Walter Shapiro

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@DKarol I am just amused by how much chatter the timing of Porter’s announcement has inspired. — PolitiTweet.org

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@lindsayballant @lehmannchris Liberal wish fulfillment in the age of George W. Bush. — PolitiTweet.org

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This may be the only moment in human existence when I fervently agree with Matt Gaetz. — PolitiTweet.org

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@DKarol What are the odds that anyone will remember who declared first and who waited for Feinstein when they vote in the 2024 primary? It seems like political analysis over nothing. That said, I thought the Porter video was strong. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mkonnikova I for one feel…well…empowered by that little side trip into all the features of Greek male statues. — PolitiTweet.org

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A wonderful @GiniaNYT column on the gentrification of the NY Thruway rest stops. She actually make me nostalgic for the McDonald's that will be replaced by Instagrammable moments. https://t.co/CJBcBL6SQb — PolitiTweet.org

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In the 1960s, it was the students and the faculty against the administrators over issues like Vietnam and racism. These days, it is the students and the administrators against the faculty as the outrageous Hamline case illustrates. — PolitiTweet.org

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I just realized the glorious news: I may never have to hear another nominating speech for Kevin McCarthy. — PolitiTweet.org

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@StuPolitics Robinson. Aesthetically, it works better than this Mantle card. And this is said by somebody who grew up a Yankee fan in the 1950s who referred always to Mickey, Whitey and Yogi as if I knew them. — PolitiTweet.org

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@greggiroux It was originally a Broadway play and was written by Gore Vidal. "The Best Man" was revived on Broadway in 2012 with James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury playing secondary roles. Watching it, you could see echoes of Richard Nixon and Adlai Stevenson. — PolitiTweet.org

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Really strong column. — PolitiTweet.org

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@heybonanos @JeffreyGoldberg @Sulliview “In an era when…” “A moment reminiscent of…” — PolitiTweet.org

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@jackiekcalmes Shades of George McGovern accepting the nomination in the wee hours of the morning at the Democrats’ chaotic 1972 convention. Spoiler Alert: It didn’t end well. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sahilkapur: I motion that we continue the current @CSPAN camera situation on the House floor. — PolitiTweet.org

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Lede of the month. — PolitiTweet.org

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Perfect moment for the greatest news magazine headline ever: “Now for the Hard Part.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@ZacMcCrary This is the shot for the history books. — PolitiTweet.org

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Is it possible that there are legislators in the history of Congress who are better at counting votes than Kevin McCarthy? — PolitiTweet.org

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We are at the Gaetz of hell. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JonathanLKrohn: Call, write, and otherwise tell your congressman that you want C-SPAN to continue controlling the cameras in the House,… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JillDLawrence: Agree💯 with @MrWalterShapiro that in 2024 and beyond, the political press must "avoid normalizing candidates who cast do… — PolitiTweet.org

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@HelenKennedy When I was at Newsweek in the mid-1980s, it was where the writers went on Friday nights as we waited for our stories to be edited. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JamesFallows The problems I see: 1). Many Democrats rejoice in McCarthy's ordeal, so why end it? 2). McCarthy would be so weakened by any bargain with Democrats that he would be powerless to deliver anything. But, maybe, I'm missing something here. — PolitiTweet.org

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I can do the math. With deep regret, I withdraw my name as a compromise candidate for House Speaker. — PolitiTweet.org

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"We’ve learned a lot this week. We’ve learned that House Republicans can’t count votes, they can’t solve problems and they apparently can’t abide each other." From the latest @JillDLawrence column on the loud but Speaker-less Republicans: https://t.co/Nlb9dT7fMa — PolitiTweet.org

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When the Democrats had 103 ballots at the 1924 Convention, they just voted from ballot to ballot. We didn't have to hear 103 nominating speeches for favorite sons like Oscar W. Underwood. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just turned on the continuing C-Span soap opera to discover that Kevin McCarthy has now lost for the ninth time. I am thinking about Susan Lucci who lost 18 straight times for a daytime Emmy Award. But probably unlike McCarthy, Lucci won in the end. https://t.co/zeF6IjqiMN — PolitiTweet.org

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In a paper for @BrennanCenter, I looked at the way that major newspapers treated election deniers in four states in 2022. And I came away with kudos for the way that @PhillyInquirer covered Doug Mastriano. https://t.co/A9sFowE82p — PolitiTweet.org

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@travislowe Hi. It's Walter Shapiro from the New Republic. I want to talk to you about the Cindy Axne race for a piece that I'm writing this week. Could you follow me so I can explain more in a direct message. — PolitiTweet.org

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I keep thinking about the punch-line to a very old joke about why an expensive advertising campaign for a dog food failed abysmally: "Because the dogs don't like it." — PolitiTweet.org