Walter Shapiro

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

I still have the psychic scars from the nuclear war drills that were standard in public schools in the 1950s. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@Profepps Not at all. I still don't understand the leftwing anger at orthodox Republicans who endorse Biden. I thought that the point of elections was to get the most people on your side rather than the purest people. — PolitiTweet.org

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I wonder what percentage of those who said they could change their minds did it because they thought that being open-minded was the responsible thing to claim. I'm not sure that all those 5 percent who are mind-changers are really up for grabs. — PolitiTweet.org

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I wrote the Baltimore Orioles expressing my dream of playing major league ball. Sonehow I am still waiting for a response. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ElectProject: The most likely outcome based on the current polling is Biden wins Florida. Florida is a fast-reporting state, so we shou… — PolitiTweet.org

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I had no idea how much 45 seconds from Vin Scully would lift my spirits. Especially coming on the day that Tom Seaver died. — PolitiTweet.org

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In the middle of the very good "A New World Begins" by Jeremy Popkin on, yes, the French Revolution. Even in 1789, during the idealistic period of the Revolution, there was a level of aimless violence that shocked liberal reformers. https://t.co/IoRmjipMOh — PolitiTweet.org

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The 1969 Mets brought so much joy. And M. Donald Grant trading Seaver brought so much misery. — PolitiTweet.org

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I preferred @KellyannePolls final remark in this taped interview: "A week after the convention, the president will be way ahead." Trump has 24 hours to transform today's heavily pro-Biden numbers or she will be very, very wrong. — PolitiTweet.org

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What the Trump strategy lacks in political coherence, it gains in creativity. Whoever thought that an imperiled incumbent who bet his presidency on vague stories about Antifa Airlines and understanding words about an accused 17-year-old shooter? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alexwagner: While Wisconsinites support for racial justice protests has lessened over the summer, their approval of the way Trump has h… — PolitiTweet.org

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Nonsense. Boat parades are a much better gauge of public opinion. — PolitiTweet.org

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@markhaber713 For the record, I was talking about a fantasy debate format when you had two normal candidates. I was not suggesting it for Biden vs. Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

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@greenfield64 I vaguely recall it. I think it's a wonderful test of leadership -- who takes charge and sets the ground rules? — PolitiTweet.org

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How about letting the two candidates on stage figure out how to stage a debate as the moderator politely does the introductions and then walks off stage? — PolitiTweet.org

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@ndhapple @JuliaManhattan @harrysiegel One of the highlights of “The Power Broker.” — PolitiTweet.org

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How long before the first Trump tweet arrives attacking Chris Wallace? I would guess within the hour. — PolitiTweet.org

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But didn't I read dozens of articles back in the spring about how Biden and the Democrats could never catch up to Trump's early lead in fund-raising? — PolitiTweet.org

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@kbondelli @owillis After this, there should be no more Trump soup jokes because you can't top this one. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JuliaManhattan @harrysiegel I totally yield on the point. I too remember it from "The Power Broker." But, boy, is it a great story. As I recall, O'Brien had begun his press conference by announcing that he would be his own man and independent of Tammany. Then came the police commissioner question. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JuliaManhattan I thought it was the "fire commissioner" in the story about O'Brien. But it is a wonderful tale of NY. — PolitiTweet.org

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Easy to explain: Age before beauty. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

How long before we read, "If only Biden would speak out on the violence..."? — PolitiTweet.org

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Kudos for "Hub Fans..." — PolitiTweet.org

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@dceiver Equal explanation -- the Kennedy era is over in MA and youthful ambition does not always prevail. — PolitiTweet.org

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@SenatorZero But this one will be loud and long because it's Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

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@SenatorZero Key word in my original tweet was "threaten." I think the debate negotiations will dominate the political news for a few weeks once the moderators are named. By the way, I have to write on deadline after all the debates so I sadly have withdrawn my name as a moderator. — PolitiTweet.org

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What are the odds that Trump will claim that the moderators (whoever they are) are biased and that he will threaten to boycott the debates? I put the chances at around 95 percent. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JuliaManhattan Even better is the credulous subhed on the lead article: "Hitler Gives Word." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MrWalterShapiro: NY Times front page on a fateful day for the world, 81 years ago https://t.co/rqlF3dB94p — PolitiTweet.org