Conor Friedersdorf

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

made it easier for more people to buck the party line without suffering negative consequences meted out by the party as opposed to constituents. — PolitiTweet.org

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being an independent signals nothing else substantive it signals a belief that the major parties shouldn't have a monopoly on our political allegiances--a preference that would in fact be satisfied if a block of independents in the Senate affected how that institution ran and/or — PolitiTweet.org

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I always appreciate @EricLevitz but I disagree with the belief that if an independent leans toward one party or the other they're just partisans in disguise. Preferring one major party to the other doesn't negate the signal that, given other options, you'd choose one. And if — PolitiTweet.org

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@MonicaBaumann @dima_strakovsky Would you be supportive of Mitt Romney going independent? — PolitiTweet.org

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Voters who want aggressively dumbed down Manicheanism from shamelessly hyperbolic politicians who purport to be uniquely capable of saving us already have lots of choices. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CindyXiaodanYu: This was such a brilliant video I subtitled it so more people can watch it. Beijing students' response last night to ac… — PolitiTweet.org

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@jordanbpeterson @CPOntario @PierrePoilievre @JustinTrudeau I'd love to see that demand letter if you're willing to post or share it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MonicaBaumann That depends a lot on who the specific independents are. But structurally, things where the public and party leaders are in different places. — PolitiTweet.org

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@michelletandler Megan Daum, Sarah Haider, Kat Rosenfield, Phoebe Maltz-Bovy, Bari Weiss, the Red Scare duo, Ann Friedman, Hannah Rosin, and Laura McGann all worth checking out. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MonicaBaumann Yes. I argued that more independents in the Senate would improve the system we have by creating a sing block big enough to viably change policy outcomes. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MonicaBaumann I don't understand how you are defining "true independents"? I prefer tacos to pizza. Also, at a restaurant where tacos aren't on the menu, just pizza and burgers, I consistently prefer pizza to burgers. Does that mean I don't really prefer tacos? — PolitiTweet.org

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@MonicaBaumann For example, I have supported Democrats in a number of successive elections now, but I would prefer to vote for a party of classical liberal civil libertarians if one were on offer. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MonicaBaumann I think the dearth of options for independents in our system undercuts your conclusion and that independents are signalling a willingness to support something other than what's on offer if doing so ever seems viable. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MonicaBaumann Why does leaning toward Democrats or Republicans undercut independent identity in your estimation? — PolitiTweet.org

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@MonicaBaumann I disagree that we all know most independents act like partisans — PolitiTweet.org

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@stephenmatlock @lowkell What do you find "dishonest" about the article, Stephen? — PolitiTweet.org

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@AdamWeinstein Could you explain why you and others (in the MSNBC orbit?) have the weird tick of invoking "white" in Tweets like this? — PolitiTweet.org

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@docMJP If you really believe this we can find a bet that will satisfy both of us. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Aella_Girl A significant minority of people are perhaps innately uncomfortable with diversity and difference of values. You're experiencing the hostility they're willing to deploy in their attempts to enforce sameness https://t.co/XfYErvzJXq — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NancyRomm: "The Reality Portland Does Not Want to See," a companion piece to "A Murder in Portland" in this week's @dcexaminer magazine… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @glukianoff: Our college #freespeech rankings is the most comprehensive survey of the free speech climate on campus ever attempted. Plea… — PolitiTweet.org

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The seldom mentioned third Mario brother works in HVAC. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @EasterbrookG: Another sharp piece from @JerusalemDemsas one of the bright lights of contemporary journalism. She is producing important… — PolitiTweet.org

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"For sale is the Denny’s Everyday Value Tee in a size Large. With this shirt you are allowed to get 1 Everyday Value Slam everyday until 12/31/23." https://t.co/ykK7l1dXNX — PolitiTweet.org

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@KathyDrz @jack_turban @phoebeandheruni And in those rare cases doctors might record the sex incorrectly. But they still haven't assigned the sex because sex is not assigned by humans. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mercherolvaag @lux_banana @jack_turban @phoebeandheruni The fact that doctors on rare occasions error when recording sex does not mean that in general they are assigning it. Their intent is to observe and record accurately, not to choose. — PolitiTweet.org

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@StephenM cc @ijbailey — PolitiTweet.org

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Taking kids away from their parents because mom and dad couldn't pay for foster care https://t.co/ehO1qdrslr — PolitiTweet.org

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Swampy. https://t.co/KBH45bk2ZD — PolitiTweet.org

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@future_lena @jack_turban @phoebeandheruni What do you think the failure rate is? — PolitiTweet.org