Perry Bacon Jr.

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

Here's another one. https://t.co/N5cMtbNTul — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

I have tried, in a couple of different pieces, to explain what I think the woke/non-woke discourse is about. https://t.co/yxaUO5atcX — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

I understand that as a political tool, the vagueness of "woke" is a feature--you get to attack without saying exactly what you are attacking. But in covering or explaining politics, if that's your role, more specificity might be useful. — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

I have read that Biden/Harris could attack the SF school board, Chesa Boudin or public school equity initiatives to illustrate that Democrats are not too woke. Would that work politically? Are those normatively good ideas? Not sure, but they at least get beyond "woke." — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

I have read that Biden/Harris could attack the SF school board, Chesa Boudin or public school equity initiatives to illustrate that Democrats/the administration are not woke. Will this stuff work? Are those good ideas? Not sure, but they at least gets beyond "woke." — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

If critical race theory is woke, I suppose Democrats can actively condemn it. But I don't think many of them are running on it now. If AOC is woke and you think she is therefore electorally bad, don't have her campaign with you. But who is campaigning with her in swing states? — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

I think defund is being defined as a woke position. But it's hard to imagine it explains Tuesday's results since almost none of the Democrats who underperformed/lost were pushing it. — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

It would be useful to know what are woke policy positions/words in the view of Carville/Dowd and then find out which ones were adopted by Murphy/McAuliffe/Biden, the figures at the center of the Tuesday results. That kind of precision would make this discourse more productive. — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

RT @whstancil: We really are living through a reactionary panic among US elites. Well-heeled white people are convinced a mostly-imaginary… — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

RT @laurenwilliams: "Woke" has truly lost all meaning at this point but somehow Aaron Rodgers seems to be using it even more incorrectly th… — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

RT @marcushjohnson: The funny thing is people think the CRT discourse is something new. No, this is the same cultural-political fight going… — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

RT @kept_simple: they always talk about the "real controversy" in vague terms because that controversy is, generally speaking, "is structur… — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

This is a very good thread. — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

Yes. Read this piece. Lots of brilliant people quoted. And lots of smart explanations. — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

RT @jddyche: Excellent ⁦@perrybaconjr⁩ column. “But in our current abnormal circumstance, with U.S. democracy on the precipice because of t… — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

RT @adamjohnsonNYC: From the astute school of political analysis that brought you “poll taxes are just about govt revenue”, “the southern s… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TrevonDLogan: And @gbenga_ajilore would add: Stop using ‘rural’ as a euphemism for ‘white’ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @lromeranth: This may be less about making white kids feel guilty than white children gaining the capacity to make their parents feel gu… — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

What was common in New Jersey and Virginia? 1. GOP candidate who distanced himself from Trump 2. Low Biden approval ratings 3. Signs of higher GOP base turnout compared to Dem base turnout. All three could change by next year, but that's not the most likely scenario. — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

The results in California's recall made me think that anti-Trump voters would punish the GOP for being Trumpian even with Trump out of the White House. But the results in New Jersey and Virginia were thermostatic--a really ominous sign for Democrats. https://t.co/XOrAWbtIbj — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

RT @EJDionne: Michelle Wu’s election as Boston’s Mayor is one city’s hopeful bet on a practical progressive. ⁦@perrybaconjr⁩ captures the m… — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

I wrote about Michelle Wu, who won the mayor's race in Boston, becoming the first woman and first person of color to do so. She once worked as a staffer for Elizabeth Warren and ran on a Warren-ish agenda for the city. https://t.co/JBXLG4GirL — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

RT @Taniel: There's still no definitive call on the other two policing-related referendums. Right now: Austin's referendum to increase poli… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @keithboykin: New York is about to have: a Black Attorney General a Black DA for Manhattan a Black DA for the Bronx a Black US Attorney… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AsteadWesley: dems like deal with racial politics like it's debate club -- what crt is or isn't is the latest -- when the reality is us… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AsteadWesley: bc race as discussed in political media rarely includes whiteness, stories abt dem erosion in white, rural areas come fro… — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

RT @treeaston: A thing that no one's really paying attention to is that the Senate is basically already functioning how McConnell threatene… — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

Great story. — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

RT @Taniel: Whatever happens on reconciliation this week, I want to take a moment to recognize the extraordinary work tht by @TheProspect &… — PolitiTweet.org

Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

Great piece. — PolitiTweet.org