Paul Kane

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Jess is right. A great read heading into the weekend. — PolitiTweet.org

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Jaw-dropping figure in the very valuable survey of senior congressional aides, from @PunchbowlNews & @locuststreetgrp: 87% of senior GOP aides cite Tucker Carlson as the "most influential Republican voice" outside of lawmakers & ex-Trump admin types. Hannity was distant 2nd. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RalstonReports: "Socialists, Proud Boys, and anti-maskers: The political establishment struggles to keep up in Nevada" About time Neva… — PolitiTweet.org

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US Atty's put price tag on damage to Capitol structure from the 1/6 riot: $1.5 million worth. And prosecutors are gonna make the 450~ they've arrested pay the tab, per today's guilty plea in DC federal courthouse. Via @hsu_spencer @rachelweinerwp https://t.co/tfZvO1Meds — PolitiTweet.org

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@NormOrnstein @EricMGarcia I’ve been told pretty reliably that Burton always got angry when people said he shot a watermelon. Because it was obviously too big to replicate a human head. The cantaloupe, I’m told, is what he used. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JudyRadwanski @kristin__wilson Amazing camera work. Buy that photojournalist a beer. — PolitiTweet.org

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Had been led to believe that the 40-something temps & driving rain might end the War of the Cicadas. Boy was I wrong. https://t.co/iTkjgqCP3j — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jmartNYT: Essential ⁦@pkcapitol⁩ reading. And the end of the Old Bulls is why the few senators who show independence from their part… — PolitiTweet.org

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Weekend @PKCapitol: To be an "Old Bull" was the highest praise in John Warner's Senate, wise and powerful, more so than your party leader. No one uses that term anymore. There are no Old Bulls. Which makes bipartisan deals so rare. https://t.co/YICydUGInd — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GlennKesslerWP: The death of independent minded John Warner is a reminder of how much today’s senators have ceded power to party leader… — PolitiTweet.org

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@KagroX @jasonjdick Also, because I'm really geeking out on Senate Rule XXII, there were brief moments in 2009 when 59, not 60, was magic number to kill filibuster. MN recount left Franken seat vacant till July & many vacancies (Obama, Biden, HRC, Salazar) created times when Senate just had 98. — PolitiTweet.org

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@KagroX @jasonjdick Oddly enough, that rule change vote, in January 1975, just 83 senators bothered to show up. (And only 94 showed for the cloture vote earlier.) https://t.co/4uwxsGyOMP — PolitiTweet.org

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@KagroX @jasonjdick Senate rules are rock-solid requiring 60% of all senators currently sworn into office. Doesn't matter about attendance. Minority party only needs 1 senator there to block something, while majority must post 60 or else. Oddity of 1975 rule change, it put all pressure on majority. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jasonjdick Probably accurate. Burr has previously told me & other reporters he didn't support 1/6 commission, wants to see what Senate committees dig up and report next month. Then he'd consider it, maybe. So you're at 57/58 votes. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jasonjdick: So this vote was conceivably 57 yes votes, assuming Murray, Sinema and Toomey support. https://t.co/joyWAexdZI — PolitiTweet.org

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Breakdown of 1/6 commission roll call: 48 in Dem caucus + 6 Rs = 54 aye votes. 35 Republicans = 35 nay 9 Rs & 2 Ds missed today's vote. Courtesy of Frank, all 11 senators who missed vote. — PolitiTweet.org

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And here's @amyewalter rejecting DCCC analysis, saying it all related to Biden ceiling in battleground districts. Still, she hits on a big failure here: Dem underperformance of Biden in CA/TX/FL Latino districts, plus suburbs in Dallas, Houston, Chicago. https://t.co/vdqPh2pIlH — PolitiTweet.org

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Last week I wrote about DCCC's in-house "deep dive" on 2020 (losing 11 seats when they expected to win 11+). Here's 2 independent dives into that debacle. First, from @ThePlumLineGS - not only were Ds too reliant on TV ads, their ad messaging stunk. https://t.co/Y2AtKxXw3T — PolitiTweet.org

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@kristin__wilson @MicahTNDC @AndrewDesiderio @SenBobCorker It’s the hands. The tossing them in the air in disgust. Soooo good. — PolitiTweet.org

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@kristin__wilson @brendanrmartin Apparently there were 2 outs and stepping on 1B would’ve ended the inning. So many dumb plays. — PolitiTweet.org

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His old committee office - SASC - pays tribute to the Virginia squire. RIP, senator. https://t.co/1E8e8HM8EY — PolitiTweet.org

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@brendanrmartin @kristin__wilson Every single fielder who touched the ball made the wrong decision/throw. The 3B threw it wide of 1B, who stupidly ran toward home, allowing run to score. Catcher threw it wide of 2B (who didn't cover 1B), then RF threw it away from SS as runner went to 2B. That's like 4-5 errors. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CraigCaplan: 1:05pm: Senate procedural vote on science and tech China bill has now been open for 2 HOURS. Stands at 49-33 with 60 vot… — PolitiTweet.org

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@CraigCaplan As of now, 15 Rs & Schumer still have not cast their votes, as negotiations drag on. Votes aren't final till the gavel falls, so there could be a deal that springs even more votes free. — PolitiTweet.org

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Craig's keeping clock on never-ending Senate vote on anti-China/tech promotion bill. Started at 11:08 am & remains open because of stalemate with Crapo. Talks happening off the floor. Senators have all gone to lunch. Last vote that looked like this lasted 12 hours! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kristin__wilson: "We have heard all of this support for police, police, police, and then your own police force is battered & bruised &… — PolitiTweet.org

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During tonight’s NBC affiliate newscast, I have seen at least 2 ads for Dems running statewide who are touting endorsements on screen by ... Gov Ralph Northam. Things I didn’t suspect a few years ago. — PolitiTweet.org

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@TonyRomm @nielslesniewski @daveweigel @seungminkim If you folks could've seen the Cincinnati Reds fans I sat next to last night at Nats Park, you'd have assumed they were from Philly. Truth is, at this point, sad to say, so many sports fans are bad. And, after covid layoff, they will be worse for the next few months. — PolitiTweet.org

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@seungminkim @JakeSherman @PunchbowlNews @bresreports @jmartNYT I've been going all morning and afternoon with Warner and Specter stories. I'm here for all of them. — PolitiTweet.org