Walter Shapiro

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Every off-year election a year out since 1993 was lovingly examined by Yours Truly. Moral: The Democrats should be concerned but not freaked out by the current mood. — PolitiTweet.org

.@MrWalterShapiro reviewed how the press has historically covered national politics at this stage of a presidential… https://t.co/0Etl2kA9hV

Posted Oct. 22, 2021

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

In 1960, there was actually a debate question trying to put JFK on the spot because Harry Truman had said, “Republicans can go to hell.” — PolitiTweet.org

This reminds me a bit of how people used to be shocked that Truman said MacArthur was “a dumb son of a bitch.” Ever… https://t.co/9kkaIVDGcZ

Posted Oct. 22, 2021

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

I wrote: "Handicapping off-year congressional elections nearly 400 days in advance has proven about as accurate as an eighteenth-century blunderbuss. Yes, the forerunner of the shotgun could hit its target. But its accuracy was limited, and it carried the risk of misfiring." — PolitiTweet.org

.@MrWalterShapiro reviewed how the press has historically covered national politics at this stage of a presidential… https://t.co/0Etl2kA9hV

Posted Oct. 22, 2021