Bill Kristol

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c) I like Ruy's line that he's "just a social democrat, trying to make the world a better place." I'm more of a liberal democrat than a social democrat. But I admire many social democrats past and present. Social democrats who respect liberty are key to defending democracy. END — PolitiTweet.org

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b) Some personal news: I was "clad in a suit," as is appropriate for an event honoring Prof. Mansfield. But in this post-pandemic Washington summer, I myself am mostly, as my colleagues at Defending Democracy Together would testify, an "untucked shirt and sneakers" kind of guy. — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Comments: a) I don't know that the event for Harvey Mansfield was exactly "boisterous" (?!) but I do think the panel discussions of some of the themes of his work were interesting. You can take a look here: https://t.co/fySgzjKnJb — PolitiTweet.org

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2. "...William Kristol, clad in a suit, has just left the room. Teixeira’s untucked shirt and sneakers aren’t the only thing that seems out of place. 'I’m just a social democrat, man. Trying to make the world a better place.'" — PolitiTweet.org

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1. A short thread prompted by this amusing paragraph: "We’re sitting in AEI’s elegantly furnished library. Down the hall, there’s a boisterous event celebrating the conservative intellectual Harvey Mansfield... https://t.co/kD2vLeoERs — PolitiTweet.org

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A good piece but with a misleading headline: "Liz Cheney’s Last Stand." The fact is August 16, 2022, needn't be Liz Cheney's last stand, any more than November 1858 was Lincoln's, or August 1976 Reagan's, or March 2000 Obama's. https://t.co/ecHrOxRsbm — PolitiTweet.org

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Youngkin appoints Confederate statue defender to VA state board: “These statues were built to tell the true story of the American South to people 500 years from now"--that the Civil War was fought for the “sovereignty of each state and constitutional law.” https://t.co/9PKkpLk9lx — PolitiTweet.org

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"Here are the points Trippi makes: (1) In Senate races Rs have nominated bad candidates. (2) The election is moving away from a referendum on Biden. (3) Dobbs has energized Dems. [None of this relies on] magical thinking about Democratic strengths." https://t.co/KbuBTyy8Mm — PolitiTweet.org

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Come for the discussion of the January 6 committee. Stay for a hopeful view of the 2022 elections. Hang on for why Biden should announce one-and-done. https://t.co/Ux5LubcP1d — PolitiTweet.org

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"It wouldn’t have seemed too big of an ask for a politician to be on record in opposition to a violent coup... Yet DeSantis has never even stepped over this lowest of bars...Worse, DeSantis actively stoked Trump’s attempt to overthrow the election..." https://t.co/Y3XZ5U18DL — PolitiTweet.org

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"A party, any party, is just a vessel. A brand name with infrastructure...What there is, is power. A party 'believes' what the faction in control of its power structure believes...A new owner came in. And the party rank and file...went along with it." https://t.co/PhnBvJhTe5 — PolitiTweet.org

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...and in a new atmosphere of energy and possibility, many Democratic flowers will bloom, including candidates who'll have done well this Nov. in swing states and districts. Then we just have to see to it that one of the moderate Dems wins the nomination and presidency in 2024. — PolitiTweet.org

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The sooner Biden announces he's not running--best would be ASAP, shortly after midterms is okay--the better. His own numbers will improve, Democrats will benefit from a contrast with Republicans instead of being tied to the incumbent administration in a wrong-track environment... — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SimonWDC: There here have been 14 independent polls taken since Roe ended, and the in those polls Dems now hold a 44.2 to 41.7 lead, 2.… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BillKristol: NEW: @JoeTrippi argues Democrats could do pretty well in 2022. The “red wave” could be a "red mirage,” as congressional ra… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RobertDEdelman: Shield interviews former Amb to Poland Dan Fried in a wide ranging discussion that includes him talking about being rou… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BulwarkOnline: How can Brad Parscale still be working for Trump after acknowledging his rhetoric killed someone on Jan. 6? @SarahLongw… — PolitiTweet.org

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oops -- that should have been @JVLast. Désolé de vous déranger, @JVL. — PolitiTweet.org

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Of the Tory candidates to succeed Boris Johnson, Tom Tugendhat would surely be the best prime minister. This suggests he also could be the strongest general election candidate. https://t.co/7wbUaKTzrg — PolitiTweet.org

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"It must be exhausting, constantly having to modulate what you say. Selectively ignoring some parts of reality and distorting others in order to curry favor with voters you don’t respect who are in thrall to a man you despise." -- @JVLast on Republicans https://t.co/7PAej0kp2W — PolitiTweet.org

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"The anti-anti-Trumpers can’t bring themselves to say, 'For the love of all that’s holy, do not let this man be president again.'...Instead we get a raft of 'DeSantis is much less dangerous than the guy we always insisted wasn’t actually dangerous!'" https://t.co/7PAej0kp2W — PolitiTweet.org

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Pence's refusal on January 6th to get in his car, driven by Secret Service agents in a motorcade controlled to a considerable degree by the Service, is even more interesting in light of recent news. — PolitiTweet.org

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“These two stories—about ethnic cleansing and the massacre of children—illustrate why a negotiated settlement will not be possible…Understanding this reality is central to planning what the West should be doing with Ukraine now—and preparing to do next.” https://t.co/s0K7L6VgZJ — PolitiTweet.org

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When VP chief of staff I worked very closely with the Secret Service, and had a high opinion of them. That's why I'm distressed by the worrisome state to which elements of the Service have fallen. This isn't solely due to Trump. But it is in part. As @JVL says, Trumpism corrupts. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BulwarkOnline: It’s Bastille Day—an occasion to heed the echoes of 1789 in 2022. https://t.co/S5eSmotsGg — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BulwarkOnline: Did Trump's plot to steal the 2020 election create a blueprint for a successful attempt in the future? @bartongellman j… — PolitiTweet.org

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First Ukraine must win. Then the Putin regime must go. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BillKristol: NEW: Conversation with @JoeTrippi. "Biden's numbers are 33%, 34%, 35%...and Democrats are doing fine. It doesn't mean the… — PolitiTweet.org

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"We are being asked, without evidence from DeSantis himself, to trust he won’t support the kind of anti-democratic insurrection he encouraged last time...Couldn’t we at least get him to blink twice to signal he’s against coups? Is that too much to ask?" https://t.co/Y3XZ5U18DL — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Noahpinion: This is a bill that bans a large percent of immigrants from specific types of jobs. Passed by a Democratic-controlled House. — PolitiTweet.org