David Weigel

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David Weigel @daveweigel

But in a pure primary system, sometimes people show up in a seat that's safe for the other party, don't know any of the names on the ballot, and accidentally nominate people they would slowly back away from if they heard them talking at the DMV. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 18, 2022

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David Weigel @daveweigel

It's not a huge problem but it's one you don't have as much in parliamentary systems where parties select candidates. The doomed races often go to party loyalists who may run for something more competitive in a different cycle. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 18, 2022

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David Weigel @daveweigel

McCarthy's also adopted the framing of the base and conservative candidates like JD Vance: Americans worry about the US-Mexico border, not the Russia-Ukraine border. https://t.co/hsWsMEfWZz — PolitiTweet.org

Unfortunately, this is looking like it might be prescient, given Kevin McCarthy's new comments about a GOP House be… https://t.co/qF8hfsQVkM

Posted Oct. 18, 2022