Bill Kristol

Bill Kristol @BillKristol

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Bill Kristol @BillKristol

Straightforward from here: 1. Biden announces not running again. 2. 2022 focus turns to R extremism, Ds do well in Nov. 3. Inflation subsides, Ukraine defeats Russia, Biden is successful 1-term president. 4. Younger moderate D defeats Trump or Trumpist in '24. Pourquoi pas? — PolitiTweet.org

Bill Kristol @BillKristol

"Voters sour on both Trump and Biden could constitute nearly one-third of the electorate. More than any group, they may determine whether a red wave truly crests in November." Democrats' 2022 message: Biden's not on the ballot. Republican extremists are. https://t.co/QYyyaBza78 — PolitiTweet.org

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"As Biden has continued to sink, other Democrats have stabilized or improved ...[Is] this "decoupling" a blip--or a reflection of doubts about the Trump-era GOP that may override the reflex of voters unhappy with the president to vote for the other party?" https://t.co/QYyyaBza78 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SarahLongwell25: It was planned. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SarahLongwell25: Right. Because the threat is ongoing. These “Stop the Steal” lunatics are appearing on a 2022 ballot near you. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @markfollman: “When you look at it historically, liberal and progressive parties generally don’t defeat authoritarian and fascist assaul… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SykesCharlie: If there were more Liz Cheneys, we wouldn’t have to deal with Trump anymore. But Lindsey Graham has no life aside from th… — PolitiTweet.org

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"Trump’s defenders can drop the idea that he just happened to order the mob he knew was armed to march to the Capitol...Activists were well aware of Trump’s desires in advance. At least one of them knew the planning was supposed to be kept secret..." https://t.co/QcrRrykS3K — PolitiTweet.org

Bill Kristol @BillKristol

NYT/Siena has Biden at 33% approval/60% disapproval, and has the generic Congressional ballot at 41% Democratic/40% Republican. Welcome to "de-coupling"! Will 2022 be a choice election not a referendum? @JoeTrippi and I discuss at length in a Conversation to be released today. — PolitiTweet.org

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"Instead, Raskin said, Trump 'became the first president ever to call for a crowd to descend on the capital city to block the constitutional transfer of power.'" https://t.co/Or4DeqQvJk — PolitiTweet.org

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"The Committee revealed new evidence that activists coordinating activities for the day were well aware of Trump’s desires in advance. At least one of them knew that the planning was supposed to be kept secret because of all the trouble it would cause." https://t.co/QcrRrykS3K — PolitiTweet.org

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"Alito insists that the rights to same-sex marriage, sodomy, and contraception are super-duper double protected even though not specifically mentioned in the Constitution...But don’t worry—these guys are absolutely not just making it up as they go along!" https://t.co/aY9rfJffGj — PolitiTweet.org

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Have Senators Cruz and Hawley, who gave such a shot in the arm to the mob by announcing they'd challenge the returns, apologized? Have Reps. Jordan and Stefanik apologized? Have any of the 147 members of Congress who voted to overturn the election results apologized? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ThePlumLineGS: Who are the 19% of GOP voters who admit Trump threatened democracy? I talked to @SarahLongwell25. Her focus groups show… — PolitiTweet.org

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Panic Among the Trumpists I gather @townhallcom and @FDRLST have recently lashed out at Never Trumpers. Are the Jan. 6 hearings worrying them? Do they need to deflect with a Two Minutes Hate? But fear not, loyal Trumpists: WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AccountableGOP: Texts from Brad Parscale and Katrina Pierson reflecting on the violence that happened on Jan. 6: https://t.co/6R5DZnaG5Z — PolitiTweet.org

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"And one more item. After our last hearing, President Trump tried to call a witness in our investigation – a witness you have not yet seen in these hearings. That person declined to answer or respond to President Trump’s call, and instead alerted their lawyer to the call." — PolitiTweet.org

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How many of the 147 members of Congress who voted to overturn the election results on January 6th have apologized for their vote? Asking for American democracy. — PolitiTweet.org

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Recorded @KristolConvos with the always thought-provoking @JoeTrippi, which should be posted tomorrow afternoon. Could the presumed 2022 red wave turn out to be a red mirage? Could Republican extremism trump Biden disapproval at the ballot box? What if Trump announces? And more! — PolitiTweet.org

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A good session yesterday courtesy of @americanpurpose with Eric Edelman, who discusses breaking the Black Sea blockade, why it wouldn't be easy but could be crucial, and more broadly what else could be done to help Ukraine win. https://t.co/3Z3zYzVhKn — PolitiTweet.org

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"Today’s @WSJopinion editorial suggests Walker 'is a rookie candidate showing his inexperience in Georgia.' This is nonsense on stilts. Walker’s comments are a disturbing window into the mind of a man whom Republicans want to put into the U.S. Senate." https://t.co/0Tzh6MvgQG — PolitiTweet.org

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Republican Accountability PAC launches a $10m+ effort in swing states to defeat anti-democracy GOP candidates in 2022, with testimonial-style videos like those used against Trump in 2020. Here’s the opening salvo from Republican Voters Against Mastriano. https://t.co/Rzp41Q6Noz — PolitiTweet.org

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Some conservatives push back half-heartedly when someone (e.g. @jonathanchait) points out they're supporting illiberal and anti-democratic Republicans. But the truth is they don't care much about liberty or democracy. They care about power and privilege. They're with Melania. https://t.co/bnwnnQdm21 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NewDay: JUST NOW: "Without the complicity of the Republican Party, Donald Trump would be just a glorified geriatric Fox-watching golfer… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@WSJopinion is very worried that Donald Trump could hurt the Republican Party's prospects in the midterms. If only they were one-tenth as concerned about the damage Trump--and his enablers and rationalizers--have done and are doing to the country. https://t.co/Ttxf46pQpH — PolitiTweet.org

Bill Kristol @BillKristol

Not to be all alarmist or anything, but as I look around at our broken political system, our not-too-effective government, the polarization, the proto-violence, the state of the two parties (but especially the GOP), the rationalizations and wish casting...I am alarmed. — PolitiTweet.org

Bill Kristol @BillKristol

Given how broken things are, it's worth noting how competent and effective the Jan. 6 Committee has been. (Also noteworthy how many pundits had written the committee off before the hearings began.) Especially if the system's broken, leadership (Pelosi, Thompson, Cheney) matters. — PolitiTweet.org

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We saw in Nov. 2020 the shakiness of guardrails against election usurpation; we saw from 2017 on the weakness of restraints on presidential misbehavior. There's no foolproof way to fix this legislatively. Still, it's worth noting Congress has done nothing to remedy any of this. — PolitiTweet.org