Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Expect violence from Trump supporters, maybe lots of it, both to disrupt voting on Election Day and in the days that follow. Is this overheated? So far Trump and his party have borne out every prediction by pessimists and made fools of optimists 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

There is, however, a near-zero percent chance that he'll accept the result if he loses. He'll try to stop counting of absentee ballots, claim massive fraud, and probably try to get the Supreme Court to overturn the result 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Even so, it probably — probably — won't be enough. He's behind in the polls, and the two most cited models give him a 15-23 percent chance of winning 3/ https://t.co/XniB9rDFYj https://t.co/OfcVZmE5aH — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Trump's campaign strategy is to brazen it out with obvious lies: the virus isn't a threat, we have a vaccine, the economy is booming, violent mobs are roaming the streets of New York. Many people will believe him 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

I wonder how many people are ready for just how bad the next six weeks plus are going to be. This is going to be the most dangerous election since 1860, with substantial odds that America as we know it will be damaged or even destroyed 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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And New York is both keeping infections low and displaying impressive social cohesion 2/ https://t.co/CPHbquQnVn https://t.co/CnDdoeOGJI — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Tales of unexpected resilience: Italy, which has had remarkable success containing the pandemic, defies Europe's second wave 1/ https://t.co/vVdEonjJo7 — PolitiTweet.org

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"work in 2020 and beyond" — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

OK, they still didn't set it up so a picture appears. Here it is https://t.co/30YTZFyhvu https://t.co/QOUmosgxiO — PolitiTweet.org

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Online web event tomorrow https://t.co/30YTZFyhvu — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

RT @RonBrownstein: Rs have won the presidential popular vote once since 1992. R Senators have represented a majority of the population in o… — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Sometimes algorithms tell you things you didn't know about yourself. Netflix just sent me a list of "exciting Canadian TV shows." All I can say is, eh. — PolitiTweet.org

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From neoliberalism to incompetent autocracy: Simon Wren-Lewis is right https://t.co/1w77ZxG8UH — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

According to Wallethub, New Jersey is among the happiest states in America, #1 for "emotional and physical well-being." You got a problem with that? https://t.co/LWUnSirhWU — PolitiTweet.org

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Health care is very much on the ballot, even more with RBG's passing https://t.co/AYhSNWthXq — PolitiTweet.org

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Of course there was the whole sacking cities and slaughtering their inhabitants thing. And I guess that's the part that appeals to modern Republicans 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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As best I can tell, the Huns were if anything to the left of other societies of the times: compared with their neighbors they had relatively few slaves and treated them relatively well, and they offered considerably more freedom and power to women 2/ https://t.co/CbIAEaQIuR. — PolitiTweet.org

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So Kelly Loeffler is boasting that she's to the right of Attila the Hun. Tells you something about the modern GOP; but did anyone think to ask how right-wing Attila really was? 1/ https://t.co/NfSCEm3dxc — PolitiTweet.org

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So major cities are being declared "anarchistic" and threatened with loss of funding because they aren't beating up peaceful protestors. CDC has abruptly retracted guidance on coronavirus transmission that everyone knows was accurate. And it's just 1 PM. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @daveyalba: I bow down to this kicker, @eringriffith @dmccabe https://t.co/XwzXIpjWRG https://t.co/rlekdlocaO — PolitiTweet.org

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This would be funny if the fake anarchist threat wasn't being invented by people who pose a real fascist threat — PolitiTweet.org

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The point is that we shouldn't just criticize Rs for not having a replacement (and lying about it). Their critique of O'care has also been wrong every step of the way 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Budget deficit. Budget costs of ACA were modest, because most uninsured were relatively young and hence cheap 4/ https://t.co/MwSQIsPmlO — PolitiTweet.org

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Employment. See the effect of ACA (and also Trump election)? Neither do I 3/ https://t.co/gykuk1N2EJ — PolitiTweet.org

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ACA went into full effect in 2014. Uninsured rates (<65) in US and CA, which expanded Medicaid and in general implemented the law as intended 2/ https://t.co/w5Fe5NX9q1 — PolitiTweet.org

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In terms of policy, the immediate impact of the Supreme Court fight is most obvious on the fate of Obamacare. So worth remembering what Rs declared about the ACA: It wouldn't work, it would kill jobs, and it would explode the budget deficit. How did it turn out? 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Now, of course, we have Senators who swore up and down that a court vacancy can't be filled in an election year demanding a new justice barely a month before an election. Anyone who is surprised should be permanently disbarred from political commentary 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Then Trump squeaked in, and suddenly deficits vanished as an issue and $2 trillion tax cuts were just fine. Even govt aid was fine as long as it went to the right people: $28 billion for farmers even as Puerto Rico got stiffed 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Not sure how many people remember the extent to which Rs spent most of the Obama years claiming that deficits were an existential threat. Those of us who pointed out that they were obvious phonies were lambasted as partisan 2/ https://t.co/VC0OUlaCEI https://t.co/oHnCTZvUZI — PolitiTweet.org

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Why is the SC like the budget deficit? Not a trick question. There's actually a strong parallel: in both cases Republicans claimed absolute allegiance to a supposed principle; in both cases they instantly abandoned said principle as soon as it was politically advantageous 1/ — PolitiTweet.org