Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

One nice thing about having a firm partisan identity IMO is it relieves you of the psychological pressure to make up a rotating list of slanders about the other party’s candidates, you can just admit to yourself that you were never up for grabs. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 13, 2023

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I think the rising share of independent self-identification at a time when *in practice* we are clearly seeing fewer swing voters is actually pretty dysfunctional. — PolitiTweet.org

largest political identity in the us? independents (well done, my fellow non-party folk) https://t.co/m4n4YO4N0G

Posted Jan. 13, 2023

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Now if you actually are like an Obama/Trump/Trump voter who backed Sherrod Brown in 2018, and split DeWine/Ryan in 2022 then sincerely congratulations on your independent-mindedness. But if you strongly prefer one party, consider becoming a partisan. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 13, 2023