Waleed Shahid

Waleed Shahid @_waleedshahid

@EricLevitz The terms, as you say yourself, 'social democrat' and 'democratic socialist' are also fluid in many international contexts. The Social Democratic Party of Portugal, for example, is a center-right party and Spain's Socialist Party is a center-left party. — PolitiTweet.org

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@EricLevitz There's a tradition of leaders in this country who called themselves socialists (Du Bois, Debs, Bayard Rustin, A. Philip Randolph, MLK, Angela Davis, Harrington). There's no tradition of Americans who call themselves social democrats! — PolitiTweet.org

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@NateSilver538 It's a long race but so far Warren has tried to win over voters by proposing bold progressive policies. She's also tried to draw distinctions as someone with "a real plan" to actually enact these big policies. But I'm also a bit surprised that she's struggled to move the needle. — PolitiTweet.org

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@yeselson @mattyglesias @sunraysunray The vast majority of Bernie's current support in the polls comes from pretty normie Democrats who enjoy his progressive populism and tend to be younger and less wealthy. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mattyglesias @yeselson @sunraysunray The vast majority of Bernie's current support in the polls comes from pretty normie Democrats who also enjoy his progressive populism. — PolitiTweet.org

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@murshedz I'm just referring to the "free college" bill. I don't think anyone sponsored it in 2015 besides Bernie. I don't think Warren introduced a bill to make college free, but I could be wrong. https://t.co/QfocuDHiwq — PolitiTweet.org

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@NateSilver538 Eh. I like Warren, but part of Bernie's appeal with his base is his authenticity. Bernie was advocating some of the contemporary Democratic Party's big policy ideas (free college + single-payer in particular) before Warren. Warren only co-sponsored those bills after 2016. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ClintSmithIII: I find it difficult to take seriously any person who acknowledges that criminal justice system is “broken” but who then… — PolitiTweet.org

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The silent move leftward of the Democratic Party. 🤫 https://t.co/ZaJG081CoG — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @rubycramer: @ryangrim @Lillian_Salerno "Bond had talked frequently with friends about the potential of the O’Rourke campaign, and the i… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ewarren: My new plan for the cancellation of student loan debt applies to public technical schools, too. Wherever you pursue an educati… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AsteadWesley: A good encapsulation of the differences in philosophy between the black left and the black political class https://t.co/4… — PolitiTweet.org

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This debate between Bakari Sellers and Desmond Meade reveals some of the tensions between more moderate and cautious Democratic Party leaders and grassroots leaders pulling the party toward #BlackLivesMatter and the movement to dismantle mass incarceration across the country. — PolitiTweet.org

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Cable TV is talking about restoring voting rights because: 1) the Black Lives Matter movement and leaders like @desmondmeade and 2) Bernie took a strong position on the issue while others have been more cautious or even opposed, revealing differences in an often united field. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @samswey: The media making voting rights restoration a referendum about how people feel about the Boston Marathon Bomber is the type of… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @StephanieKelton: Rich countries tend to have a bigger middle-class, except the USA https://t.co/lPDmd7lgdW — PolitiTweet.org

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Given congressional gridlock, there will be a lot more pressure on a Democratic president in 2021 to use executive actions to solve societal problems. Much of the progressive left’s victories in the Obama years were also through executive action. — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren is also only at 2% with voters under 50, where Sanders is leading the pack at 30%. Buttigieg also doing surprisingly well there. https://t.co/Rk3KtmDtMT — PolitiTweet.org

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It seems like Pete Buttigieg overperforms with college graduates and underperforms with voters who did not attend college. The reverse is true of Bernie Sanders. 64% of Democrats in this poll did not have a college degree. https://t.co/QFxVAFsRpd — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s way too early but Elizabeth Warren at 1% with Democratic voters of color in the new national Monmouth poll is quite surprising considering all her outreach and overtures. Among Democratic voters of color: Sanders: 27% Biden: 25% Harris: 11% https://t.co/bx8pY3oCyv https://t.co/Pkn8IoysAn — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren is also at 2% with voters under 50, where Sanders is leading the pack at 30%. Buttigieg also doing surprisingly well there. https://t.co/VfDQYricnv — PolitiTweet.org

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It seems like Pete Buttigieg overperforms with college graduates and underperforms with voters who did not attend college. The reverse is true of Bernie Sanders. 64% of Democrats in this poll did not have a college degree. https://t.co/vwsA01DFyp — PolitiTweet.org

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It seems like Pete Buttigieg overperforms with college graduates and underperforms with voters who did not attend college. The reverse is true of Bernie Sanders. https://t.co/AX4iymLK9m — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s way too early but Elizabeth Warren at 1% with Democratic voters of color in the new national Monmouth poll is quite surprising considering all her outreach and outreach. Among Democratic voters of color: Sanders: 27% Biden: 25% Harris: 11% https://t.co/bx8pY3oCyv https://t.co/xZDmOxgp1I — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Harbpeace: Pete Buttigeig: People shouldn't be able to vote while incarcerated. Young woman, top right: #truestory #CNNTownHall https:… — PolitiTweet.org

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We are facing epochal crises ranging from skyrocketing inequality and wage stagnation to the climate crisis and deepening structural racism. I think candidates should be honest with voters about what their plans are to address these crises. — PolitiTweet.org

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And yes, Beto and Buttigieg have obviously received a disproportionate amount of coverage. — PolitiTweet.org

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Perhaps Warren will emerge as a consensus candidate if no one gets above 50% at the convention. She could make the case to DNC delegates that she can hold together the Bernie wing, normie Democrats, and liberal elites in a coalition. We need more contested convention hot takes. — PolitiTweet.org

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One of Warren’s major issues is that a set of highly educated liberal/progressive elites love her — but that hasn’t translated to mass appeal among the electorate. Warren is the #2 or #3 for a lot of Bernie voters, who has more mass, but not elite, support. — PolitiTweet.org

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Lots of people on here complain that Warren doesn’t get much coverage but I think a lot of journalists and the liberal pundit class are covering Elizabeth Warren positively and many are cheering on her underdog candidacy — especially compared to Bernie, Biden, Gillibrand, Booker. — PolitiTweet.org