Nate Cohn

Nate Cohn @Nate_Cohn

@davidshor @albrgr @abarber1 yeah, no doubt that it's basically cancelled out. i just don't think there's as obvious of a theoretical reason why that's inevitable, unless a) fundamentals favor it; b) parties optimize on ideology>electoral gains, all the way up until appeasing activists threatens viability — PolitiTweet.org

Nate Cohn @Nate_Cohn

@davidshor @albrgr @abarber1 b is a common view of why 'majorities' crumble: parties exhaust whatever 'political capital' they gain from favorable events by embracing policies that set them back to status quo ante. what would be unique here is the speed--ie: before even a single election win — PolitiTweet.org