Dan Merica

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@Bencjacobs @Lis_Smith @daveweigel I'd rather be in here than watch that game. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DavidChalian: Echoes of Hillary Clinton on Barack Obama to the Quad City Times in 2007. https://t.co/vxBBpy5e8M https://t.co/ku9O37kEpi — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ThisWeekABC: .@GStephanopoulos: Do you buy that Elizabeth Warren can pay for her Medicare for All plan without raising taxes on the mid… — PolitiTweet.org

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@mitchellreports I may not have been at the parade, but that doesn’t mean I couldn’t celebrate my @Nationals! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AsteadWesley: From a journalistic perspective, "You're still lagging with black voters" is a good q for Pete Buttigieg but also one for… — PolitiTweet.org

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Beto O'Rourke left his political magic in Texas. A great read from @ericbradner on the problems with O'Rourke now shuttered campaign: https://t.co/oPxb9US2nA — PolitiTweet.org

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Politically interesting admission from Yang's interview w/ @DanaBashCNN: He supports 'Medicare for All' label but not the bill Bash: "So you're adopting the label, but not the bill?" Yang: "That's correct." https://t.co/oYCqKe59lq via @KateSullivanDC — PolitiTweet.org

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Questioner asks Pete Buttigieg how he plans to "deal with international leaders from countries... where it is illegal to be gay.” Buttigieg: “They are going to have to get used to it.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Questioner asks Pete Buttigieg how he plans to "deal with international leaders from countries... where it is illegal to be." Buttigieg: “They are going to have to get used to it.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg, as he often does, leans into his Midwestern roots, which many voters in Iowa say drew them to the South Bend Mayor. “I also think it helps that we produce a nominee from the heartland,” he says. “We have a lot to say in this part of the country,” he adds. — PolitiTweet.org

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On impeachment, Buttigieg said not having "any procedural role in impeachment" may help him "concentrate on what's on voters’ minds" and "remember that the impeachment process and the election process should be totally separate anyway." Full via @DJJudd: https://t.co/mhq3UpkBEM — PolitiTweet.org

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I asked Buttigieg on the first leg of his bus tour whether he was comfortable w/ the comparisons his campaign is making to Obama's 2008 campaign. "No two candidates are the same... but... I think there are some rhymes that are worth paying attention." Full via @DJJudd: https://t.co/PHPok4kqm6 — PolitiTweet.org

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Sizable crowd for Pete Buttigieg here in Decorah, Iowa, a city and a county that voted for Donald Trump in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. https://t.co/pv5aWg2BUF — PolitiTweet.org

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Full quote: "I don’t think that came out right. Just to be clear, this is a remarkable and very competitive field of great candidates. I’m proud to be a part of it and we are competing as strong as we can, alongside all the others." — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg on his bus tour asked about purity and the 2020 Dem field: “It’s clear that Senator Warren is really appealing to purity, Senator Sanders also. I don’t believe that I should be outdone on being progressive.” — PolitiTweet.org

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One of the criticism of Buttigieg's two-person race comment was that he was playing pundit. Asked whether he plays pundit too much in response to process questions, Buttigieg said he was an "analytical guy" who sometimes "steps outside myself." — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg and about a dozen reporters are now rolling from Cedar Rapids to Decorah. Buttigieg somewhat walked back his "two person race" comment, saying that he didn't think the comment "came out right.” He later touted "really strong competition among really strong campaigns." — PolitiTweet.org

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Pete Buttigieg tells union members in Cedar Rapids that he genuinely believed President Trump, when he got into off… https://t.co/MM4T40vVyF — PolitiTweet.org

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Castro in Iowa: “Anybody who thinks that this is a two person race right now doesn’t know Iowa and anybody who thinks that this is a two person race right now doesn’t know anything about the black and latino community.” — PolitiTweet.org

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One interesting dynamic here: Castro’s campaign sees more of a path in Texas now that Beto O’Rourke is out of the race. Castro’s home state will now be one of the three states he focuses on in the coming weeks/months. — PolitiTweet.org

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Even before Castro announced his $800,000 fundraising push, the Castro campaign senior leadership told staffers that whether or not they hit the number, staff should feel free to look for other opportunities. Some took them up on that offer. — PolitiTweet.org

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News: Julian Castro, fighting to stay in the 2020 race, plans to refocus his presidential campaign on Iowa, Nevada and Texas in the coming days, but is supporting his staffers looking for jobs with other campaigns. Our story from Iowa: https://t.co/uasZ1gfwJO — PolitiTweet.org

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I may physically be in Iowa, but my heart is very much in Washington, D.C. today. (Also, don’t tell anyone, but I’m wearing a @Nationals t-shirt under my sweater here in the Hawkeye State) #FIGHTFINISHED — PolitiTweet.org

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From Ariana Grande to Jack White: Here's why these musicians are feeling the Bern A great read from @AnnieGrayerCNN: https://t.co/YwtMFK43r3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Cory Booker and Amy Klobuchar suffered the most from speaking in the second half of the night. They both delivered cogent speeches that had people not there to support them standing. It all would have been more significant if the arena wasn’t half empty https://t.co/BbUocOlzWB — PolitiTweet.org

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The most disappointed attendees Friday night were those who were there -- in some cases after traveling across the country -- to support Beto O'Rourke, who bowed out of the race minutes before the event https://t.co/BbUocOlzWB — PolitiTweet.org

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The evening was a perfect window into what's become the Andrew Yang experience: Without fail, supporters of other candidates leave Democratic events saying that -- while they might not vote for him -- they liked hearing from Yang https://t.co/BbUocOlzWB — PolitiTweet.org

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Kamala Harris has had a very bad week, making this speech arguably the most important of her bid. She is now all in on Iowa - she all but shuttered her NH operation hours before the speech - so the fact she delivered on Friday was huge for her campaign https://t.co/BbUocOlzWB — PolitiTweet.org

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But others - most notably Warren - used the moment to focus on her Democratic colleagues. She slammed campaigns that “nibble around the edges” and lamented candidates who use consultants. It worked for her supporters, but less so for the uncommitted https://t.co/BbUocOlzWB — PolitiTweet.org

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There was a clear divide in strategy on stage. Some candidates - namely Biden & Buttigieg - largely looked past the Dem primary and focused on Trump... https://t.co/BbUocOlzWB — PolitiTweet.org