David Weigel

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@thefilmgoer Congrats! — PolitiTweet.org

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@IdeaJedi420 @jbarro You just said "pro-life," an incredibly effective piece of language that the right has stuck with. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jbarro I'm learning from this thread! There has been an effort to remove "choice" from movement language for the reasons discussed - real deck-chairs-on-Titanic energy. https://t.co/nmtdag98CY — PolitiTweet.org

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@jbarro Intersectionality means that everybody gets to embrace unpopular ideas and lose. https://t.co/lS7DDmy11n — PolitiTweet.org

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@jbarro @drewheineman @xor Racist and classist policies may deny you choice, but they can't stop you from making decisions. — PolitiTweet.org

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@rmc031 Reading that tweet is traumatizing, and triggers my anxiety. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jbarro @mattyglesias “Okay, folks, 70 percent of voters are on our side with this one. Here’s the message: Abortion should be an accessible decision for birthing people, and… hey where’s everybody going” — PolitiTweet.org

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@jbarro I know @mattyglesias was joking when he suggested that Tema Okun’s ideas might be designed to destroy progressive organizations. But… maybe they are? — PolitiTweet.org

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How do I upload the Darth Vader “nooooo” scream https://t.co/0235x0PBMK — PolitiTweet.org

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@jbarro Apparently the language was not inclusive enough — PolitiTweet.org

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“Anti-decision protesters clashed with pro-decision protesters outside of a Decision Clinic in Des Moines today…” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @rev_avocado: This reminds me of George Carlin's bit about the transition from "shellshock" to "post-traumatic stress disorder" in descr… — PolitiTweet.org

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@jbarro I see the argument that “choice” sounds more lackadaisical than “decision,” but we’re not in a vacuum, there’s been 50 years of messaging “choice” as “the hard choice only a woman can make.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@jbarro You don’t want to cross The Groups! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jbarro: Absolutely mind-blowing that someone sent around a memo that “choice” was bad branding for abortion rights and you had to say “… — PolitiTweet.org

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Changing “safe, legal, and rare” to “safe, legal, and accessible” is even stranger. One suggests to pro-lifers that they don’t *want* abortions, but they’re sometimes necessary. The other says abortions should be as easy to get as a Netflix subscription. — PolitiTweet.org

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Noticed that the House Dem women chanted “my body, my decision” on the walk to the Senate, instead of the more common “my body, my choice.” Why? Talking points! They found messaging gurus who think “choice” is a risky word. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TomBevanRCP: Poll of Texas GOP primary runoff voters shows Cruz & Abbott languishing in 5th & 6th place among possible 2024 contenders,… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @danielwinlander: The Idaho primary fight isn't just a referendum about who Idaho wants to be or who the Idaho right wants to be -- it's… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @urkelar: Nadrealno https://t.co/3SCanqvpZY — PolitiTweet.org

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@jeffreybillman Dang, and I thought I was special! https://t.co/KLfaDWmwBw — PolitiTweet.org

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This was the Charles Herbster strategy in #NEGov, and it nearly worked - he lost by less than 4 points. https://t.co/pkHph7Rq6T — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PatrickSvitek: (1/X) New TV ad from Mainstream Democrats PAC in #TX28 plays defense for @RepCuellar after Roe news: "With women's righ… — PolitiTweet.org

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If Cuellar loses this narrowly, the Dobbs leaker played a big role. No leak, and the Roe issue doesn't blow up until June, after the runoff. https://t.co/Ufy8UEG4Pr — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nataliewsj: Pelosi continues backing Cuellar: "I’m supporting Henry Cuellar, he’s a valued member of our caucus. The FBI has said he’s… — PolitiTweet.org

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This after the commission actually drew a decent map for Rs - Kildee is beatable, Stevens picking a challenge to Levin over defending her swing seat from John James. https://t.co/73p35ZF6o4 — PolitiTweet.org

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@ddayen Second item in the newsletter. It just sums up the race, bc Bernie is going, without mentioning the money - which is a reason he's going. https://t.co/hc9n7nfuDT — PolitiTweet.org

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@ddayen There's an NYT write-up of PA12 today that doesn't even mention the money coming in - even though that's driving the final days of the race. https://t.co/6nryZ4HPAS — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jessehawken: "The Dark Knight Rises" turns 10 this year but the dialogue still sounds like it was written only yesterday https://t.co/8… — PolitiTweet.org

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Other people have written about Dem candidates turning Manchin into a villain in primaries. One reason they are doing that is to combat this narrative — that BBB failed bc the squad demanded too much. He killed it, not them, but the failure is being used against leftists. — PolitiTweet.org