Mark Z. Barabak

Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak

RT @Noahbierman: Will 2020 come down to a choice between a candidate pledging one term versus the one pledging three terms? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @hookjan: The @LATimes in October found 21 CA military bases contaminated with this stuff, including 6 where the chemicals have leached… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RoseKapol: Where does Kamala go from here? Always interesting to talk politics with @markzbarabak https://t.co/sFEDS0zx6k — PolitiTweet.org

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In re the McKinsey thing--> — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jenhab: Today: Democrats released articles of impeachment against President Trump AND said they would approve his trade deal. Both issu… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sewellchan: 🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 The @latimes is seeking a Beijing bureau chief, to cover the world's largest country for America's largest s… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @EliStokols: Pelosi delivered Trump two legacy defining moments in the span of an hour Tuesday. “And the day is young,” she quipped. @… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jenhab: If I know one thing about senators, it’s that they are not going to stay in DC over Christmas just to sit at their desks and li… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @threadreaderapp: @ml8_ml8 Halo!, you can read it here: Thread by @markzbarabak: There’s a saying the two happiest days of a boater's li… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mattdpearce: Interesting battle between book publishers and the reading public: Library patrons are increasingly borrowing e-books for… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mattdpearce: Kamala Harris’ campaign was one of the most notable flameouts of the 2020 primary. But she’s probably going to be just fin… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jmartNYT: Late on this Z jam but it’s good. @markzbarabak in Mesa > https://t.co/dKOPCuDiYN — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytmike: Mark the date: 12/9/2019 @LouieGohmertTX1 just said that Republicans will impeach Biden if he wins. — PolitiTweet.org

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Musical interlude: https://t.co/XPOmCXuNBQ #WillieNelson — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JeremyBWhite: The women-reporters-sleeping-with-sources is the most egregious, and common, pop culture mistake in media portrayals of j… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NickRiccardi: WASHINGTON (AP) — McKinsey consulting firm allows Democratic presidential hopeful Buttigieg to disclose clients he served… — PolitiTweet.org

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@KamalaHarris @danschnur @TomSteyer That is all. — PolitiTweet.org

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@KamalaHarris @danschnur @TomSteyer At age 55, Harris has a potentially long political career ahead of her. She could run for president again, or return to California and try to make history as the state’s first woman governor. Time will tell. Meantime, you can read this assessment https://t.co/cHEbn9neDo — PolitiTweet.org

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@KamalaHarris @danschnur There is loose talk about a Demo challenger, billionaire @TomSteyer being one if his White… https://t.co/WVwLmY6Y3J — PolitiTweet.org

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@KamalaHarris @danschnur As for her relection, let’s avoid that old cliché about ____ being a lifetime in politics. But there IS a long time a long time between now and 2022, when she’d seek a second term. That’s an awful lot of time to repair her image, which suffered some back home... — PolitiTweet.org

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@KamalaHarris Exiting now also allowed time for political wounds to heal, boosting her chances of being chosen as a possible veep. As @danschnur put it, “If she were still fighting this out in June, it would be a lot harder for her to make amends with the nominee”... — PolitiTweet.org

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@KamalaHarris A California belly flop, which seemed in the offing, would have been especially humiliating. Quitting now keeps her name off the ballot for the March 3 primary. (Deadline for removal is Dec. 26)... — PolitiTweet.org

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@KamalaHarris By getting out when she did, she avoided taking on a cumbersome debt. (The final impetus to quit, per insiders, was concern about make payroll). She also avoided taking on the damaging aura of a loser... — PolitiTweet.org

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@KamalaHarris https://t.co/M0FstIGShv — PolitiTweet.org

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@KamalaHarris They wondered what she stood for. That, more than anything, is what doomed her campaign. (If it makes you feel better to blame the media or Russian trolls, whatever gets you through the night.) — PolitiTweet.org

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@KamalaHarris At bottom, she lacked an animating reason to run, much beyond ambition and a notion that now was her moment. Time and again folks walked into her events intrigued and walked out disappointed... — PolitiTweet.org

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@KamalaHarris Much has been said and written about her failed campaign. Including this : https://t.co/aUGWlAHINj. — PolitiTweet.org

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@KamalaHarris Arguably the best day of her campaign was that splashy kickoff rally in Oakland. The second best was the day she quit, preserving her viability as a prospective vice presidential pick and/or cabinet member in a Democratic administration... — PolitiTweet.org

Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak

There’s a saying the two happiest days of a boater's life are the day they buy a boat and the day they sell it. The same might be said about @KamalaHarris ’ campaign for presiden https://t.co/cHEbn9neDo {Thread} — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @hookjan: Three NYC mayors have run for president -- John Lindsay in 1972, Rudy Giuliani in 2008 Bill de Blasio in 2020 -- and none have… — PolitiTweet.org