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Aug 3 • 3 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
Trump did not "agree" to a debate. He is pulling out of the agreed-to debate and counterproposing a different one on his terms.
If Harris said she won't do the mutually-negotiated debate, but will instead debate at Howard University with moderators chosen by her, it would be false to describe this as Harris having "agreed" to a debate.
Yes, Biden has pulled out of the campaign, and Trump has pulled out of the debate. Trump has not "agreed" to a debate. He has pulled out and counterproposed.

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Interviewing Trump has some news value, and I appreciate @kaitlancollins is trying hard to stop him from filibustering, but giving him a pro-Trump audience is a disaster and I don't understand the choice.
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May 10, 2023
My feature on the Republican campaign to gain ideological control of the schools has gotten some interesting and positive responses. Here's @rweingarten
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Why Republicans have become obsessed with schools as centers of political indoctrination nymag.com/intelligencer/…
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I agree -- this should move your Bayesian priors, but I suspect there's also a lot more investigation coming, and the most sensible thing is to hold off conclusive judgment.
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