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Last Checked April 3, 2023

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Mon Mar 13 20:03:07 +0000 2023

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McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

The culture war stuff was always there, obviously. But the biggest voices on the right in 2009-2012 also had their talking points down on regulation, the financial sector, spending, deficits, jobs, etc. Now the instinct is to pivot immediately to... dunking on DEI? — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 13, 2023

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McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

My theory is that a large and growing number of prominent conservatives (politicians, media personalities, etc.) are incapable of even feigning fluency in fiscal policy because they've been talking about culture war stuff nonstop for like eight years. — PolitiTweet.org

Josh Barro @jbarro

There are available SVB narratives that conservatives should like. (e.g., "Dems did too much fiscal stimulus while… https://t.co/3VnEGzPzlB

Posted March 13, 2023

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McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

(I have a related theory that political reporters who came of age in the Trump era are, on average, less fluent in fiscal policy—and possibly just policy in general—than those who did in the Obama/Tea Party/recession years. For obvious reasons!) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 13, 2023

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