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Republican gain. Yesterday in

Flavius — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 11:54:18 +0000

Republican gain. Yesterday in a Texas special election.A substantial win in a previously close sub urban district .

Et tu, Feinstein?

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 08:35:22 +0000

In reply to Both of those plus owning the

Et tu, Feinstein?

well done by @alaynatreene to provide first hand interpretation as the asker of the question and post a transcript to give even further context for how the @latimes interpreted it wrong. It's actually pretty clear in this transcript. Good reporting, @axios. https://t.co/3p99qBYUMo
— Jason Kint (@jason_kint) January 29, 2020

Both of those plus owning the

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 07:34:40 +0000

In reply to He is a liar, but it's not in

Both of those plus owning the libs if he succeeds. Even if he has the votes, he wins more by claiming he *barely* doesn't. Now he and Trump will herd those deranged cats, hand out the envelopes with cash, give a few reacharounds, and Mitch saves the day again.

It's all tea leaves and ouija

Michael Wolraich — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 04:34:17 +0000

In reply to Great work figuring out what

It's all tea leaves and ouija boards. I wish that I could see into those folks heads. I try to divide them into buckets. You've got cynics like McConnell who only care about winning the game, survivors like Collins who focus on self-preservation, opportunists like Stefanik who calculate how to advance their own interests, egomaniacs like Giuliani and Dershowitz who lust for attention, zealots like Barr who align their beliefs with their chosen causes, and a few idealists like Amash who stand on principle.

This is an oversimplication of course. Most people fall into multiple buckets. The question is which bucket has the highest priority. Democrats fall into these buckets too, but they're not being tested in the same way. Schumer is a cynic like McConnell, but winning the game happens to coincide with his principles, so it's harder to say which bucket he prioritizes.

When the media obsesses over possible swing votes, they're really focusing on just two buckets--idealists like Romney who have some principles and swing-state survivors like Collins who must appease independent voters. The main hope is that Lamar Alexander has enough gumption to vote his principles (since he's retiring) or that Gardner fears the wrath of voters in his blue-trending state.

And quite right today. Wouldn

Flavius — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 03:54:54 +0000

In reply to Is this Rudy revisiting daddy

And quite right too. Wouldn't want him to breath on them.Might be catching.

The message from someone

artappraiser — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 02:49:25 +0000

In reply to Sigh. And Monday?

The message from someone usually doing Trump surrogate work:

Sean Hannity attacks John Bolton and challenges him to come on his show to explain himself https://t.co/HxLjHxuK1o
— Media Matters (@mmfa) January 29, 2020

Is this Rudy revisiting daddy

artappraiser — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 02:25:25 +0000

In reply to Sigh. And Monday?

Is this Rudy revisiting daddy issues again in his dotage?

Giuliani Claims Dems Won’t Let Him Testify Because They Fear His ‘Physical Presence’ https://t.co/KsVIs1Oiib pic.twitter.com/55vsgknwNE
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) January 29, 2020

Great work figuring out what

artappraiser — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 02:10:53 +0000

In reply to NYT concurs:

Great work figuring out what's going on, thanks. Me, I always think along lines like this: for us plebes, knowledge is power; while measly it's all the power we can git, that's actuallly why I'm a news junkie.

NYT concurs:

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 23:34:00 +0000

In reply to He is a liar, but it's not in

NYT picks option #2:

In making the statement, Mr. McConnell — who had with him a “whip count” of yes, nos and maybe votes — was trying to show his colleagues, many of whom are eager to bring the trial to a quick close, that they did not yet have enough committed votes to forestall witnesses.

But Mr. McConnell and his leadership team are optimistic they will to end up with the votes they need by the end of the week. They are trying to create pressure on wavering senators to join with a majority of their colleagues.

Emphasis mine.

He is a liar, but it's not in

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 23:12:29 +0000

In reply to Except he's a big liar so

He is a liar, but it's not in his interest to lie about this because it sets expectations that will make it harder to hit reverse. I figure that he's either trying to lower Republican expectations to avoid a backlash or else he hopes to increase the pressure on the dissidents by lighting up the base.