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Alex Burns @alexburnsNYT
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In public, Dems are pleading for party unity

In private, they’re showing candidates opposition research & ugly polling

On national Dems intervening in primaries — with CALIFORNIA as the central front >>
nytimes.com/2018/04/21/us/…
Part of why Dems are struggling to tame wild primaries: many first-time/outsider candidates have little to lose in flouting party leaders

@jfchen, Dem who *did* stand down in CA39, explains of others: “They don’t have bridges to burn.”
mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/21/us/…
But be-a-team-player pleading is unlikely to be the end of this.

DCCC has already endorsed in one open primary in CA. May not be the last.

House Majority PAC, heavily funded Dem group, is polling 4 chaotic primaries & weighing active intervention.

mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/21/us/…
And while California is most urgent Dem challenge, national party has been tinkering in other key primaries from Little Rock to Southern NJ to Syracuse

Some candidates warn against more aggressive bigfooting: “we would come back guns blazing.”

mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/21/us/…
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Columnists often project their own interests and views onto voters. But this, from Andrew Sullivan, is so wildly detached from the lived reality of anyone involved in or reporting on, or in many cases voting in, the 2018 election.
You can argue that tribalism is a defining force - or the defining force - in American politics without making the kind of claim that suggests you’ve never talked to an undecided voter or visited a competitive congressional district or state.
(Re-reading it, the rhetorical choice to group health care — a life-or-death or bankruptcy-threatening issue for millions — with relatively abstract debates about “norms” and the executive branch is probably the most revealing part.)
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And if you think it’s important not to normalize aberrant behavior by politicians, don’t complain that reporters are taking note of this because it’s not what Trump does
Also, it’s the press’s job to fight for transparency. Local media often lacks the megaphone national media has in that fight. It’s a good thing when bigger outlets pay attention to this stuff, in general.
And at least as far as NY-based outlets go, the attention to AOC on this front is not unique — ask any NYC mayor. Heck, ask the current mayor who recently lost a big disclosure fight in court.
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Caricaturing concerns about the spread of deliberate misinformation – like, say, Sandy Hook conspiracy theories – as a demand to "blacklist people I don't like" is about as intellectually dishonest as it gets
This is obviously bad-faith media bashing, of the kind that I normally try not to engage – there are good-faith complaints about the press that are far more worthwhile. But the debate about Infowars is important & the idea that it just presents a different point of view is wrong.
This @McCormackJohn thread was persuasive to me – if there's an argument against banning Jones, it's not about intellectual diversity
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Trump and the GOP are a threat both to the survival of our democracy and to the survival of humanity.

I would vote for a ketsup bottle with a “D” beside it in 2020 to get them out of power.

#Unity
If Sanders wins the primaries, I’ll vote for him.

But he is NOT the candidate I plan to back initially for a wide variety of reasons.

Central among them: I do not believe he can win.

Don’t @ me. I’ll talk about why eventually, but that’s my (well-informed) opinion.

#Unity
That said, the deification of Sanders that some (NOT all) of his fans engage in is disturbing.

The distortions, lies, and win-at-any-cost mentality are repellant.

The approach of such people is destructive to him as a candidate and to the Democratic Party.

#Unity
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(1) The #California Legislature is panicking tonight. They're currently presented with a watered-down #ConsumerProtection bill that would require tech companies to disclose the data collected on users, and delete the data collected on them at request. leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavC…
(2) This bill poses a huge threat to the profits of FAANG corporations, and it poses a threat to the companies who rely on this data to sell advertisers and political groups analytics on prospective consumers/voters.

Why is it such a problem, though?
(3) The #CCPA is actually quite milquetoast, as it's written now. But if they don't pass this bill, California has a much bigger problem coming for them in November: the will of the people.
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Huge news. Stone story sheds light on June 2016 Trump Tower Meeting. The campaign knew there was a big price for dirt on Clinton. So, the "I love it" info promised by the Russian-linked lawyer also appears to be a " a thing of value" that Don Jr. agreed to meet to receive.

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We have debated whether opposition research provided by a foreign national to a political campaign constitute “a thing of value” for purposes of the Federal Election Campaign Act and thus form the basis of a federal criminal offense.

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The answer to that question has legal implications of key activities including
June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower between campaign officials and Russian nationals

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The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)was designed to cover uninsured children in families with incomes that are modest but too high to qualify for Medicaid. #DemHistory #WhyIVoteDemocrat #CHIP #ProtectOurCare
The legislation to create CHIP was sponsored by Senator Ted Kennedy in a partnership with Senator Orrin Hatch, with support coming from First Lady Hillary Clinton during the Clinton administration. #DemHistory #WhyIVoteDemocrat #ForAll #CHIP
In 1997, 10 million children were without health insurance, many of whom were in working families with incomes just above states’ Medicaid eligibility levels. Since the enactment of CHIP, the %of children lacking health insurance has been halved. #DemHistory #WhyIVoteDemocrat
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US Treas gives Deripraska’s Rusal relief from sanctions.😱

Goldman Sachs lurves BitCoin?😱

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 #QAnon
#Spying
#ObamaGate

For those who have not followed this closely and are just learning, the very latest post by #Q begins to lay the groundwork for the big reveal, which involves broad, illegal #SPYING by #Obama/#HRC/#DEMs against political enemies, including #Trump.
2/ #Q post in 2 pieces [interpretation in brackets]:
Apr 22 2018 12:58:19 (EST) Q !xowAT4Z3VQ ID: 195414 1145824 NEW
Not ‘official’ product - 5 Eyes.
Listen carefully.
No evidence to support POTUS targeting.
None. [FBI counterintelligence op was NOT based in official intel]
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3/ Part 2 of above #QAnon post #1238:
Do you understand the gravity of what’s unfolding?
EVIL & CORRUPTION.
She had to win at all costs.
You know why.
How do people support/vote 4 these people?...
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Screenshot of Post #1238:
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