James Hohmann

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The evolution of Tim Ryan, one of the 23 candidates, captures in miniature the movement of the Democratic Party nationally. Representing a blue-collar district that includes Youngstown, and a lot of Catholics, he was antiabortion. Until he flipped in 2015. https://t.co/oFB1PREEu1 — PolitiTweet.org

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3) Biden has a long history of being erratic and wobbly on abortion. He’s often made both sides of the debate unhappy. Leading feminists have viewed him as inconsistent and unreliable for *literally* decades. https://t.co/oFB1PREEu1 — PolitiTweet.org

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2) Just last month, the ACLU tweeted a video of one of its volunteers questioning Biden on a rope line about whether he supported the Hyde Amendment. Biden appeared to advocate for doing away with it. Biden’s spox said he misheard the question, but watch for yourself & decide... — PolitiTweet.org

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Thread: Predictions Biden will flip-flop may be well founded. 1) In damage control mode, a campaign spokesman emphasized that he supports Hyde but “would be open to repealing it" if laws like the ones in Georgia and Alabama keep passing. That’s quite a hedge & gives Biden an out. — PolitiTweet.org

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What was striking during interviews with leaders of the pro-life community last night is how, to a person, everyone predicted that Joe Biden will cave on the Hyde Amendment and flip because he cannot resist pressure from the pro-choice groups. https://t.co/oFB1PREEu1 — PolitiTweet.org

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A big deal: the Trump administration barred funding of medical research by government scientists using fetal tissue and canceled a multimillion-dollar contract for a university laboratory that relies on the material to test new HIV therapies. https://t.co/oFB1PREEu1 — PolitiTweet.org

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Even though Trump previously identified as “pro-choice” before seeking the GOP nomination, he has helped antiabortion advocates notch a series of victories since he took office. It was overshadowed, but. Trump delivered another big win for that world yesterday on fetal tissue. — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s more unthinkable than ever that the Republican Party would nominate someone for president who publicly supports abortion rights. Just ask Rudy Giuliani, whose 2008 campaign was doomed by his apostasy on abortion as much as anything else. — PolitiTweet.org

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Joe Biden boasted last time he ran for president about his “middle-of-the-road position on abortion for more than 30 years.” The political firestorm enveloping the former VP today underscores how much has changed in the past dozen years. With @joanegreve: https://t.co/oFB1PREEu1 — PolitiTweet.org

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The Daily 202: Blowback facing Biden over Hyde shows no middle ground remains on abortion in presidential politics https://t.co/oFB1PREEu1 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Fahrenthold: NEW: We got leaked documents detailing 1,200+ different stays at @realDonaldTrump's hotel. Here's the guest who stayed the… — PolitiTweet.org

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Listen to my BIG IDEA podcast, which leads with immigration/tariffs, plus Pelosi saying Trump should be locked up, Trump yawning as Macron riffs against MAGA, Putin palling around with Xi at the Kremlin and China helping MBS develop ballistic missiles. https://t.co/EskkkHYOtS — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @joanegreve: "Mitt Romney outlines a very un-Trumpian approach to achieve Trump’s goal of confronting China," @jameshohmann reports in t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @bethreinhard: Epidemic of child labor at Ivory Coast cocoa farms that world’s largest chocolate companies promised to eradicate nearly… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RoigFranzia: 👀”The move could run afoul of a federal court settlement and state licensing requirements that mandate education and recre… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @wpjenna: The Trump administration is canceling English classes, recreational programs and legal aid for unaccompanied minors staying in… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DonnaCassata: Mitt Romney outlines a very un-Trumpian approach to achieve Trump’s goal of confronting China. @jameshohmann in The Daily… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JoeTrippi: Check out The Daily 202 from @PowerPost https://t.co/o6Omee3BCS — PolitiTweet.org

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Federal investigators to examine equipment from 2016 N.C. election amid renewed fears of Russian hacking https://t.co/rNmVhjAYMf — PolitiTweet.org

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When Trump thinks about the 19th century, he celebrates Andrew Jackson – whose portrait hangs in the Oval Office. Mitt Romney’s hero is Abraham Lincoln. He sees the transcontinental railroad is a parable of what’s possible. https://t.co/L5iREN2a4Z — PolitiTweet.org

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Criticizing China has become de rigueur for Republicans since Trump launched the trade war. Chuck Grassley warned yesterday that the Chinese are attempting to steal intellectual property from U.S. academic institutions, including the University of Iowa. https://t.co/L5iREN2a4Z — PolitiTweet.org

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Romney: “Adding a trillion dollars every year to the debt means that in 10 years, we will be spending almost as much on interest as we spend on our military. America won’t be strong enough to defend its interests and leadership if it strains under a crippling fiscal burden.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump has seemed consistently unconcerned that the United States is drowning in red ink, and the self-described "king of debt" – with a record of bankruptcies in his business life – has made no serious efforts to prevent the national debt from ballooning. — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s not just military and economic alliances: Mitt Romney sees the national debt as a major handicap in the brewing cold war against China. https://t.co/L5iREN2a4Z — PolitiTweet.org

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Mitt Romney, whose dad was governor of Michigan, is only the 2nd man in U.S. history to lead one state as governor (MA) & represent another in the Senate (UT). Tennessean-turned-Texan Sam Houston, whose namesake is America’s 4th-largest city, is the other. https://t.co/L5iREN2a4Z — PolitiTweet.org

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“One dimension of American innovation is often underestimated: America is a magnet for the world’s best and the brightest. They want to come here, not China,” said Romney. “It is very much in our national interest to keep attracting the world’s best minds to America.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Romney notes that the Chinese received as many global patents as Americans did last year, that they’re “far ahead of us in 5G” and “on track to surpass us” in artificial intelligence. He says > 1/2 of our 25 most valuable tech companies were founded by immigrants or their kids. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mitt Romney says imposing tariffs to crack down on the theft of intellectual property is appropriate, but he emphasizes that it’s not the only, or the best, lever. Just as important is welcoming immigrants who can help the United States out-innovate China. https://t.co/L5iREN2a4Z — PolitiTweet.org

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Mitt Romney has had private sit-downs with 68 of his 99 Senate colleagues since January, and he’s working to arrange the rest: “The truth is that senators on both sides of the aisle are remarkably friendly and collegial once the cameras are turned off." https://t.co/L5iREN2a4Z — PolitiTweet.org

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Mitt Romney agrees with President Trump that a rising China threatens the United States, but the Republican senator has an entirely different vision about what’s required to prevail in the long-term struggle with Beijing. https://t.co/L5iREN2a4Z — PolitiTweet.org