Paul Kane

Paul Kane @pkcapitol

After a week largely in hiding, following sex scandal, @CalforNC is doing a Zoom call. Early focus on Covid19 relief negotiations. Reporters will get to ask Qs after this portion, we are told. https://t.co/IMJuHw6O9l — PolitiTweet.org

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@DougHeye @LPDonovan @HotlineJosh Josh's Q pre-supposed that there would be a consistent flow of message, in tweets and statements, to pressure Senate Rs on this. I would suggest that all evidence shows that there will not be a consistent message from Trump and he will move on to other topics. — PolitiTweet.org

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So if Mnuchin announces a deal with Pelosi, his biggest problem is the Senate - Rs, not Ds. I’m not certain all 47 of Dem caucus vote yes. If they do, Mnuchin would need 13 Rs to vote yes. That’s not a sure thing. 2/2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s the deal, folks. A clear majority of Senate Rs opposed McConnell’s $1 trill proposal in July. So he abandoned it. A much larger contingent will oppose a Mnuchin-brokered $1.8tr~ deal with Pelosi. That’s been the math problem all along. 1/2 — PolitiTweet.org

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So Lee sought out @dcexaminer to explain his sorta-anti-democracy tweets. Please read it all, please. But he doubles down on this: "To think of it as a democracy, and to refer to it obsessively as 'our democracy' sends the wrong message." — PolitiTweet.org

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@MikePLong Hi Mike. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @frates: I agree with PK, the #FlyFolesFly hashtag should become a thing. How about a little help getting it going @Eagles? #FlyEaglesFl… — PolitiTweet.org

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Nick Foles is such kryptonite to Tom Brady, that Brady doesn’t even know he lost the game. #FlyFolesFly — PolitiTweet.org

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This is a recurring problem for Senate Rs -- Tillis, McSally really lagging Trump -- but no one has worked harder to tie their entire career to POTUS than Graham. Yet a solid bloc won't trust him, no matter what. — PolitiTweet.org

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Inside S.C. numbers, via @perrybaconjr - After 3 years of saddling up to Trump, @LindseyGrahamSC still hasn't won hardest core MAGA voters. * 84% of SC Rs backed Graham, compared to 93 percent for DJT. * 88% of self-ID''g cons back Trump, 76% for LG. https://t.co/xIzXZ9O9Wx — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @toddntucker: "Moreover, with Sen. Tim Scott the only Black Republican in the Senate, a Harrison win would make South Carolina, the birt… — PolitiTweet.org

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@The_Real_Dubill @U2 I watched/listened after the debate ended. Man, I forgot how good that tune was, and how great Achtung was as an album. — PolitiTweet.org

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My only debate tweet contribution, @U2 's "The Fly", from the 2011 tour. https://t.co/ewVEJZ2BHO — PolitiTweet.org

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Pre-debate reading, the midweek @PKCapitol: @harrisonjaime looks to make history in S.C. vs @LindseyGrahamSC - now tossup race, Harrison’s raising so much he’s outspending Graham 5-1 on TV. Some Dems fear another heartbreak loss like Kander in ‘16. https://t.co/9GyKHRU4r9 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @eilperin: In South Carolina, Jamie Harrison hopes to do something a Democrat has not done in more than two decades: win a Senate seat.… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cwallace504: "Graham, 65, has never run in a competitive general election race, winning all three terms in the House and three more in… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maxasteele: Great @pkcapitol piece on the South Carolina Senate race. https://t.co/t7otDntNYm — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AmyEGardner: Did Cal Cunningham's alleged infidelity just cost Democrats the Senate? Or did Thom Tillis's covid diagnosis seal his fate… — PolitiTweet.org

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Today's Covid relief talks breakdown really happened in late July, when conservatives abandoned Trump. The idea that McConnell would agree to a $1.5-$2tr bill, after running away from his $1tr offer in July, was naive at best. Here's my July 29 piece: https://t.co/wd8u9Mgvx5 — PolitiTweet.org

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@VolbeckWasRight I think most everyone would agree that these are horrible times and every little helps. But this negotiation, to me, always seemed doomed because D set a very high price. And Rs responded with, you have to take our much lower price, plus Ds to provide at least 2/3 of the votes. — PolitiTweet.org

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@VolbeckWasRight I agree the deal was never that close. But, if there was a $1.5 trillion “deal”, how many Senate Rs would’ve voted for it? McConnell faced a revolt on his late July $1tr proposal. I’ve always been skeptical there was ever a $1.5tr “deal” (with escalators heading to $2tr). — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @scottwongDC: This headline ... In a few days, more people in Trump’s orbit tested positive for coronavirus than in all of Taiwan - The… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @eilperin: In the pivotal N.C. Senate race, both candidates are now holed up in their homes. The incumbent has covid-19. His challenger… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JulieNBCNews: .@senatemajldr on Fox News repeatedly blamed “other areas” for “risky behaviors” that led to Senators testing positive. (… — PolitiTweet.org

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HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. “The dude with the covid-19? I would have to go with the guy with the affair.” Tipping point Senate race upended by extramarital relations by Dem challenger. And GOP incumbent testing positive. Via @pamkelleyreads in NC. https://t.co/5jknTPFx6s — PolitiTweet.org

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"... combined ages of the president, the speaker and the majority leader – the three most powerful elected officials in government – is 232 years. For context, the Constitution that created this system was written 233 years ago." Via @jameshohmann https://t.co/WIVJgxuwR4 — PolitiTweet.org

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@BradCarroll @davidshepardson Hmmm. Not sure. It's possible McConnell did a pro forma in spring, when he stayed in DC almost entire time, rather than risk travel. Given that MM was scheduled to be here this week, I imagine he's got a heavy fundraising schedule here before returning to KY. — PolitiTweet.org

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My friend @tomamoran is New Jersey’s smartest political writer, with smart observation & human decency. Yesterday’s gem recounted Bill Pascrell, 83, coming back from bypass surgery. Tonight’s is Chris Christie from his CV19 hospital bed. https://t.co/CpYB1e516L — PolitiTweet.org

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Amazing portrait of how much Kelly Loeffler changed to try to win MAGA voters, by @RichardFausset Today's Senate - where junior senators only find out what's happening at lunch - just isn't worth this much transformation, shifting of values. https://t.co/iz9hJnR9Iy — PolitiTweet.org

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"50-50." That's how McConnell sees chances of holding majority in November. With @rachaelmbade on lead vocals, we look at the GOP "firewall": If Rs claim Alabama and Dems claim CO, AZ, Maine, Rs need an inside straight of NC, IA, both GA and MT. https://t.co/NnhVvVbdTR — PolitiTweet.org