Democrats are bad at politics and Trump is going to win re-election. And the reason no one can persuade moderate Republicans is because they know this and are able to see the Democratic Party with a clarity with which it cannot see itself.https://twitter.com/NPRKelly/status/1204418690139279361 …
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Replying to @Susan_Hennessey
Why do you assume your gut instincts on the political risks of securing the deal--in which she presumably secured significant concessions for workers--are more likely to be accurate than Pelosi's calculations? Perhaps you're right--but is there any basis for such confidence?
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Replying to @marty_lederman @Susan_Hennessey
I’m with Marty on this one. Pelosi is finely attuned to the politics of swing and battleground districts. Looking at
#KYGov , VA State House,#LAGov, 2018, it’s hard to argue that Dems couldn’t appeal to Mod Rs.18 replies 36 retweets 543 likes -
I mean, to the extent USMCA proves enduringly popular, Trump is on the ballot in 2020 and it’s his signature on the deal. To the extent it doesn’t, these members voted for it. What’s the scenario where the Ds make out?
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We won’t know enough about impacts for this thing to demonstrate unpopularity by November, so I don’t anticipate Dems paying a price for voting for, especially with the backing of unions.
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I'm honestly baffled by the amount of "grave strategic error" takes, given that we have only limited amount of information of what the concessions are, and given the Trumka endorsment.
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