It’s not even clear Lind is talking about a political party that runs candidates in elections (a misreading I also instinctively committed at first). His bipartisan coalition could be an organization like the Committee for the Free World or People for the American Way. 4/
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Feb 9, 2023
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Its goal would be not to boost GOPs but “break the power of the new utopian progressivism…within the Democratic Party.” Chait doesn’t grapple with these non-subtleties. He blasts Lind for criticizing a threat that doesn’t exist while he criticizes an essay that doesn’t exist 5/
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Feb 9, 2023
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He doesn’t call for anyone to vote Republican, for example. (That seems a BS charge Chait invents because it makes his piece so much easier.) What Lind calls for is “the largest possible anti-progressive front” that includes “Democrats as well as Republicans and independents.” 3/
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Feb 9, 2023
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Chait sees everything as Biden vs. GOP. He says Lind “insists” that “one must vote Republican,” and wastes several grafs arguing that even if you don’t like Democrats, Republicans are worse. But Lind isn’t talking about Biden vs. GOP or any particular election. 2/
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Feb 9, 2023
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Thread: It’s a good question whether the “utopian politics” of the “radicalized center left” that Michael Lind declares his enemy is a chimera or a real force in people’s lives. But don’t look to @jonathanchait for a fair assessment. https://t.co/5uCIG0OzH3 1/
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Feb 9, 2023
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I mean, I thought that *can’t* be the best picture they could find of me. But it was …
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Feb 8, 2023
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February 08, 2023 at 03:26PM
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Enjoyable discussion. Her dirty little secret (she’s a word snob) revealed. I need a haircut. https://t.co/DTTAuAXTcf
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Feb 8, 2023
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February 08, 2023 at 03:25PM
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Solution to Biden vulnerabilities of border surge and “ultra-wokeism” charge? Barely touch on either of them.
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Feb 8, 2023
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February 07, 2023 at 11:15PM
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Poor Biden speechwriters. They do a good job on a speech and Meacham gets the credit (on CBS, at least).
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Feb 8, 2023
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February 07, 2023 at 10:43PM
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About as appealing as Biden is going to get. Maybe he should retire while he’s on top!
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Feb 8, 2023
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Biden’s still for resurrecting welfare (the “refundable child tax credit”) and amnesty (for “essential workers,” which could be almost anybody). But overall an effective, old Democrat-style speech. Initial section on industrial policy was especially appealing, if not non-Trumpy
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Feb 8, 2023
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February 07, 2023 at 10:37PM
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Now that Biden has–somewhat skillfully– settled the Medicare & Social Security isssue, what will Democrats campaign on?
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Feb 8, 2023
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February 07, 2023 at 10:30PM
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I thought the heckling helped Biden, especially when he listened and responded coherently. Like UK question time. (MSM of course folding it into their “crazy Republicans” narrative.)
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Feb 8, 2023
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SOTU: I would think a lot of world leaders would change places with Xi …
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Feb 8, 2023
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SOTU: Biden’s American Carnage talk wil go down better with the press than Trump’s. Unclear what the distinction is. Both presidents see the same problem and are pursuing similar solutions, no?–eg on trade.
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Feb 8, 2023
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Impressive den mother “added context'”by @Twitter, which reads like PR damage control (whether it is or not) and seems to assume we’ll just accept its authority. You could see how this sort of thing could get out of control, @elonmusk! Maybe it already has. https://t.co/HkRKYymaz2
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Feb 7, 2023
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The Online Trump-DeSantis Feud Explained https://t.co/HznmHWbrfc
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Feb 7, 2023
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MONEY LIBERALISM A POLITICAL FLOP: “big 2021 Child Tax Credit boost put thousands of dollars directly in the hands of millions of blue-collar families w/out much political payoff.” https://t.co/MyZRQV7y71
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Feb 7, 2023
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No “rough seas” in Montana https://t.co/4BJ0lnvolC https://t.co/vxmsrK6aW2
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Feb 6, 2023
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Obvious point: Wouldn’t it be easier to recover the various valuable parts of the balloon if they were on a ranch in Montana instead of on the bottom of the ocean? https://t.co/mY1vchHjlY
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Short thread https://t.co/7oPiq6VWZz
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“Ultra-woke” would actually be a different charge than the old charge of “Socialist!” which implied old-left government controls on the economy, a welfare state, etc. In fact many old school libs are appalled by the woke trends Lind discusses. That’d be the point. Might not work. https://t.co/NQPg6clNAW
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Feb 6, 2023
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All these people discovering that I’m alive! Thank you Elon! https://t.co/LdV1Pzm1vf
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Feb 6, 2023
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February 05, 2023 at 11:53PM
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How does a ballon ‘transit the continental U.S. briefly’? https://t.co/EhkPmRBgVv
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Feb 6, 2023
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We’re talking again! Thank you @ElonMusk! https://t.co/UTQ5nFBhaW
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Feb 6, 2023
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