Matthew Yglesias

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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

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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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The issue with his 2012 campaign is he didn’t run as Mitt Romney rich and successful businessman who served as the moderate governor of Massachusetts, he ran as a “severely conservative” rich and successful businessman who proposed a radical rollback of popular programs. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 18, 2022 Hibernated