Walter Shapiro

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@DKarol I guess my point wasn't renomination since Ford (1976), Carter (1980) and Bush (1992) were all renominated. But the high visibility nature of modern primaries suggests that the candidates who survived were much more publicly weakened than their 19th century counterparts. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@TweetBenMax @BrianLehrer I can think of many far-off minor countries that will need an ambassador. De Blasio might learn something if he were sent to Singapore. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@jarowley Somehow I doubt that Trump will find much comfort in the judgment of history. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@DKarol Maybe a president's incumbency advantage has become an artifact of 20th century political history and is influenced by FDR's three re-elections. Telling that LBJ, Ford, Carter and Bush were all weakened by primary challenges that would have been impossible in an earlier era. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Belatedly realized (if you count Ford) that four out of the last eight sitting presidents have lost an election beginning in 1976. If count LBJ's forced withdrawal in 1968, it's five out of the last ten. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Too many political consultants in both parties will take that information as an argument that Harrison and McGrath should have raised and spent $300 million. Then there is Sara Gideon's eight-digit campaign surplus. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

I continue to be amazed at how eagerly the wealthy participate in comic manifestations of excess in the WSJ's perfectly named "Mansion" section. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@TallBlondeGuy @asymmetricinfo @SeanTrende @Danny_Funaro I hope that a tiny bit of my high school Latin will come back to me in a pinch. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@TallBlondeGuy @asymmetricinfo @SeanTrende @Danny_Funaro The movie was wonderful. But I am not sure my off-key renditions of the Beatles would work in medieval Europe. “Happy Birthday” seems a lot easier to master and probably would have more appeal for the rich who knew their birthdates. — PolitiTweet.org

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@asymmetricinfo @SeanTrende @TallBlondeGuy @Danny_Funaro Having no technical skills whatsoever (though I do understand boiling water), I would hope to earn my keep in this new society by writing songs like, "Happy Birthday." — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@SenatorZero Wasn’t that what happened when Beth played the Russian hungover during an earlier tournament in Paris? — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

It was just one morning in Moscow — and the chess championship was on the line. And you don’t think that Beth’s Soviet opponent lacked for fan boys plus the KGB. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

I know it's late. But @dianefeldman wrote the smartest piece on Biden and the Democrats that I have read all week. So let me promote it with my highest recommendation: https://t.co/RjE5ZWTaRJ — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@JohnJHarwood @KennethBaer Golly and thanks. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@KennethBaer Thank you. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Is it too early to snag tickets to Trump’s second inaugural? I want to help Sean Spicer count the crowd. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@TweeterSunset That’s why I am glad that I added the caveat that I only knew him from the video, which is still powerful. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

I really urge you to read my cover story on Joe Biden. I put everything I know from covering him for more than three decades into the writing of it. And it is, yes, available in print for reading in the bathtub or the living room. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Knowing nothing else about him beyond this video, Pallister becomes my nominee for the elected official of the month. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@tomdiemer Musial batted .330 for the Cardinals in 1962 with 19 HRs. He was 41 or four years younger than JFK. That year, JFK successfully navigated the Cuban Missile Crisis, which was almost as good as hitting .330. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Clearly, the House Democrats to their credit are a party of traditional values in choosing “Miracle on 34th Street.” — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@davidmaraniss Absolutely. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Something tells me that the response rate will be exceedingly low. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@JennyLynBader @HonorRollWrites Thrilled for you. From one of your biggest fans. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

As every media outlet (probably including "Proctology Today") does its Best of 2020 list, could we have a list for people who quietly and undramatically did their jobs. Like election officials, mayors who followed COVID guidelines, actors who stayed out of rehab and the like. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

It is breathtaking that no one seems to have learned a lesson from Gavin Newsom. It's like a Cabinet member during World War II proudly shopping on the black market and brandishing counterfeit ration coupons. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

RT @brianstelter: One word on the cover of @NewRepublic's next issue: "Phew!" https://t.co/2Q37NqvMdj — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@MilliganSusan I take it all back. If only Trump could aspire to that level of enduring greatness. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Better prediction: Trump will be the next Millard Fillmore who unsuccessfully ran for president in 1856 as the nominee of the Know Nothing Party. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@opinion_joe Don’t think Canadians can cross the border to sell trees this year. — PolitiTweet.org