Paul Kane

Paul Kane @pkcapitol

@aewright @jmartNYT Pennsylvania. My native state is so important to national history - "Keystone" is relevant nickname - yet produced just 1 president. Neither party has nominated a Pennsylvanian since 1880, according to @terrymadonna Santorum's 2012 was most "successful" in 100+ years. — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Kane @pkcapitol

RT @aewright: @jmartNYT @pkcapitol What's stunning is almost how many MA Governors of both parties in the same time period had run for Pres… — PolitiTweet.org

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“A lot of smart Democratic strategists overcomplicated things," @Lis_Smith tells @jmartNYT. From Mayor Pete to Kamala to Warren, changing messages. But Biden & Bernie consistently stuck to their same message. Biden won. Great JMart special here. https://t.co/pOIF9av4x9 — PolitiTweet.org

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@jmartNYT Thanks buddy. And to be clear, I'm about to tweet your Biden-message-consistency piece, and I was going to do so before your nice tweet here. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jmartNYT: Another wicked smart @pkcapitol piece > In the Senate, every Democrat elected from Massachusetts in the past 70 years - two… — PolitiTweet.org

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Yep, JFK, EMK & Warren all ran for WH from 1 Senate seat, while Tsongas & Kerry ran from the other seat. JK III uses Markey's seeming lack of ambition against him, while Markey is punching back, portraying JK III as candidate of privilege. https://t.co/F8aBur1fLK — PolitiTweet.org

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Neither primary impacts House/Senate margin, but Mass plays huge role in Dem politics: 2 House speakers & countless committee chairs (including Neal) since '62. Since JFK won in '52, every elected Dem senator from Bay State has run for WH. Except Markey. https://t.co/F8aBur1fLK — PolitiTweet.org

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@chelsea_janes I just rewatched Armageddon a couple weeks ago and wondered how today’s world would respond in real life. PK Rules of Life No 1: never ask a Q unless you really wanna know the answer. — PolitiTweet.org

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Weekend @PKCapitol: Alex Morse & Joe Kennedy are 30-somethings running against 70-something Democratic incumbents in Mass. Both embrace generational change, yet one is an insurgent & the other is painted as establishment. https://t.co/F8aBur1fLK — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AlecMacGillis: Whoa, NJ fall and winter high school sports are going to proceed, with limits. Big contrast with nearby states, includin… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BryanLowry3: As expected, the bulk of money to Plains PAC for the #kssen primary came from the Senate Leadership Fund, the McConnell-li… — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's the clip from the funeral, as he sings Till Kingdom Come: https://t.co/HDOwoaRqM3 — PolitiTweet.org

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For those who aren’t Bidenologists: Coldplay is airing during the fireworks display over Wilmington after his DNC speech. Chris Martin became a family friend after Beau’s death. Flew to DE to perform at his funeral Mass. — PolitiTweet.org

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@timgrieve I debated whether to add a 3rd tweet explaining that bit, about how it was performed that night, 10 days after 9/11. But felt like it was going to get really confusing. It was mesmerizing. — PolitiTweet.org

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After 9/11, "My City of Ruin" was so fitting that Bruce included it in the album, called "The Rising". (Most Bruce albums are titled after an anchor song included in the album itself ... Born To Run, The River, etc.) Sorry, I just wanna make sure we're on same Bruce page. 2/2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Point of clarification for folks who are Springsteen curious, but not big fans: The #RiseUp chorus you've heard at transition moments during DNC is not from the song "The Rising". It's actually from "My City of Ruin", written in 2000 about pre-revitalized Asbury Park. 1/2 — PolitiTweet.org

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@HotlineJosh Endorse. And the farm system. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mviser: Delegates are getting swag bags with pandemic supplies, and enjoying them at home. The candidates are speaking in mostly empty… — PolitiTweet.org

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@brianros1 @RyanCostello Their homegrown players stink. And get worse each season. But they’re young enough other GMs might take the bait. This Phillies team consists of 2 teams: homegrown players who stink, then those acquired by trade/FA who are good. — PolitiTweet.org

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Phillies need to do something counterintuitive at trade deadline: sell, sell, sell. Sell every young homegrown player - Hoskins, Kingery, Quinn, any starting pitcher, reliever - except for Nola. There’s no hope internally. All hope is from outside their org. — PolitiTweet.org

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“I wasn’t too happy with some of the assault that I saw made on the Kennedy family,” she told The Post’s opinion columnist Karen Tumulty, “and I thought, Joe didn’t ask me to endorse him, but I felt an imperative to do so.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Updated Mass Senate story: Pelosi tells @ktumulty that Markey crossed hallowed Democratic ground with his attack on Kennedy clan, prompting her endorsement of JKIII. https://t.co/h4Pho9FA62 — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi breaks against @EdMarkey Markey, close friend & ally of 33 years. The last straw? Markey's attacks on Kennedy family dynasty in his "ask what your country can do for you" web video. She endorses @joekennedy, whose campaign needs boost. https://t.co/h4Pho9nZeu — PolitiTweet.org

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@jmartNYT In '08, his final year in Senate, the 6-state contingent from New England was: 4 Rs (Snowe, Collins, Gregg, Sununu) 2 I's (Lieberman, Bernie) 6 Ds (Leahy, Kennedy, Kerry, Reed, Wh'house, Dodd) Today, same 12 seats: 1 R (Collins) 2 I's (Bernie & King) 9 Ds. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jmartNYT: When Biden left the Senate, five of the six senators from the Dakotas + Montana were Democrats. Today five of the six are Re… — PolitiTweet.org

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Spring break '64: @mviser keeps digging deeper & deeper, the sliding-door moment of Biden's life. Bored in FL, he & buddies go to Bahamas. He meets Neilia Hunter, falls in love, says he's gonna be senator, maybe president. Commits himself to this arc. https://t.co/Kz9VAxGxjy — PolitiTweet.org

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Gary Johnson got 4.5 million votes in 2016 (3 times as many as Stein), and his margin was much bigger than Trump's margin in PA & FL. — PolitiTweet.org

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Pay attention to Point 3 here, the "Other" line on polling. No Gary Johnson this time makes a big difference. (Most of Twitter focuses wrongly on Jill Stein, when Johnson played much bigger spoiler role in 2016.) — PolitiTweet.org

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@KevinMaddenDC @matthewamiller Your experience, recoiling from DOJ and running back to the Hill, compared to Miller's love of the place & making legal stuff his career - great contrast, great pod. I bet 33 people would listen. Most people who see Miller on TV have no idea he was such a political hack! — PolitiTweet.org

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@KevinMaddenDC @matthewamiller A Madden-Miller podcast about their respective experiences at DOJ, I'd give a listen. — PolitiTweet.org