Paul Kane

Paul Kane @pkcapitol

11 years ago today Ted Kennedy lost his fight with glioblastoma. 2 years ago today same cancer took John McCain.… https://t.co/zFkpHt5QNk — PolitiTweet.org

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@Phil_Mattingly @michael_steel Imagine 10,000 vuvuzelas blasting outside the WH Thursday as Trump tries to speak on South Lawn. — PolitiTweet.org

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"We'd like to get back to an America that has that kind of economy and that kind of opportunity," Blunt told me. Yes, I asked how Rs could just ignore February-Aug. It was a muddled an answer. But that's how Rs are approaching this fall - talk about pre-CV19 America. 2/2 — PolitiTweet.org

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During a WaPo Live event Monday @RoyBlunt summed up GOP approach to election: "Were you better in January of this year than you were three years ago or four years ago? And almost every American, if they look at that question, would say we absolutely were better off ..." 1/2 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @benpershing: Nearly four years after Donald Trump’s skeletal campaign propelled him to a surprise victory, his operation looks a lot mo… — PolitiTweet.org

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@benpershing Random thought: I've now "skipped" DNC and RNC in Charlotte. I didn't go in '12. — PolitiTweet.org

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@RepBrendanBoyle @KevinMaddenDC Your brother didn't ask to collect on the bet when @DougHeye declared Romney the caucus winner that night? You two had the patience to wait for a formal declaration of Santorum as winner? That's more Irish Catholic patience than I'd have. — PolitiTweet.org

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@KevinMaddenDC If Santorum had been declared the Iowa winner, on caucus night, that primary at minimum would have lasted well into spring '12. Ironic thing: Midwestern Catholics ended up as WMR's biggest linchpin, siding with the Mormon by significant margins over the Catholic in IL, MI, OH. — PolitiTweet.org

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PA GOP politics in 1/2 a CNN Brady Bunch Box. In ‘94 Specter dispatched @DavidJUrban to turn @RickSantorum Senate campaign around, launching Rick. By 2009 Arlen fled GOP, career over. In ‘12 Santorum nearly knocked off Romney. Now, Urban is Trumper heralded as PA maven. https://t.co/TnffDJd5oD — PolitiTweet.org

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"Zoom Purgatory" Better as a band name, quarantine era, or is it the reunion album for whoever's left for Spinal Tap? (Full credit to @michaelscherer for coining this term) — PolitiTweet.org

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Not sure how NFL is pulling this off, but kudos to them for - so far - getting this right. More than 58,000+ tests of players & staff over 8 days -- just 6 positives for CV19, none of whom are players. That's as good as Euro/Premier League soccer. https://t.co/bBDPxRAYJ5 — PolitiTweet.org

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@frates @kenvogel @RepBrendanBoyle @ryangrim @karentravers @TonyRomm @joshrogin @KennethBaer @HallieJackson @AlliemalCNN @PoliticoCharlie @EamonJavers @jaketapper @justinsink @kevcirilli I saw this a few weeks ago when I was actually downtown. Kinda soul crushing to not be able to go to the office or the Wawa. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @daveweigel: @pkcapitol @PeterHamby The fatal combo of asking a question they've already gotten *and* not following up because you want… — PolitiTweet.org

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@PeterHamby A-effing-men. This has ruined Sunday shows and lotsa cable. There’s some belief that if your guy (and they’re mostly guys) just asks Q “tougher”, you’ll get a new answer. Nope. It lets interview subject easily answer a Q she/he already fielded 4 times. — PolitiTweet.org

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Before today fades into tomorrow, let’s all wish @nielslesniewski a happy birthday. Maybe post your favorite Senate parliamentary rule - not Rule XXII, that’s too obvious - or just toast a guy who wants a Jersey Shore 10th Avenue Freeze Out. — PolitiTweet.org

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MLB twitter: Can’t emphasize enough how much Phillies need to do opposite of what teams are supposed to do. They must offer all their young, cheap players in a complete fire sale. Unload them all. Keep all veterans. Every young player needs to be available. #BizarroSeinfeld — PolitiTweet.org

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And here's Carl, having attended every convention since '88, mounting a defense of them: "... gathering of the clan, a holy rite, a raucous politifest, a spotlight for newcomers ... a political proving ground ... a job fair." https://t.co/jF3MNNlsU1 — PolitiTweet.org

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So @maureendowd & @hillhulse are alter egos. They could (maybe sometimes do?) ghost write each other's copy. Which makes their split verdict on virtual conventions great fun. First Dowd: "Mostly, the quadrennial parties of our two parties were lame." 1/2 https://t.co/7zNay4wqO8 — PolitiTweet.org

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@danpfeiffer Kinda feels like the wind is closing. — PolitiTweet.org

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Oh, and online and in today's print, we still consider ourselves a family pub, so this excerpt uses a bunch of ---- to convey the MF'er quote from Tlaib. But you know what was really said. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's the link to buy Mary & Kevin's great impeachment book. Or, go to your local bookstore to buy it, out on Tuesday: https://t.co/lRAB9Xqy9e — PolitiTweet.org

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Pushing impeachment go button, Pelosi sent John Lewis to @RashidaTlaib to talk about proper tone. So Tlaib had a Q for Steny Hoyer: “How do I say ‘Impeach the motherfucker’ in sign language?” Great stuff from incomparable @sullivank @marycjordan 1/2 https://t.co/hwIlZCkTgg — PolitiTweet.org

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@mschmitt9 @seungminkim Yeah, I didn't have the space to go into all the Govs. But Massachusetts is like Tennessee in that way -- they want their politicians to be on the national stage, playing larger than life roles. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BDeAngelis82: A two-for-one deal: @pkcapitol column tackles the primaries distracting MA Democrats — PolitiTweet.org

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@danbalz Thanks Dam. You’re the best. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @danbalz: In Mass., two Democrats chase generational change from opposite corners of the movement. This is such a smart piece by ⁦@pkcap… — PolitiTweet.org

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@scotusreporter @DevlinBarrett Bob is write. We need 1,200 words, stat. Devlin vs the snake. If you can’t type, call in to the dictation or rewrite desk ... oh never mind those don’t exist anymore and the office is closed. Just save it for the memoir. — PolitiTweet.org

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@billscher @jmartNYT Not arguing here, just context. Team Neal would add Mayor Pete and Klobuchar to the mainstream Dem column and Yang and Castro to progressive. And in that tally mod/establishment judges ahead of progressive. Either way it’s pretty closely split. — PolitiTweet.org

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@adambonin @aewright @jmartNYT @terrymadonna yeah, lotsa buzz about my namesake (no relation!) when she won AG in '12. It's not just WH. Muhlenberg was 1st House speaker, in next 225 years, just 2 other Pennsylvanians were speaker. No PA senator ever served as maj leader. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JJHunt10 @seungminkim @jmartNYT Hey Jesse, you like apples ... — PolitiTweet.org