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reporter for covering the 2020 presidential election. AThompson@politico.com Bad at Twitter. Words in NYT, Esquire, Vice News. DM for signal, etc.

Washington, DC
Joined September 2011

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  1. Retweeted
    4 hours ago

    Two data points that rival Dems definitely noticed in Iowa poll: 31% of Iowa Dems say Biden's "time has passed," and 43% say the same of Sanders.

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    5 hours ago

    Beto O'Rourke famously didn't help out Will Hurd's opponent in 2018. Hurd famously separated himself from Trump. And so, on CNN today, Hurd said he'd vote for Trump for president over Beto.

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  3. Ashley Biden leaves job, adds to speculation over Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign

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  4. Retweeted
    Mar 8

    Sanders’ line tonight about “my opponent” in 2016 (in context of Clinton’s superdelegate head start) and last night’s about taking on “the Republican Party and establishment Democrats” were both detours from the prepared remarks

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    Mar 8
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    Mar 8

    Trump will host Bolsonaro at the White House on March 19:

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  7. Retweeted
    Mar 8

    Exhibit A of how politicians use the media as a straw man to avoid owning what they said. Your tape...supports what I wrote 100%. So does my longer tape. It's beyond dispute. Next time, a phone call from your office before the Twitter ambush would be appreciated.

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    Mar 8

    Respectfully: What specific words or meaning did we distort? The recording confirms the accuracy of the quotes and the context we gave.

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    Mar 8

    Harris is going with a new approach to a few questions today — on climate change earlier, on immigration reform a few minutes ago: “We need a new president. We just need a new president.”

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    Mar 8
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    Mar 8

    That came as a surprise to many of the people involved in that re-election campaign.

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    Mar 8

    NEWS - Two White House sources say Shine resigned, Trump started telling people yesterday.

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    Mar 8

    Sen. Michael Bennet talks to City Year in Manchester, N.H.

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    Mar 8

    I'm told by a reliable source in New Hampshire that will be in the state next week. An adviser didn't respond to request for comment.

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    New 🔥: says Obama’s “hope and change” was a mirage. Recalling the “caging of kids” and the “droning of countries around the world” on Obama’s watch, she argues he operated within the same broken framework as Trump.

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    Mar 8

    NEW SCOOP: Trump cheered Kraft’s team to Super Bowl victory with founder of spa where he was busted

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  17. Retweeted
    Mar 7

    Ilhan Omar does Trump a favor, subsuming headlines as POTUS faces biggest rebuke of his presidency from Congressional Republicans and divining Democrats against each other much as Trump has done to Republicans for the past 2 years, w/ ⁦⁩ -

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    Mar 7

    A former Trump administration official texts: “Really looking forward to Manafort being released from prison in time to lobby the second term of the Trump Admin.”

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  19. Retweeted
    Mar 7

    She’s having lunches, hosting drinks and making phone calls. But Kirsten Gillibrand is the only Dem senator running for president without a home-state congressional endorsement. With :

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    Mar 7

    SCOOP - Montana Gov. Steve Bullock hired Jenn Ridder (fmr Polis CM) as senior adviser for his PAC. With :

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