Walter Shapiro

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@charlesmurray Trust me. I would get more auctioning off nine years of tweets. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@TrailsBee I said the article was smart. It wasn’t a reference to Harris. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

I have never understand the logic of telegraphing your debate strategy by leaking to reporters before the event. If a campaign is smart, I assume that all such leaks are calculated disinformation. — PolitiTweet.org

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Exceedingly smart LAT piece on the baffling inconsistency of Kamala Harris. I love the Dave Nagle quote from Iowa: You don’t get [commitments] by riding into town, holding an event, taking some questions and then jump on the bus and head to the next stop.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Until 1960, at least, you had to be a white Protestant man to run for president and win. Reading @JillDLawrence sparkling column on Democratic diversity, I realized that none of the 10 Democrats in Houston fit that model. https://t.co/VbBqAaq3Ss — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Something I thought I would never see. A John Bolton firing e do making me feel more nervous rather than relieved. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

RT @JillDLawrence: In his new @newrepublic piece "The Also-Rans Hoping for a New Hampshire Miracle," @MrWalterShapiro recalls the mortifyin… — PolitiTweet.org

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"The truth—even though it flies in the face of all the glib certainties TV pundits are fond of proclaiming—is that...it is too soon to be writing off anyone with a credible record and proven history of winning elections." My @newrepublic piece from NH: https://t.co/ikLKhcxE6Q — PolitiTweet.org

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@MilliganSusan A really good question. I guess because every news organizations wants to be first...even though they are five months early and will probably be wrong. — PolitiTweet.org

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I wrote in the Newsweek issue that was on the newsstands when Gary Hart won the 1984 NH primary: “Mondale’s lead in New Hampshire appears unassailable.” That taught me some lasting humility . — PolitiTweet.org

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@thegarance Add me to the cheering throngs. — PolitiTweet.org

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First prize is NOT having dinner with Trump twice. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

RT @mike_littwin: The esteemed @MrWalterShapiro explains why history says it is folly to write off the polling laggers — including @Michael… — PolitiTweet.org

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Totally agree. I think it is outrageous that a respected senator (Bennet) and a respected governor (Bullock) are in debate limbo or worse. — PolitiTweet.org

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My answer by the way is a qualified “yes.” We are over-hyping premature polling to create a false sense of certainty. History in NH says things coalesce very late. — PolitiTweet.org

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@LOLGOP Tweet of the morning. Kudos. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JillDLawrence: By @MrWalterShapiro, and I hope to hell he's right: Sooner or Later, the Barriers to Gun Control Legislation Will Fall @… — PolitiTweet.org

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@mattdpearce I totally see your point. I think I may need to make a wall chart to decipher the options. — PolitiTweet.org

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@StevenHerbert @oxybroadcast Don’t forget the 3-minute answers that would now violate every precept of hyper-active TV programming. — PolitiTweet.org

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@LOLGOP You may be right. — PolitiTweet.org

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“If Only He Had Listened To Me” — PolitiTweet.org

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Be still my beating heart. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@StevenHerbert But he did release them, although he didn't debate. I admit that this is a minor distinction. — PolitiTweet.org

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@davesund You could be right. My theory is entirely speculative. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@StevenHerbert Nixon did end up releasing his tax returns, but he never debated. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mpdillon He already hinted at this about three weeks ago when he wanted (believe it or not) Fox News barred from the debates. Trump, of course, didn't know that the Commission on Presidential Debates gives the debate feed to all networks that want it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@dkahanerules Admittedly predicting Trump is riskier than predicting the course of a hurricane. But I will go with a 25-cent bet on my hunch. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jamespmanley Neither LBJ nor Nixon debated. And even Carter only debated once because he objected to including John Anderson. — PolitiTweet.org

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I have thought this for a long time. One of the least useful ways of handicapping the Democratic field is to ask who can stand up to him in a debate. Trump will come up with a bogus excuse not to debate. And debating is much less a political tradition than releasing your taxes. — PolitiTweet.org

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The larger problem is all these would-be doctors who skipped medical school diagnosing Biden and other candidates based on their impressions from a TV screen. — PolitiTweet.org