Mark Halperin

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“Best news of the day for Biden: He got the exact coverage he wanted, with a well-written and well-delivered critique of the incumbent’s economic record and moral fitness.  He didn’t look sleepy, sick, or particularly old. Nice shirt, too.” https://t.co/dHszRSync9 — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump needs Biden. Biden needs Trump. The media needs Trump vs Biden. What are the other Democratic candidates to do? Wednesday’s Wild World of News: https://t.co/dHszRSync9 — PolitiTweet.org

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Mark Halperin's Wide World of News for Wednesday, June 12, 2019 https://t.co/dHszRSync9 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JenniferJJacobs: Trump, on WH south lawn before departure for Iowa, is criticizing Joe Biden. Biden is likely to be his one and only… — PolitiTweet.org

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Wide World of News: Durant tears Achilles in return, Warriors still hang on to force Game 6 Trump’s Fed hectoring only complicates Powell’s rate cut decision YouTube CEO apologizes to LGBTQ community, defends Crowder decision https://t.co/97vjD0JLSw — PolitiTweet.org

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Will Trump’s attacks on Biden push the media back into the Democrat’s arms? My take in Tuesday’s Wide World of News: https://t.co/97vjD0JLSw — PolitiTweet.org

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Will Trump’s attack’s on Biden push the media back into the Democrat’s arms? My take in Tuesday’s Wide World of News: https://t.co/97vjD0JLSw — PolitiTweet.org

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“It is, in the immortal words of former Obama campaign manager (and Delewarian) David Plouffe, Biden’s turn in the barrel, where the press scrutiny is so relentless, and on one level, so truly unfair, that the frontrunner can begin to feel under siege.” https://t.co/97vjD0JLSw — PolitiTweet.org

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.... It got inside their heads, and became a daily source of tension both between them and their campaign teams and between the campaign teams and the media.”https://t.co/97vjD0JLSw — PolitiTweet.org

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From Wide World of News: “We know this is how Hillary Clinton (twice), John McCain, and Mitt Romney all felt when their nomination frontrunner status earned them withering coverage.....cont https://t.co/97vjD0JLSw — PolitiTweet.org

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Mark Halperin's Wide World of News for Tuesday, June 11, 2019 https://t.co/97vjD0JLSw — PolitiTweet.org

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My take on the state of the race for the Democratic nomination in Monday’s Wide World of News. Why Biden might be better off losing his lead, and the only two other candidates currently exceeding expectations. https://t.co/UUvZ5vKNzF — PolitiTweet.org

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“Most major polling suggests Sanders’ floor of support is lower than many thought it would be, & if Biden falters, most of his establishment support will end up somewhere else, w/ the former VP’s current backers looking for electability over socialism.” https://t.co/UUvZ5vKNzF — PolitiTweet.org

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Here are my 3 @JoeBiden scenarios & what they mean for the race. Also the @BernieSanders floor, the @ewarren surge & the challenge of competing in Iowa & NH. All in Monday’s Wide World of News. https://t.co/UUvZ5vKNzF — PolitiTweet.org

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“The Iron Rule of nomination fights does not appear to be going anywhere: a win, place, or show in either Iowa or New Hampshire is almost certainly going to be required for someone to have a chance to win.” https://t.co/UUvZ5vKNzF — PolitiTweet.org

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Wide World of News Top sports story: Rask, Bruins force Blues into a Game 7 Top business story: Chinese exporters dodge tariffs w/ fake ‘Made-In-Vietnam’ labels Top entertainment story: ‘Dark Phoenix’ flops w/ worst debut in ‘X-Men’ franchise history https://t.co/UUvZ5vKNzF — PolitiTweet.org

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The gaming out of all three scenarios in Monday’s Wide World of News. https://t.co/UUvZ5vKNzF — PolitiTweet.org

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.... Anyone who actually or symbolically bests Biden in one or both of those states would gain major momentum, setting up Biden’s chance at a comeback in Nevada and South Carolina – or setting up his elimination there. https://t.co/UUvZ5vKNzF — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Biden goes into Iowa and New Hampshire as the clear frontrunner, but then loses one or both of them (or wins them only narrowly, losing the expectations game), leaving him wounded.... — PolitiTweet.org

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.... allowing other candidates tbd to move up in the polls, and removing the frontrunner label from Biden’s back. https://t.co/UUvZ5vKNzF — PolitiTweet.org

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2. Biden’s Hyde Amendment flip-flop-flip-flop performance is repeated on other issues, accompanied by opposition research drops, and all manner of Bidenesque gaffes, leading to a precipitous decline in his poll standing nationally and in the key states... — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Biden continues to rope-a-dope, his rivals continue to avoid effective confrontation with him, and he wins Iowa and New Hampshire in rolling to the nomination by March in relatively easy fashion. https://t.co/UUvZ5vKNzF — PolitiTweet.org

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Monday’s Wide World of News: There are now three main possible scenarios for the Democratic presidential nomination fight. https://t.co/UUvZ5vKNzF — PolitiTweet.org

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Mark Halperin's Wide World of News for Monday, June 10, 2019 https://t.co/UUvZ5vKNzF — PolitiTweet.org

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New Des Moines Register Iowa poll: Biden 24 Sanders 16 Warren 15 Buttigieg 14 Harris 7 https://t.co/ta9tIluPxy — PolitiTweet.org

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Wash Post has 1 of the most euphemism-filled quotes ever, explaining Biden’s reversal: “’It seemed like he heard a lot of feedback and opened his mind to thinking about this in a different way,” Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL, said in an interview https://t.co/8tLE5OU3Yr — PolitiTweet.org

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“Trump might not get the deal he wants, but there’s no denying his threat has pushed the Mexicans to agree to policy changes that they have never been prepared to make before.” https://t.co/8tLE5OU3Yr — PolitiTweet.org

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Friday’s Wide World of News Blues take a 3-2 series lead in Boston Global stocks climb while investors await U.S. jobs data Obama’s production group signs exclusive podcast deal with Spotify https://t.co/8tLE5OCszR — PolitiTweet.org

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3. We will have to see if Team Biden learns the obvious lessons from this episode, or if this is the beginning of a series of the kind of Bidenesque bobbles and gaffes that many thought would characterize (and perhaps sink) his third presidential bid. https://t.co/8tLE5OCszR — PolitiTweet.org

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2. Since Biden was willing to drop his long-standing principled view in support of Hyde, many are asking why didn’t he do it two days ago, thereby avoiding all this negative coverage. https://t.co/8tLE5OU3Yr — PolitiTweet.org