Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

If they do, American democracy is over. If they don't, a Democratic majority won't allow an illegitimate court, effectively packed by a party that can't win popular support, to rule the nation 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

So the big question seems to be whether Republicans will be able to steal the election by preventing many votes from being counted — which is where the Supremes come in 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Dave Wasserman, who is looking at a mass of district-level polls — and warned correctly about 2016 — is saying the same thing 3/ https://t.co/R47vEz1LXf — PolitiTweet.org

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Right now, everything is pointing to a Dem tsunami. If you look at the median of state polls — which excludes dodgy outfits — it suggests something like a 9-point D swing since 2016, which would be a blowout 2/ https://t.co/S0yPRCxFq5 — PolitiTweet.org

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I usually try to avoid political hot takes, bc what do I know? But I'm feeling both terrified and philosophical about the Barrett confirmation. Her chance to do immense harm will basically come *next week*. After that, she will be a GOP liability 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytopinion: "We’ve seen this combination of denial, declared helplessness and conspiracy theorizing before: Trump and company are follo… — PolitiTweet.org

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Smearing health care workers who put their lives on the line https://t.co/B3KB1HfVxM — PolitiTweet.org

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Neither my father nor my mother had middle names — PolitiTweet.org

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Make mortality great again! 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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With Mark Meadows declaring surrender — "we're not going to control the virus" — I find myself thinking of The Economist's 1848 opposition to public health measures 1/ https://t.co/gtnyQhowCJ https://t.co/JMB5s8aeKI — PolitiTweet.org

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This is a good article. But if Trump loses, you know that Republicans will take around 30 seconds to return to claims that budget deficits are an existential threat https://t.co/ZRZWnRDHnH — PolitiTweet.org

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Freedom's just another word for getting other people sick — PolitiTweet.org

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And here's how it's going 4/ https://t.co/hRsJaGT1K6 — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's the article: 3/ https://t.co/vcvmq8pNeD https://t.co/0kkXCc6sLJ — PolitiTweet.org

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So I've been going through articles from the American Institute for Economic Research, and found one from five weeks ago lauding South Dakota as "a fortress of liberty and hope protected from the grasps of overbearing politicians." 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Many people have probably heard about the Great Barrington Declaration, denouncing social distancing and calling for "herd immunity." It's popular with the White House, and it's the product of a Koch-linked think tank 1/ https://t.co/jHU62woRuc — PolitiTweet.org

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I don't have a real paper — too many things going on. What I have is more like a set of annotated slides. But some may find them interesting. By the way, this isn't Trump-bashing: I think it's a real puzzle why protectionism hasn't accomplished more 2/ https://t.co/CzzBzmFVQj — PolitiTweet.org

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So, I'm zooming at the GC next week 1/ https://t.co/oHbKYwUxng — PolitiTweet.org

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Don't tread on me — but also, don't cough on me https://t.co/wSTKQspNeE — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @holmescnn: "...especially a female." https://t.co/aj7zFUuYbw — PolitiTweet.org

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This is really bad. And it doesn't help that we are still led by clueless people, and even at best will be for months to come https://t.co/mmyliPNGoO — PolitiTweet.org

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Showing my age 2/ https://t.co/tw4hFUF3Og — PolitiTweet.org

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Ralph Cramden endorses this message 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Remember when people said it was all about population density, and the rest of America had nothing to learn from New York? https://t.co/gpwckpNtvx https://t.co/mA7c6hFYZG — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @stone_lis: The Stone Center on Socio-Economic #Inequality seeks applicants for two-year #postdoc positions, starting September 2021. Co… — PolitiTweet.org

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The good news, I think, is that many voters have wised up; whatever the soothing headlines, they know that anything Trump says should be presumed false unless proved otherwise 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

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And we also still get theater criticism instead of substance: "Trump set a new tone" because although he lied about everything he did it without screaming and throwing things 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Obviously we've gotten past that point. But you still have a lot of reports that normalize what's happening ("Candidates show sharp differences"). 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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A trip down memory lane: I started writing for The Times during the 2000 campaign, in which GW Bush was obviously lying about taxes, Social Security, and more. But I was told that it wasn't OK to use the word "lie" 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Greg argues that Trump is finally paying a price for his nonstop lying. I guess; but I still don't think the media have fully learned how to deal with this 1/ https://t.co/qPXaamg3rp — PolitiTweet.org