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Wed May 13 15:31:28 +0000 2020

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@dcg1114 I worked in the Carter administration and as a White House speechwriter from 1977-79, so I know the problems that Carter was facing. That said, Gallup had Carter up by as much as 8 points until the late debate with Reagan. https://t.co/7Vrflp9XGr — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 13, 2020 Hibernated

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Problem with the 1980 parallel is that the timing of that campaign was odd since Carter initially refused to debate with John Anderson on the stage. So the lone Carter-Reagan debate was Oct. 28, which probably meant that Carter's collapse came unusually late. — PolitiTweet.org

dcg1114 @dcg1114

This is the wrong parallel - the right one is '80. In '80 a weak incumbent collapsed in the last 10 days and took… https://t.co/LcDFA6R6mD

Posted May 13, 2020 Hibernated

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Color me puzzled by the new "Democrats in Disarray" piece filled with anguish. Few positive quotes in a story about a candidate who is leading in most polls. Forgive me, but in an election between Trump and Not Trump, I'll take the odds on the challenger. https://t.co/ZBGSSmo5V6 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 13, 2020 Hibernated

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