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Last Checked Sept. 4, 2021

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Mon Jul 19 05:49:31 +0000 2021

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@Taniel Sorry about that. I wondered about your intentions since you didn't seem like you were someone who had grabbed a front row seat on the Yang bandwagon and fell for the folly of taking his Twitter support seriously. Yes, I know too well how hard it is to tell a joke on Twitter. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 19, 2021

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@Taniel Not sure that after Andrew Yang's presidential high point of 2.8 percent in NH primary and his weak fourth-place finish for NYC Mayor, the number of Yang's Twitter followers are exactly a good gauge for the odds of political success. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 19, 2021

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Also intense repetition is the bane of good journalism, especially column-writing. It's a requirement for political success. And, with a few laudable exceptions (Moynihan), being interesting can be a major obstacle to electoral victory. — PolitiTweet.org

James Fallows @JamesFallows

@cfishman @TimothyNoah1 Politician skills / reporter skills might seem similar but are very diff -As reporter/writ… https://t.co/qrxWMzLY9G

Posted July 19, 2021

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