LBJ bowed out on March 31, 1968–i.e. 4 months from today, in the cycle. Does politics move *slower* now? Yes, there were fewer primaries then (and more back rooms). Still. A vigorous, informative campaign was waged at least until RFK was assassinated in June, after winning CA. https://t.co/3L8c5ep13k
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 24, 2023
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November 24, 2023 at 03:22PM
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Charlie’s idea of “Playing Notre Dame” –take on the best arguments of the other side–has been lost on much of the Internet, where the incentive is to go for the quickest shot that will satisfy your like minded audience. https://t.co/g0MQRzXwg8
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 24, 2023
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November 24, 2023 at 02:25PM
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Some actually insightful remembrances …. https://t.co/g0MQRzXwg8
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 24, 2023
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November 24, 2023 at 02:22PM
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See https://t.co/ge9fWplKtE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 23, 2023
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November 23, 2023 at 03:55PM
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“If Biden announced on [Monday] that he would be retiring, it would give 2024 presidential contenders fewer than 100 days to declare their candidacies and define their image before 14 states pick delegates on Super Tuesday.”
Seems like plenty of time. https://t.co/7ldTvCeqWD— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 23, 2023
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November 23, 2023 at 03:55PM
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“If Biden announced on [Monday] that he would be retiring, it would give 2024 presidential contenders fewer than 100 days to declare their candidacies and define their image before 14 states pick delegates on Super Tuesday.”
Seems like plenty of time https://t.co/7ldTvCeqWD— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 23, 2023
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November 23, 2023 at 03:53PM
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Not a Thanksgiving tweet, I know. Following the @bendreyfuss rule: Tweet it when you think it. But Happy Thanksgiving.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 23, 2023
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November 23, 2023 at 03:34PM
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If pols can campaign on releasing 1/6 footage, why not on a pledge to make public what the government knows about Epstein? (Not a first order issue, of course, but an intensely populist one: Stop the bipartisan big shots from protecting their own.) https://t.co/4CMrtSLbf8
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 23, 2023
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November 23, 2023 at 03:31PM
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Does the federal government (which raided Epstein’s house) know not only the list of bigshots who were potentially blackmailable, but also the answer to the other mystery: how he made his money? Presumably yes.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 23, 2023
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November 23, 2023 at 03:29PM
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Recently sacked pro-border hero Suella Braverman is not spared: “Suella Braverman’s rhetoric turned out to be just that, rhetoric.” https://t.co/PuJlrywwrP
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 23, 2023
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November 23, 2023 at 03:23PM
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“Yet the ‘game changer’… seems to have been a vicious debate on commercial channel SBS6 last Thursday. Wilders threw caution to the wind and, like a casino gambler… turned every discussion to his favourite subject of migration.” https://t.co/3kS7x4Fupy
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 23, 2023
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November 23, 2023 at 12:32PM
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“Democrats should consider that reminding voters of [Biden’s] free-spending record might implicate him even further in high retail prices.” https://t.co/lQ6oOnQK5b
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 23, 2023
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November 22, 2023 at 11:45PM
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“The Democrats have had years to cultivate a successor to Biden. Donors, grassroots, apparatchiks, potential candidates and the man himself should have settled on, if not an individual, then a process for choosing one …” https://t.co/lQ6oOnQK5b
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 23, 2023
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November 22, 2023 at 11:44PM
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Do you trust exit polls? https://t.co/GYNIljiO33
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 22, 2023
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November 22, 2023 at 03:49PM
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Corporations are now full politicized actors, apparently. When you buy a Coke it’s like sending money to Black Lives Matter. The old rigamarole about philanthropic foundations has been thrown in the dumpster. Seems consistent with !st Amendment–but consumers should know. https://t.co/Ja4c3o1WzW
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 22, 2023
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November 22, 2023 at 12:14PM
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I’d retweet this if it wasn’t from “DeSantis War Room” …. Oh, wait … https://t.co/zWIeDBdlNE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 22, 2023
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November 22, 2023 at 11:58AM
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Good second graf https://t.co/E3hN3OgYBO
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 22, 2023
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November 22, 2023 at 11:49AM
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It’s moving. Not that bad. https://t.co/qqibvXPpJq
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 22, 2023
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November 22, 2023 at 12:10AM
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.@MrWalterShapiro is right– DeSantis’ delivery has vastly improved … https://t.co/xRUNKSvjxu
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 22, 2023
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November 21, 2023 at 10:51PM
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Not a huge Pew fan, but this chart shows the number declining under Trump and rising under Biden. https://t.co/Gw4owYgtoF
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 21, 2023
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November 21, 2023 at 01:14PM
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“Were I advising Reform [Party] I’d be saying just talk about immigration, immigration, immigration, and the cost-of-living crisis, the cost-of-living crisis, the cost-of-living crisis. Dump Net Zero. Dump taxation. Dump anything that is not central to that core message.” https://t.co/XxVSj6ERBI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 21, 2023
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November 21, 2023 at 12:42PM
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If you like this, DeSantis has already done it https://t.co/Iez8chfp86 https://t.co/wFUGeghdUs
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 21, 2023
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November 21, 2023 at 01:02AM
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.@paulkrugman dismisses the “worry that less-educated immigrants will push down wages at the bottom.” But the data survey he cites https://t.co/6T39vIKzFv has an abundance of evidence of wages at the bottom falling, at least for several years https://t.co/1QP16l8j4j
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 21, 2023
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November 21, 2023 at 12:40AM
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*Median* wealth is finally higher than 2007–15 years ago!–presumably because more people now have college degrees. https://t.co/zxCcoIXlRl
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 21, 2023
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November 21, 2023 at 12:17AM
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NOT ALL ‘MONEY ILLUSION’: NYT says “wealth has increased for families across the income spectrum.” But for non-college grads (“some college”/high school/HS droputs) it’s *still* less than 2007, according to Fed report NYT cites https://t.co/eSbxUL3gr9 https://t.co/yeeklkkXSO
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 21, 2023
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November 21, 2023 at 12:14AM
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