Perry Bacon Jr.

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

RT @AsteadWesley: In fairness he did not specify that the things done for people of color were positive — PolitiTweet.org

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Five things we learned from this stimulus process about Washington in the Biden era. https://t.co/RfUZjGtR0x — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @wendi_c_thomas: If you’re an editor who was just laid off from @HuffPost, @MLK50Memphis will be hiring for a senior-level editing slot… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Max_Fisher: This very good @DavidKlion piece resolves a lot of the mystery around Biden's strange and costly slow-walk on reentering th… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Edpilkington: You'd think after what happened in Georgia that Republicans would try to widen their appeal. Nope. It's still all about s… — PolitiTweet.org

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Good rundown on the 2024 GOP primary, which has started!! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @baseballot: There are 4 realistic scenarios for Cuomo. 1. Resignation 2. Retirement 3. Losing reelection 4. Winning reelection My ana… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RonBrownstein: Just an early downpayment on how valuable it will be to the political debate to have @jimtankersley insights on policy f… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @harrysiegel: Cuomo 2018: "My personal opinion is that… it is impossible for Eric Schneiderman to continue to serve as Attorney General,… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sarahljaffe: I hate to be this person but there's actually very little reward in having been right the whole damn time. The people who… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sarahljaffe: Some of us did, in fact, spend the last decade reporting and saying openly that Cuomo was known as a bully in public and i… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @tzimmer_history: And also: I really wish the “Can’t do it if it doesn’t poll well” crowd would wrestle more earnestly with the fact tha… — PolitiTweet.org

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Two potentially important developments today. Manchin (kind of) signaling openness to changes to the filibuster. And Clyburn calling out by name Sinema and Manchin and saying their current support of the filibuster is barrier to voting rights bills. https://t.co/UCPvePNhBJ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @srl: New: Rep. Jim Clyburn, one of the most powerful Dems in Washington, warns his party on filibuster: “If Manchin and Sinema enjoy be… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BreeNewsome: Is it just the activists who say these tactics are reminiscent of Jim Crow, like that’s their opinion, or is that somethin… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nataliemj10: We had tracked Hispanic Americans warming up to Trump all of 2020, not just after DtP: up from 28% in 2019 to 41% in May o… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @tbonier: A lot of folks have confidently stated that BLM/defund hurt Dems with voters of color, without offering evidence. Here's mor… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @rp_griffin: Came in late on today's "Latino voters in 2020" dust-up but... If [BLM, policing, etc.] was a major pivot point for the La… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @carlosodio: The latest @davidshor interview is insightful, but there are some assertions on the Latino vote that require clarification,… — PolitiTweet.org

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Really interesting @NStorm_Politics story on Mitch McConnell. https://t.co/WIrGZuipt0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Great piece. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @gregpmiller: Three-quarters of the people on earth live in countries where freedom is declining. https://t.co/793iXu4Rzq — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @emptywheel: ProPublica is doing so much cool work. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @charlesornstein: .@propublica is hiring a democracy reporter. What a great job. Apply here: https://t.co/ZxxCzRlQ4P — PolitiTweet.org

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We also looked at other reasons why the Republicans are comfortable being the party of no, even opposing popular things ---the structural advantages the system gives them, the Mitch McConnell theory of bipartisanship and the midterm effect. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @perrybaconjr: Many politicians (particularly Democrats) and political reporters, myself included, assume appealing to the median voter… — PolitiTweet.org

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Many politicians (particularly Democrats) and political reporters, myself included, assume appealing to the median voter is the optimal strategy. @leedrutman, @whstancil and @lara_putnam explain here why that approach might have flaws. — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden and the Democrats are focused on doing things that poll well. But the congressional Republicans don't seem at all worried about voting against those things. What if, at least in politics, doing popular things doesn't actually make you more popular? https://t.co/buuYNlqZtt — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jbouie: worth reading this extended interview with joe manchin https://t.co/kOqTUsBWRz — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

Interesting thoughts on the Democrats and democracy from @jeffhauser, @JohnAnzo, @danpfeiffer, @importantmeagan, @SenatorSinema and others. — PolitiTweet.org