Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

The people who become members of congress are ambitious. But in the Dem system it takes forever to chair a committee, there’s no upward mobility in caucus leadership, and members have no ability to influence legislation. So what do they do? Factional infighting! — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 13, 2020 Hibernated

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Notwithstanding my earlier grousing about Turchin, I think “elite overproduction” is an excellent framework within which to understand intra-caucus tensions among House Democrats. — PolitiTweet.org

Lots of good nuance in this @TimAlberta profile of Elissa Slotkin, including how young moderates like her and young… https://t.co/BxdKrbTFXl

Posted Nov. 13, 2020 Hibernated

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You want to be able to say to people “hey if you chilled out, made a bit less trouble, put your head down, and really did the work you could _____.” But what’s the ____ for House Dems? — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 13, 2020 Hibernated