Walter Shapiro

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

In 2011, during the last serious debt-ceiling crisis, slightly more voters believed that raising the ceiling would increase federal spending rather than avoiding default. But a good chunk of voters cared about budget deficits in 2011. They don't now. https://t.co/dz4UfMVQYk — PolitiTweet.org

Anyway show me any politician whose reelection bid was spoiled by voting to raise the debt ceiling, I’ll wait

Posted Sept. 28, 2021

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My article on Biden's new-found love of the buzz phrase "inflection point" is rooted in my belief as a former White House speechwriter that there is meaning in any line that a president constantly brandishes. — PolitiTweet.org

In another era, Thomas Paine wrote, “These are the times that try men’s souls.” Today Joe Biden sees inflection poi… https://t.co/hUS1me15O1

Posted Sept. 28, 2021

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@LLHitz They certainly didn't back in 2011 when by a narrow margin more voters thought that raising the debt ceiling would mean more government spending. And the Trump years have not exactly been kind to voter education. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 28, 2021