w/ some describing it as prudent & others suggesting it’s a bit paranoid.
A former aide from AG days said when a person arrived for a meeting, staff were instructed not to allow them to wait in Harris' office alone.
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4 Dec
Biden on the move. Destination unknown, per WH pool.
Mystery…not solved Image
Where we are at—->
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12 Nov
New bits on Califf

The WH settled on him after looking at ~ a dozen other candidates, many of whom were ruled out over industry ties.

Didn’t want FDA head to be recused for any company involved in vaccines

w @davidalim @adamcancryn
@owermohle

politico.com/news/2021/11/1…
The WH didn’t start looking at him till around Labor Day

Thought he’d get bipartisan backing Given recent confirmation during Obama years

Wasnt originally on their radar because biden folks were at first looking for someone new.
Manchin comes out in Opposition to Biden FDA pick, citing opioid epidemic
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10 Nov
NEW: top WH/econ frustrated by the Penn Wharton Budget Model

Manchin takes their findings seriously and right now their analyses are diverging from the WH’s on reconciliation

Klain has dismissed them as conservative
W/ @KateDavidson @TinaSfon

politico.com/newsletters/we…
NEC spokesperson @JesseLee46: “The Penn Wharton Budget Model is simply wrong on its math, and didn't even evaluate the policies actually in the bill”

PWBM head Kent Smetters said the WH was “the standard ‘not our bill’ and ‘version control’ redirects.” Image
So the WH has to convince Manchin the Penn numbers—which say the WH framework would adding $500 billion the the deficit—are wrong

Or wait for the CBO of the actual text which will take weeks and may not mirror their projections either
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29 Oct
Is Biden weak or savvy?
The president’s legislative strategy has relied on carrots, patience, communication, assuming best intentions
Most members of Congress like him but few, if any, fear him
Will it work? Our look at the distinct Biden congress strategy
politico.com/newsletters/we…
Former Schumer aide Matt House: “I think [Biden’s] entire approach to this is entirely senatorial..it may not be the style the 24-hour news and Twitter is used to, but it is the style that he came of age in and that might just work.”
Antonia Ferrier, a former top aide to Mitch McConnell, says:
“I’ve never seen a legislative process — and I use that word loosely — like this. It’s just chaotic policy-making. This [reconciliation] bill — if we can even call it that — tries to be all things to all people.”
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