Alexandra Jaffe

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Spoke to this woman afterwards; she said she felt Booker was more "substantive" than Beto & he's now at the top of her shortlist. A supporter stood up & committed to caucusing for him, & another guy stopped him after the gaggle to say Booker won him over. https://t.co/IdUEq7tDWh — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Cory Booker's been cracking up crowds all day. Now, speaking at a winery in Indianola in front of standing room-only crowd, says it's not enough to be a tolerant country. "Go home tonight and tell someone you 'tolerate' them," he jokes. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

RT @etuckerAP: Left or center? Democrats mull best options to beat Trump (from @AP) ⁦@NickRiccardi⁩ ⁦@ajjaffe⁩ https://t.co/efcIft7hPe — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Booker jokes that he's got friends in the Democratic field, "some of them are like family members to me," and though "we got some sibling rivalries...no matter who the nominee is we can’t repeat" what happened in 2016 — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

A woman at Cory Booker's Ottumwa stop stands up and tells him she saw Beto O'Rourke yesterday & "he’s very charismatic but — lemme tell ya — you're really good," & the crowd cheers. Goes on to ask Q about campaign finance. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

@BKamanawanalea No worries, often they are :) Thanks for reading! — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Booker tells crowd "I worry about a politics that's all about just beating one guy, and then going back to what we were doing before" because there were issues before Trump (who he doesn't name). "It can't be about who we’re against, it’s gotta get back to what we’re for." — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Cory Booker speaks to a crowd in Ottumwa, the county seat of Wapello County—a pivot county that voted Obama 2x and flipped to Trump in ‘16. He’s the 1st candidate to visit this year, but Gillibrand will be here this week #IACaucus https://t.co/Xl3zoPrdQT — PolitiTweet.org

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@BKamanawanalea Read the piece! — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Asked Giddens how it feels to have hung out with a bunch of ppl who might be President someday. He shrugged and said it was “cool.” “It feels kind of normal, in a weird way,” he says. “They’re just...they’re just people.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ajjaffe: Three presidential candidates are campaigning with Eric Giddens, the Democratic candidate for Iowa state Senate, this weekend.… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Three presidential candidates are campaigning with Eric Giddens, the Democratic candidate for Iowa state Senate, this weekend. Nearly every Democrat in the field has pitched in to help out. Read my report on what it’s like to be the most popular Dem in IA: https://t.co/yfVN4yrAcG — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

To be clear, this was not arranged *for* Booker. He happened to be here for an event at the same time as the choir. You can hear them singing (quite beautifully) as he addresses voters in another room. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Cory booker (if you zoom in there you can see him) is addressing the Asian Latino Coalition & LULAC this AM at the Capitol. Just answered a Q on the threat from white supremacists by promising if president he’ll have the DOJ investigate hate groups. https://t.co/04FRUlDBnu — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Cory Booker kicks off his swing through Iowa with...a choral accompaniment https://t.co/Dfdk7kJmet — PolitiTweet.org

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O’Rourke says criticism of this joke is “right on” & “not only will I not say that again but I’ll be much more thoughtful abt how I talk about my marriage” — PolitiTweet.org

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O’Rourke addresses controversial writings from Reuters piece. “I’m mortified to read it now...but I have to take ownership of my words...whatever my intention was as a teenager doesn’t matter, I have to look long & hard at my actions at the language I’ve used & try to do better.” — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

At the record store, O’Rourke bought an Asleep at the Wheel album (country band based in Texas) & Santana III for… https://t.co/Qva1drFTgN — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Beto O’Rourke stopped at a record store & skate shop in Cedar Rapids before stopping at Raygun to record ⁦… https://t.co/XkfRzfS9AU — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

@JaFFe_TaFFe @Hijo_de_oro We’re everywhere man People used to rhyme my name with Taffy, too. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Crowd waited outside the restaurant where Beto just spoke, in 40 degree, windy weather, to listen - his remarks wer… https://t.co/d2kgM2zydQ — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Beto standing on (restaurant) countertops, part trois https://t.co/9HI1jQLZWw — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

This appears to be a shift, Vox has a good breakdown: https://t.co/Wzc7veS1Ob Earlier, O’Rourke said he supports Me… https://t.co/Vl26EljczQ — PolitiTweet.org

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@ericbradner He gave me this answer before telling press “I can’t,” FWIW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PatrickSvitek: .@BetoORourke comments on past writings/hacker group membership, saying it was “something that I was part of as a teenag… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Read @apwillweissert & I on Beto O'Rourke's first day as a candidate in Iowa. And stay for the kicker: “I think peo… https://t.co/zWoTF7APNX — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Asked Beto O'Rourke earlier when he plans to release his fundraising figures. He said "soon. I don't have a definite plan. We’re not ready to release them now.” I asked if he thought he'd top Sanders and he said "We'll see." — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

RT @IAStartingLine: Back in Fairfield, @BetoORourke asked about how he’d defeat Trump. Beto reflects on 2016 race, says his approach to vot… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

@Hettinger_Tech I actually think it was pretty positive towards Beto, which is why his response surprised me. I thi… https://t.co/xkK88zhyql — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

I asked O’Rourke if he regretted his involvement in the group as a follow up, unfortunately he hopped in the car to… https://t.co/BisOGyf7jE — PolitiTweet.org