#Congress

Tho Bishop

ThoBishop

Being in Congress is more about leveraging your position for messaging and coalition building than it is legislating (for all the unfortunate reasons @justinamash expertly highlights.) This is why I

Darlene McDonald

VoteDarlene

Here's my issue with Congressional candidate @BurgessOwens. It's always 'tricky' for Black conservatives to acknowledge anything remotely race-related without fearing backlash from the anti-black base they need to appeal to.

David Frum

davidfrum

To recapitulate something I said on @MorningJoe Before predicting continued Trump dominance of GOP, consider- How will GOP electeds feel after Trump launches his revenge tour ?- After he insists

Tracy Gordon

gordontrac

Knock out reporting by @NYTimes this morning on economics and politics of state and local aid. A few thoughts...https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/business/stimulus-state-local-aid.html?referringSource=articleShare This is not a story about

Respectable Lawyer

RespectableLaw

I have some wild updates on yesterday's thread about @mattgaetz's floor speech about "antifa agitators" that may end up with the facial recognition company suing the Washington Times, which would

Sven Henrich

NorthmanTrader

What's perhaps most revealing about the WallStreetBets story is not the obvious, but rather the underlying truth: How easily securities can be moved away from any underlying fundamental basis. A

Tommy Tuberville

TTuberville

We’ve heard the concerns of millions of Americans - including voters from all corners of my home state of Alabama - about the way the Presidential Election was conducted. It’s

Jorge J Rodríguez V

JJRodV

It frustrates me when folks say Bernie/AOC/etc limit resistance by working w/i elected office, because 1) these takes don’t contextualize *politicians,* 2) consider how we’re *all* limited by procedures, 3)

Matt Dawson

SaintRPh

I’ve been trying to think of a historical election that mirrored this one. If Trump wins it will be the biggest presidential upset of all time. So I decided to

Lisa Desjardins

LisaDNews

More than happy. Short version: it needs 60 votes, so Republicans.Long version: The organizing res. needs a motion to proceed (assuming no chance for unanimous agreemt). Te motion to proceed

Matthew Yglesias

mattyglesias

Notwithstanding my earlier grousing about Turchin, I think “elite overproduction” is an excellent framework within which to understand intra-caucus tensions among House Democrats.https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/1327235814275813376 The

Dr. Kate Dahlstrand 🦦

KateDahls

Just a reminder: it’s not just advertisers who can quit Facebook. Delete your account. It’s a refreshing and mentally restorative act. It’s not necessary in your life, I promise. Folks

Rich Farris

rfarc9

Clip from MarketWatch:Critics have long complained that the Trump administration failed to address snowballing cybersecurity threats — including from ransomware attacks that have hobbled state and local governments, hospitals and

Riya Rahman

riyaarahman

Let's talk about SNAP! What is it? Who does it help? What can you do to support it? #SNAPFeedsKids 1/ SNAP is short for, the supplemental food assistance program. This

Mal_Torres

saenzmom

What can go wrong with redistricting in Texas 87th #txlege under state Rep Hunter? Let's get some back ground from a decade ago. #DemCastTX https://flatpage-archive.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-house-redistricting-before-after/

Rebecca Nagle

rebeccanagle

I am a progressive Democrat that works with moderate Democrats.Why?Bc it is the only path *based in reality* to getting progressive policies passed.Even if Sanders was President, to get a

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