James Hohmann

James Hohmann @jameshohmann

“My time is up,” Biden said, cutting himself off in Miami. It sounded like an allegory. Last night, though, Biden brushed off a moderator when his time expired: “No, I’m going to go like the rest of them do! Twice over, okay?” Then the crowd cheered. https://t.co/wz1uRnc4ke — PolitiTweet.org

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Castro broached an issue that's of genuine concern to many top Democrats. It foreshadow what’s to come as the field winnows and lower-performing candidates become desperate. For ex., Booker played footsie with a similar message after the debate last night. https://t.co/wz1uRnc4ke — PolitiTweet.org

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After last night’s debate, Julián Castro told ABC: “I wasn’t taking a shot at his age.” But, of course, he was. With his botched attack on Biden, Castro follows in the footsteps of Eric Swalwell. https://t.co/wz1uRnc4ke — PolitiTweet.org

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When you come at the former vice president, you best not miss. https://t.co/wz1uRnc4ke — PolitiTweet.org

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The Daily 202: Castro’s kamikaze mission makes Biden more sympathetic – and six other debate takeaways. https://t.co/wz1uRnc4ke — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Fahrenthold: Tonight, @vp is speaking to a gala at @realdonaldtrump's D.C. hotel -- a public official, helping one of Trump's private c… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @pw_cunningham: I'm told the WH is ditching the effort to craft an O-care replacement and instead focusing on damage control in case a c… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @john_drescher: Sotomayor pens a stinging dissent as the Supreme Court lets Trump implement his new asylum policy. @jameshohmann w/@mari… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MariaESalinas: The Daily 202: Sotomayor pens a stinging dissent as the Supreme Court lets Trump implement his new asylum policy - The W… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @HalMarshall2309: Once again, @jameshohmann has done an excellent job of reporting and analysis. Most laypeople likely have no idea how… — PolitiTweet.org

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Sonia Sotomayor is the first – and, so far, only – Latina justice. Trump’s new asylum policy will hurt Hondurans, S… https://t.co/Phvux03NH3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Sonia Sotomayor wrote an uncharacteristically blistering five-page dissent last night as the Supreme Court let Trump move ahead with his new asylum policy. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg cosigned. I dissect it in today's Daily 202: https://t.co/QnWVRakJ0Q — PolitiTweet.org

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The Daily 202: Sotomayor pens a stinging dissent as the Supreme Court lets Trump implement his new asylum policy https://t.co/QnWVRakJ0Q — PolitiTweet.org

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This is now an 11-day story because Trump couldn’t admit he made a small mistake and, instead, the gears of government were turned in an attempt to cover for him. Trump’s inaccurate tweet was posted on September 1 at 10:51 AM. He could have corrected it and moved on by 10:52. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Sifill_LDF: Sasse preached unity in his book, released to great fanfare last yr “Them: Why We Hate Each Other & How to Heal.” His total… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @HotlineJosh: Must-read @jameshohmann: "For Sasse, the past several months have represented something akin to surrender in the war for t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ShaneGoldmacher: I'm glad @jameshohmann wrote about this as a revealing moment in the evolution of the GOP https://t.co/m8pgnIYWRt htt… — PolitiTweet.org

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The ongoing revolt against Boris Johnson among members of his own Conservative party in the U.K. Parliament has felt surprising partly because of how relatively pliant Republicans have become in the U.S. Congress. https://t.co/gEcDJTdUtB — PolitiTweet.org

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Focused on his own reelection, Trump has his own strong incentives to smooth things over with past critics in the party like Sasse to keep the GOP as unified as possible against the motivated and angry left. — PolitiTweet.org

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Ben Sasse's capitulation and Trump's subsequent endorsement, taken together, are reminders of the extent to which POTUS has remade the GOP in his image. — PolitiTweet.org

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Justin Amash called for Trump’s impeachment and quit the GOP on July Fourth. Now independent, Amash is mulling a 3rd party bid for the presidency. “Sasse’s campaign team placed him in the endorsement protection program a couple years ago,” Amash says. https://t.co/gEcDJTdUtB — PolitiTweet.org

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Compare Ben Sasse to Justin Amash. Exactly 1 year ago, Sasse told CNN’s @jaketapper that he thought about leaving the GOP to become an independent every morning when he woke up. Then the senator scaled back national television interviews and went all-in on staying inside the GOP. — PolitiTweet.org

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For Ben Sasse, the past year has represented something akin to surrender in the war for the soul of modern conservatism. More significant than his voting record is the evolution in Sasse’s tone about Trump and his increasingly long periods of silence. https://t.co/gEcDJTdUtB — PolitiTweet.org

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Will Ben Sasse compromising on what he used to call his core convictions have been worth it if he gets to chart the GOP’s post-Trump future in 2025? That's the subject of today's Daily 202: https://t.co/gEcDJTdUtB — PolitiTweet.org

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Unlike his friends Jeff Flake and Bob Corker, who retired in 2018 rather than risk primary defeats from pro-Trump challengers, Sasse seems likely to secure six more years in power. That would keep the 47-year-old in office beyond the Trump era, even if the president is reelected. — PolitiTweet.org

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Endorsing Trump's "national emergency" ran counter to most of the principles Ben Sasse espoused not long ago as a self-identified “constitutional conservative,” specifically his outspoken calls for checking the power of the executive branch. Now, it’s paying political dividends. — PolitiTweet.org

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Ben Sasse has scored a Trump endorsement after biting his tongue and keeping his head down. Today's Daily 202 has more on the compromises that have likely secured Nebraska's junior senator six more years in power: https://t.co/gEcDJTdUtB — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D) of Texas, whose Houston district envelops the site of this week's Democratic debate, opposed both the Green New Deal and a ban on fracking. Good @daveweigel look at the 2020 politics of fracking in tonight’s Trailer: https://t.co/crtvbeqmme — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @meridithmcgraw: Well there’s a media stakeout at Bolton’s house and looks like he just answered the doorbell https://t.co/L5BYkZIyEl — PolitiTweet.org