Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

This is the thing The West Wing conveys better than any other fictional account of politics — there’s a strain of Washington that is really earnest and sincere that tends not to be dramatized because it’s not as obviously fun as more sinister depictions. https://t.co/yeSKtRpPBN https://t.co/FC33fZ7sPw — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 9, 2023

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

There is opportunism and grifting and clowns and so much more in politics but you really cannot make sense of the major events in national affairs if you don’t appreciate the role of the large number of earnest people who sincerely believe in what they are doing. — PolitiTweet.org

@mattyglesias As someone who worked in both the Cllnton and GW Bush administration, and who loves the West Wing, I… https://t.co/OVxIqWvQdP

Posted Jan. 9, 2023

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Normal people are often frustrated by the level of gridlock and partisanship in Washington, which is genuinely frustrating, but a lot of them comes from the sincerity — a bunch of cigar-chomping cynics would find it easier to cut deals. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 9, 2023