Matthew Yglesias

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Fri Nov 19 20:47:09 +0000 2021

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Then the argument went on for months and because the leftists are wrong, they started pretending that *their critics* are literalists about policy and the real key is "the vibes" (hazily explained). But activists and people mouthing off on social media contribute to the vibes! — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 19, 2021 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

It was then the *leftists* who wanted to argue that this was nonsense, that it was impossible that downballot House Democrats could possible face adverse consequences due to the social media antics of leftists. In other words the *leftists* wanted to be literalists about policy — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 19, 2021 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

When people read a lot of stuff like this, it impacts their view of what empowering the progressive movement as a whole would entail ("vibes"), and that has consequences that policy literalism can only partly counteract. https://t.co/uJkOefSTaG — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 19, 2021 Hibernated