Robert Costa

Robert Costa @costareports

... b/c jabs win cheers from R base, but most Rs don't know how to mimic Trump. Have spent careers being on script, polite Reaganite types — PolitiTweet.org

Robert Costa @costareports

And when the president embraces cultural politics / grievance with jabs at sports stars and celebs, many of those same Rs cringe... — PolitiTweet.org

Robert Costa @costareports

... then incumbent GOP sens will have little assurance that backing aspects of the Trump agenda will pay off in primaries where rage rules — PolitiTweet.org

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Why Ala. matters for incumbent Rs: they hope Trump will help them navigate GOP voter fury next year. But if he can't lift Strange in Bama... — PolitiTweet.org

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... and because of that, lots of debate over what "base" wants. Qs over who drives it: movement conservatives, MAGA hat populists, or both? — PolitiTweet.org

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Something I've picked up in my reporting: GOP not sure if base is angrier about repeal fail, stalled tax plan, or the lack of wall... — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ToryNewmyer: GOP eyes corporate tax rate of 20 percent, retreating from Trump’s lofty goal. @mikedebonis @WaPoSean @damianpaletta https… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SenJohnMcCain: Last night, #VietnamWarPBS featured my capture in #Vietnam & other stories of POWs. Be sure to watch tonight’s episode o… — PolitiTweet.org

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Brink of failure... https://t.co/uVLpVvJfM7 — PolitiTweet.org

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He sure did. https://t.co/3LHD0lSOZT — PolitiTweet.org

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Friday's @WashingtonWeek https://t.co/KXwSSqyIjO And the #washweek Extra on Alabama https://t.co/qf3r5361KQ https://t.co/7HZ9O9eXfn — PolitiTweet.org

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First-rate reporting here from @AshleyRParker @PhilipRucker on Kelly's life in the White House https://t.co/kEsO3ZjBHe — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @washingtonweek: Thanks for watching the show with us! You can catch the #WashWeek Extra later tonight here -> https://t.co/di8UawWQ4Q. — PolitiTweet.org

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Thank you for watching! https://t.co/2mzBWVARdi — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jmartNYT: Trump classic: muses that he may be making a mistake for Luther, press would say DJT failed. And notes he'll back Moore if M… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sahilkapur: In Alabama, Trump says he endorsed Luther Strange out of loyalty. "And I might've made a mistake. I'll be honest." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @davecatanese: Trump on Strange: "I'll be honest...I might've made a mistake." Now hedging on Strange a bit. Says he'll campaign for Moo… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: "Rocket Man" just came on at the Trump-Strange rally. — PolitiTweet.org

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finalizing plans for tonight's @washingtonweek... will start w/ health care. Latest news + policy implications. Then Trump/foreign policy — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYMI: my latest w/ @philiprucker on how POTUS decided to go to Alabama. A complicated WH debate w/ many players. https://t.co/WbPYad64GK — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump Cabinet member BEN CARSON praises Roy Moore https://t.co/ZiZnVvaL0w — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AP: BREAKING: Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she's `leaning against' latest GOP health care bill, cites major concerns. — PolitiTweet.org

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“I’m a big boy.” https://t.co/i91hubjk6V — PolitiTweet.org

Robert Costa @costareports

We'll have a smart group on tonight's @WashingtonWeek: @Shawna @peterbakernyt @jpaceDC @PhilipRucker. Join us, 8 p.m. @PBS — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @aseitzwald: Palin: "The swamp is trying to highjack this presidency." https://t.co/TF6IRwqNon — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AliABCNews: .@SarahPalinUSA: A vote for Moore "isn't a vote against the president. It is a vote for the people's agenda that elected th… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PhilipRucker: Haley's star rises as she, not Tillerson, best communicates Trump’s foreign policy, via @agearan & @DavidNakamura https:/… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KilloughCNN: "There is a God. And there is a God in heaven that’s in this campaign," Moore said #alsen — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AP: BREAKING: North Korea state news agency: Kim Jong Un calls Trump "deranged," says he will "pay dearly" for his threats. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CBSNews: Reporter: "Do you want to be Secretary of State? Haley: "No, I do not." https://t.co/DPgL7ErvrJ — PolitiTweet.org