Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Republicans talked themselves into the corner where there’s a zero-sum choice between choosing sane, competent leaders who back insanely unpopular entitlement cuts (Romney, Ryan) and choosing clowns (Trump) because their personal belief is that only a clown wouldn’t cut Medicare. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 18, 2022 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

IMO the fact that Trump won while underperforming fundamentals leads people to conclude that stuff that in fact hurt him didn’t hurt him. How well would Romney had done if he’d adopted Trump’s opposition to cutting Social Security and Medicare? — PolitiTweet.org

What's the explanation for why people had a problem with McCain/Romney/Oz owning X homes but not Trump?

Posted Aug. 18, 2022 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Long story short, I think conservatives convincing themselves that Romney’s problems were his personal characteristics rather than the issue-positions he took is their version of leftist cope about mobilization. Romney won an election *in Massachusetts* he’s a very likable guy! — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 18, 2022 Hibernated