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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
The most emailed line of the day: "There’s only a few hours left until our end of our third quarter deadline..." — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
This is by far the most enjoyable, funniest and insightful thing I have read all day. I have been a faithful "Doonesbury" reader since the early 1970s. I even saw the Broadway musical. And, yes, I miss the daily strip. — PolitiTweet.org
Jonathan Alter @jonathanalter
“A massive, self-owning asshole as fully realized as Trump only comes along once in a generation.”—Garry Trudeau in… https://t.co/AAWTwgwk2K
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
I am touched by the number of congressional candidates who are going out of their way to remind me today that this is the end of the third quarter. — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@mattizcoop To update a line from 1992: "It's the pandemic, stupid." Everything in 2022 depends on taming Covid. If that happens, we are in an entirely new world politically and Biden's approval ratings in September 2021 won't matter much. — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@mattizcoop Or that in 2026 the dental coverage under Medicare won't be phasing in. — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@ZacMcCrary @posglen @newrepublic @rollcall I will promise that I will start listening on my long commute from my bedroom to my home office 30 feet away. — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@mattizcoop That was my underlying point as well. I suspect that we are pretty lonely with this position, but I am thrilled that I'm in good company. — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
Those forecasting certain doom for the Democrats in 2022 should factor this front-page headline in today's (print) WSJ: "U.S. Economic Rally Forecast After Delta-Driven Downturn." A lot can happen in 400 days until the midterms. https://t.co/2bQY7rZ1qR — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
A passionate @JillDLawrence on the stakes: "The moment America decisively turns the page on the anti-government Reagan era...The week we at last decided to tackle income inequality and the wealth gap by … tackling income inequality and the wealth gap." https://t.co/pZWneWhbBp — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@ZacMcCrary @posglen @newrepublic @rollcall So on target. I am glad you pointed it out to me. — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@ChloDubs Probably a damn good Labor secretary as well. — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
Really? NYT top Op-Ed topics: "For Progressives, Iron Dome Isn’t the Issue. It’s Israel Itself" "My Fellow Americans, Let’s Be Better Tourists" "What a Sex Worker and an Anti-Trafficker Want You to Know About Porn Bans" "Why Are Fast Food Workers Signing Noncompete Agreements?" — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@posglen I'm still here. Writing for @newrepublic and @rollcall. And I can see why the Tillis campaign was happy to bronze that headline. What I don't understand, seriously, is why run for the Senate when you're hiding a sex scandal? — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
This line keeps popping up today: "Noem, who is considered a potential 2024 GOP vice-presidential contender..." Who runs for VP? Other than Endicott Peabody in 1972. Who's on the VP short list three years in advance? https://t.co/RYkVUKfoVJ — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@AMYSUSANLEVIN Trump carried Montana by 16 points. — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@LukeEpplin That is the best non-political tweet of the week. — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@posglen Agreed. But you have to admit, this is not a great local TV headline a month before a close election: "Cal Cunningham admits to sexual messages with Calif. woman, will stay in Senate race." https://t.co/oGLRi578Ot — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@DougHeye I will admit that I'm a theory guy. And the public polls from NC were terrible all through the Senate race. But if you squint, you can see a dip in Cunningham's lead in mid-October when the sex scandal dominated the coverage. https://t.co/7sGNvi1Y4B — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@speechboy71 It's complicated since polling consistently put Cunningham ahead in NC. That said, you can see a bit of a zip in October in Cunningham's lead. Don't know if that was the sex scandal or just tightening. https://t.co/7sGNvi1Y4B — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@jesseltaylor My sense is that Manchin is a lot easier for the Democrats to negotiate with when push comes to shove. — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@RonBrownstein Damn. Why doesn't life confirm to my tweets? I concede your point, but the sex scandal did pretty much dominate NC news coverage for October 2020. — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@GoldsmithB Or the money squandered on Amy McGrath that could have been spread over 15 House races in 2020. — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
Thought for today: Blame Cal Cunningham for everything. He lost a probably winnable 2020 Senate seat in NC because of a sex scandal. In an alternative universe, the Democrats would have 51 Senate seats and Sinema could follow her own weird path without affecting the outcome. — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@JillDLawrence If you are talking about the Trump presidency, I would have guessed, “Send in the Clowns.” For Trump himself, I might have gone with “ I Believe in You” which is sung to a mirror in “How to Succeed.” — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
Covering debates, I have long wondered the same thing. The only logic I see for this logorrhea of fact-checks is that it gives campaign aides something to do beyond worrying that their candidate is screwing up. So much in politics is hyper-ness with no practical place to put it. — PolitiTweet.org
Peter Hamby @PeterHamby
why do flacks still do this in 2021? https://t.co/j4Z4A6HxQ5
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@LLHitz They certainly didn't back in 2011 when by a narrow margin more voters thought that raising the debt ceiling would mean more government spending. And the Trump years have not exactly been kind to voter education. — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
In 2011, during the last serious debt-ceiling crisis, slightly more voters believed that raising the ceiling would increase federal spending rather than avoiding default. But a good chunk of voters cared about budget deficits in 2011. They don't now. https://t.co/dz4UfMVQYk — PolitiTweet.org
Clara Jeffery @ClaraJeffery
Anyway show me any politician whose reelection bid was spoiled by voting to raise the debt ceiling, I’ll wait
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
My article on Biden's new-found love of the buzz phrase "inflection point" is rooted in my belief as a former White House speechwriter that there is meaning in any line that a president constantly brandishes. — PolitiTweet.org
The New Republic @newrepublic
In another era, Thomas Paine wrote, “These are the times that try men’s souls.” Today Joe Biden sees inflection poi… https://t.co/hUS1me15O1
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@newenhuyse @newrepublic Sorry, we disagree. As I have written for the @newrepublic in August, my problem was not with the decision to leave Afghanistan, but with the way it was handled. I don't believe this level of chaos was inevitable with America departing. — PolitiTweet.org
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
@OmeedFirouzi @newrepublic Thanks for passing your August piece on. — PolitiTweet.org
