Walter Shapiro

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

I usually think that political messaging is over-hyped. But it is hard not to be despairing over a poll that suggests that what votes know best about the Biden spending package is its cost -- and that almost two-thirds don't think that anything in it will help their family. — PolitiTweet.org

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Dept. of Political Malpractice: Nobody in the @nytimes piece from NC on the heavy burdens of childcare has any idea that the Democrats are trying to spend big money to fix it. A sample: "Ms. Lolley knew nothing of the plan until a reporter described it." https://t.co/8yQin5MF96 — PolitiTweet.org

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@johnlk_80 He wasn’t personally. But he did raise as much as Gore for the primaries. — PolitiTweet.org

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@nathanmwilliams @greenfield64 Absolutely. Then all the attention for the next few weeks was on the McCain-Bush showdown in SC at a time when there no Democratic primaries. — PolitiTweet.org

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@greenfield64 But Bradley came very close in NH. Also there was a weird 4-week pause for the Democrats that year between NH and the next primaries. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ryanbeckwith @LPDonovan That and Michele Bachmann’s name are my greatest life accomplishments. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ryanbeckwith @LPDonovan I am going from memory here, but I believe Trump only had about 40% of the delegates when Reince Priebus declared that the race was over in early May. — PolitiTweet.org

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@LPDonovan Maybe I didn’t make myself clear. I am not ruling out Trump being nominated for a third time. All I am saying is that he probably will have a surprisingly spirited fight for the nomination. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ryanbeckwith @LPDonovan Plenty of time before Iowa 2024. — PolitiTweet.org

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@LPDonovan I concede your point. But smart people were saying the same thing about Hillary in 2015. And in 1960, it took protracted negotiations by Nixon to forestall a major challenge by Nelson Rockefeller. — PolitiTweet.org

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With the exception of incumbent presidents, no one has been handed a presidential nomination without spirited opposition since Richard Nixon in 1960. Remember that before concluding that 2024 is in Trump’s pocket. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

You should try Thomas Hardy where entire plots and lives revolve around undelivered letters or letters read too late. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

“How good is the popcorn?” was a key FS1 interview question in the middle of a tight Red Sox-Rays game. Why do we have broadcasts that hate the game on the field? — PolitiTweet.org

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@GreggJLevine @MLB Bet we will have a baseball gambling scandal within five years. I wonder is the morning line on this? — PolitiTweet.org

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102 years after the White Sox threw the World Series, @mlb is showing the betting line in the crawl of a White Sox postseason game. — PolitiTweet.org

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@schaller67 Tied 4-4 in the 6th. But I am convinced that the winning team will be greeted as liberators. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

I think it was Rumsfeld who said, “You go into the World Series with the demographic you have and not the demographic you want.” P.S. I love the ad. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Dr_CMGreer: If you read nothing else today, please read this! 👇🏾 Cc @DrJasonJohnson @TiffanyDCross @JoyAnnReid @ljoywilliams @MHarrisPe… — PolitiTweet.org

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I am off to do the most intrepid journey of the week -- start searching through all 1300 cable channels to find the White Sox-Astros playoff game. Wish me luck. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@jenmercieca I get about 12 newsletters and the number keeps increasing every time I yield to another siren call from Substack. Plus three print newspapers and too many magazines. Help! — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

First time in a long time that I don’t mind being passed over again for the Nobel Peace Prize. I love that they are honoring two journalists bravely fighting authoritarianism. — PolitiTweet.org

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@k8croy All good teams are virtually equal in a single game. — PolitiTweet.org

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Even though it didn’t decide the outcome, I was delighted to welcome the return of the stolen bag. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

YIppee. No more Manfred Ball with ghost runners. May we never see this abomination again. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JonSeaton18 @StevenHerbert Totally agree. The 3-batter rule is ineffective. And I love the real intentional walk. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MaryFernandez @MalcomJ4709 I stay up late normally so that isn’t the problem. It is the pace of the game compared to 15 years ago. — PolitiTweet.org

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@KingfisherPhoe1 Well, I certainly have eons of time between pitches to wail on Twitter without missing a foul ball. — PolitiTweet.org

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@StevenHerbert I am reluctantly coming around to a pitch clock. Also there should be a limit to the number of pitchers on a roster to create incentives for starters to throw more innings. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

I love baseball. But the 7-day bicycle races of a century ago were faster. We have spent nearly 3 hours to play 6 innings in a 1-1 tie. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@Hammbear @posglen @ZacMcCrary @greenfield64 @MichaelBarone I also admit I am completely going with 19-year-old memories while simultaneously watching the baseball game. — PolitiTweet.org