David Mark

David Mark @DavidMarkDC

Besides Herschel Walker, the only other Heisman Trophy winner to run for Senate (or any other office) was Pete Dawkins, a New Jersey Republican, in 1988. The 1958 Heisman winner and former army general ran against Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg in 1988. He lost, 54% to 46%. — PolitiTweet.org

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It's still an open question what type of diplomatic relations, if any, the U.S. would have with a Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. Four other countries hold no diplomatic ties with the U.S. Bhutan Iran North Korea Syria. Nonexistent since 2012 due to the Syrian Civil War. — PolitiTweet.org

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@LucasRJustin Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon moved up from secretary of state (there is no lieutenant governor.) But I take the point! — PolitiTweet.org

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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) joins seven other governors who got the job when their predecessor departed. Also Dem Govs. Kate Brown (OR) and Dan McKee (RI). On the GOP side, there's Govs. Eric Holcomb (IN) Kay Ivey (AL), Henry McMaster (SC), Mike Parson (MO) and Kim Reynolds (IA). — PolitiTweet.org

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Arizona has had the most woman governors, at four. Followed by Kansas and New Hampshire, a three each. — PolitiTweet.org

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With NY Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) in office, 19 states have not had a woman governor: AK CA CO FL GA ID IL MD IN MN MO MS ND NV PA TN VA WI WV — PolitiTweet.org

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Per @mikeallen in @axios, Senate Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has a memoir coming in April. Leahy, first elected in 1974, stands a good chance of becoming the longest-serving senator. In 2026 he would get to 51 years/5 months/27 days. Leahy, 81, is up for reelection in 2022. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @davelevinthal: Most prominent @TheDemocrats political law lawyer in the game — @marceelias — forms his own firm, separating from @Perki… — PolitiTweet.org

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@AlexODiazNV Could very well be. And Democrats might be better off writing it off in their Electoral College calculus, at least in the near future. It's hugely expensive to play in, and the 2020 winning map is a comfortable 306 electoral votes. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rahm Emanuel, assuming confirmation, follows a long tradition of former elected officials and White House chiefs of staff, as U.S. ambassador to Japan. Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), sort of the inverse, as ambassador to Tokyo under Trump before getting elected to the Senate, in 2020. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JMullinsGrissom Having watched several administrations over the years, it seems like President George W. Bush was the outlier with this. Whatever 43's critics said about him, they couldn't fault his punctuality. But hard to say offhand if Biden is worse on this than immediate predecessors. — PolitiTweet.org

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@BillSwindell @YousefBaig Completely agree. For California Dems, defeating the recall only works if it's a binary, yes/no issue. A risky strategy, to be sure. But less risky than a Plan B of having a viable alternative Dem on the ballot — who could still lose. — PolitiTweet.org

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What will the House delegation from New York look like after redistricting? — PolitiTweet.org

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@ZacMcCrary Bill Clinton wouldn't have a chance at it until Jimmy Carter passes away (not to be morbid about it.) JC is 97, and has been a former president for 40 years-plus. BC could very well end up with the second-longest ex-presidency, surpassing Herbert Hoover at a bit under 32 years. — PolitiTweet.org

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Former President Bill Clinton turns 75 today. At 20 years plus out of office, Clinton has the eighth-longest ex-presidency. He's set to pass Millard Fillmore and Martin Van Buren within a year, to move up to #5. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jimantle: Larry David having a grocery store altercation with Alan Dershowitz is a total Curb Your Enthusiasm plot line. — PolitiTweet.org

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Which California county will give Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) the lowest percentage of its vote in Sept. 14 recall ballotting? (An entirely separate question from whether Newsom will stave off the recall statewide and stay in office.) — PolitiTweet.org

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Would you like to see a gondola built to carry passengers between Washington, D.C. and Rosslyn, Va.? — PolitiTweet.org

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will meet President Joe Biden at the White House on Aug. 26, per news release. — PolitiTweet.org

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Fascinating story on COVID-19 travel restrictions. I spent three days in Tonga, in 2017, for speaking gigs about elections. Beautiful country, but that was plenty for a while. "She flew to Tonga for a weekend. 18 months later she's still stuck there" https://t.co/jBGAAupkZA — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MelodyGutierrez: CA Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox was served a subpoena during tonight’s recall debate in Sacramento with… — PolitiTweet.org

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"Breathing Machine Recall Over Possible Cancer Risk Leaves Millions Scrambling for Substitutes," writes @JoshuaOnAir in an important and revelatory @nytimes piece. https://t.co/WaiK6dxk2B — PolitiTweet.org

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@TossupReport Tom Osborne — PolitiTweet.org

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Former Rep. Doug Ose (R) is out of the California gubernatorial recall replacement candidate pool, after being rushed to the hospital Sunday and "treated for a heart attack." Ose was a House member 1999-2005 representing a suburban Sacramento district. https://t.co/zbX2jsKkkT — PolitiTweet.org

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It was about this time 20 years ago that news coverage was dominated by stories of shark attacks. Even though studies later showed 2001 shark attacks were actually slightly down from previous years. https://t.co/nPAzjue0jC — PolitiTweet.org

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@JeffSmithMO Don't forget Harold Ford. The then-House member from Tennessee challenged Pelosi for minority leader in 2002, and got crushed. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @katiadoyl: Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will brief at the White House tomorrow https://t.co/uP… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @chiproytx: God bless him. A very good man. RIP. https://t.co/lNZnq3neOr — PolitiTweet.org

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@carlos_abadi Looks like he has to wait in line like everybody else. How it works in democracies when you're a country's former leader. — PolitiTweet.org

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With President Joe Biden and ex-President Donald Trump blaming each other for impending disaster in Afghanistan, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) fingers both for responsibility. Though Biden somewhat more. https://t.co/4dX32ysCVJ — PolitiTweet.org