McKay Coppins

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Meanwhile, I heard lots of talk among Court insiders—former clerks, friends of the justices, etc.—about the tense relationship between Kavanaugh and Gorsuch, and what's behind it. https://t.co/w7LRrwby3v https://t.co/p4eztlqqWh — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

I report that Clarence Thomas, whose own confirmation was nearly quashed by allegations of sexual harassment, was eager to take Kavanaugh under his wing. Thomas would be "a good mentor," Armstrong Williams, a friend of Thomas's, told me. https://t.co/w7LRrwby3v — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Elena Kagan led a liberal charm offensive once Kavanaugh arrived on the court. "She saw him as up for grabs," said one insider. https://t.co/w7LRrwby3v https://t.co/EEIDW6wrSu — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

The most surprising part of reporting this story was learning about the deeply weird internal dynamics of the Supreme Court, and the internal maneuvering Kavanaugh’s arrival prompted among his new colleagues. https://t.co/w7LRrwby3v — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

@yourlargeness thanks! — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

I spoke to one woman who went on a date with Kavanaugh at the same time he was working on the Starr investigation. https://t.co/w7LRrwby3v https://t.co/44ShN2aC4O — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

But Kavanaugh also desperately wants to gain readmission into polite society. “I don’t think Thomas or Alito gives a shit what The New York Times says about them,” one friend told me. “But I think Brett does.” https://t.co/w7LRrwby3v — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Friends told me Kavanaugh still privately seethes over his confirmation: “I assume when he’s lying in bed at night, it’s hard not to think about it,” one told me. “He was really angry at Democrats for what they did to him and his family," another said. https://t.co/w7LRrwby3v — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Conservatives want to weaponize his bitterness. Liberals are inviting him over for dinner. And a generation of jurisprudence could come down to an unnerving question: Is Brett Kavanaugh out for revenge? My new profile, in the June issue of The Atlantic: https://t.co/w7LRrwby3v — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

RT @halrobertboyd: The 150 signers include: -4 former GOP governors, including Mark Sanford & Bill Weld -27 former members of the U.S. Hous… — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Just another day on Capitol Hill... https://t.co/h0CqAJOwI0 — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

What’s so jarring about this isn’t even the mendacity, it’s the confidence that he can get away with it just *months* after the riot took place. We literally all saw it on TV! Not that long ago! https://t.co/B0Uxixn5nU https://t.co/UvrjXCOQWg — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

RT @JamesSurowiecki: 73% of adults in Massachusetts have gotten at least one dose of vaccine. Roughly 50% are fully vaccinated. There wer… — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

@TPCarney @jackshafer I shouldn’t take this bait, but the idea that every writer here is of “the same stripe” is so deeply silly https://t.co/L1ZZhUYVff — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Very excited that I'll soon be able to count @ebruenig among my colleagues at @TheAtlantic! https://t.co/HFgBsRKBNr — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Cancel culture run amok https://t.co/DBT3IZimGo — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

@jackmjenkins Which is to say, I'd bet vax hesitancy would be higher without the institutional messaging. — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

@jackmjenkins Yeah you're right, slightly higher. But more or less in keeping with national average. Like I said elsewhere, I think church leadership is counteracting other trends (anti-vax messaging on the right, and general lack of concern over COVID given LDS demographics/low death rate). — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

@jackmjenkins Hesitancy is another story, probably influenced by a combination of political anti-vax messaging on the right and the fact that Mormons are a relatively young demographic and don’t feel as afraid of COVID. (See Utah’s low death rate.) — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

@jackmjenkins Eh... the numbers I’ve seem to suggest vaccine *refusal* in the church is roughly on par, if not slightly lower, than national average. — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Seems like genera anti-vax sentiment has dropped while concerns about these specific vaccines have increased — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Interesting poll of Utahns who say they'll never be vaccinated or aren't sure. Big increase from March to April in percentage of people who are afraid of side effects. https://t.co/3bhiBXd8dR https://t.co/iroC6tfsvs — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

To this point, here's Glenn Youngkin, who just won Virginia's Republican gubernatorial nomination. He was seen as one of the less Trumpy candidates in the field: https://t.co/uQs46mpXzB — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

"The conflict here does not stem from Cheney’s refusal to move on from the lies that sparked the Capitol riot, but from the fact that the Republican Party has embraced those lies as foundational to Republican identity in 2021." https://t.co/TC3V7dYbk6 — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Kathryn Garcia did pretty well, too https://t.co/ObtP2PLjNp https://t.co/vc5AbXR6FW — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Andrew Yang showed this work on this question: https://t.co/A5Gmu3HR5V https://t.co/25yE6gpdZJ — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

I don't know how *anyone* could think this, let alone people running for mayor of New York City. — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

@conor64 I am humbled, if that helps. — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

It's how I know I'd never make it in politics. — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

I've been sad but never "saddened." — PolitiTweet.org