David Weigel @daveweigel
Definitely true that debt panic isn't a driving force in campaigns anymore, but "the debt" can be a synecdoche for "wasteful-sounding stuff government is doing." *narrator voice* "Democrat X voted to raise the debt limit, causing inflation to soar." https://t.co/6jbaRftcPi — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
From my @rollcall column: "We have moved past the point when a debt ceiling vote would endanger anyone’s reelection… https://t.co/AFzSb6b64K