Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

There’s also term-limited presidents but that’s a smaller sample. Obama clearly broke left after winning re-election signaling to me that his “true” views were probably to the left of his political persona all along. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 7, 2022 Hibernated

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One thing people disagree about is whether “the establishment” is made up of ideologues who trim their sails for political reasons or weenies who need their feet held to the fire by issue-activists. Probably testable by looking at the behavior of members who are retiring. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 7, 2022 Hibernated

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Second-term W also at least started out with this idea of “spending” his accumulated “political capital” on sweeping welfare state rollback after a first term featuring expansions of SNAP eligibility and Medicare benefits. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 7, 2022 Hibernated