Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur
FWIW, this “moocher” reference was not about individuals but rather states that take more money from the feds than they give. (NJ is a net giver state.) The language took hold w/ some Dems as a response to GOP bashing “blue state bailouts” last yr. Not a defense, just context. — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Carney @TPCarney
This is the perfect articulation of today's Democratic Party. Poor people are, by virtue of being poor, "moochers." https://t.co/WUOqf5xoob