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That makes Rubio Reagan after Ford clinched in ’76, no? But Reagan endorsed Ford, twitter.com/DouthatNYT/sta…
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Resisters cld become bit like Libertarians, no?-well funded policy sinecures, minimal votes/influence. But Fox gigs! twitter.com/DouthatNYT/sta…
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Agree, different calculus than ’64. But this assumes “the resistance” isn’t, you know, a spectacular failure. twitter.com/DouthatNYT/sta…
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Just seems a really bad idea to hire as chief of staff a guy who thinks *he* should be the president dcwhispers.com/trump-in-talks…
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Prob: EITC treats symptom (lo incomes). Immig control treats cause (flooded labor market). Rubio no cred on immig twitter.com/Read_N_Learn/s…
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Shorter @ThePlumLineGS: It really is “economic anxiety” after all twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/…
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Sum: This is an elite that richly deserves crushing, impoverishing exile. Alas, unlikely to get it nyti.ms/1TFgHNo
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Instead of actually appealing to beliefs/interests of base, GOP elite relies on a) SuperPAC neg ads b) Marco charm>> nyti.ms/1TFgHNo
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Simplified Theory-All GOP elite needed was candidate who credibly pushed immig control. One thing they wldn’t allow> nyti.ms/1TFgHNo
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Newt as COS? I smell the Krieble plan dailycaller.com/2011/11/23/new… which maps disturbingly onto Trump’s immig. platform twitter.com/kausmickey/sta…
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Newt as Trump chief of staff? In welfare reform debate, often had to be restrained from giving away the store po.st/5088XG
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Right. And when it doesn’t work … twitter.com/BenjySarlin/st…
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This is why they pay you the big bucks twitter.com/FoxNews/status…
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Is that ‘shooting down’? Back in the day “no plans” was ‘keeping the door open,’ no? twitter.com/costareports/s…
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Trump can still means-test, no? That’s the solution anyway. Still “protects” everyone. twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/s…
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Hmm. The charity that employs Rubio’s wife gave out $250 in 2011? tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz…
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Sessions was being nice. twitter.com/mattyj2323/sta…
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If I were a depressed anti-Trump Repub. the prospect of Rubio leading the party-in-exile might drive me to the edge twitter.com/jpodhoretz/sta…
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Don’t be silly. Trump singlehandedly destroyed (dispelled?) the illusion that voters really want Gangof8 amnesty. twitter.com/ClemVegas37/st…
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Debate: Rubio seemed more macho than usual about half the time, which helped him (think the evil blue makeup makes him tougher).
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Favorite? Defeating Rubio is Job #1. If he somehow wins it’s a green light for Gangof8 II kausfiles.com/2016/02/05/the… twitter.com/USVeteran2/sta…
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.@joshtpm thought Trump did better than I thought. Thought he did well enuf-esp. in 1st segments. Flagged in middle. twitter.com/joshtpm/status…
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After Kasich’s nostalgia for the “time when things worked” he finally mentions that the Reagan-Bush immigration reform *didn’t* work.
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Cruz did not “[lead] the fight against the Gang of 8 amnesty bill.” Sessions did. Cruz did the bare minimum, if that dailycaller.com/2013/08/08/if-…
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Debate: Cruz said he’ll “fight against granting citizenship to those here illegally.” A tell he’ll still go 4 non-citizenship legalization.