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  1. Paul Ryan's grand plan to roll back New Deal and Great Society programs is reaching a pivotal moment. Will it work?

  2. End of tweetstorm. But do check out the full piece. There's a lot in there to think about before the RNC commences:

  3. It also explains why Ryan is dealing with Trump so carefully. A lot is riding on this election for Ryan.

  4. Does the Republican base not care about entitlement reform either? We won't know that for years but it has to be a concern for Ryan and Co.

  5. Trump doesn't care about entitlement reform yet won the primary. That represents a big threat to everything Ryan and Kemp have stood for.

  6. The big question is whether Ryan can get the country to support it as well. It was always going to be hard. Trump makes it much harder.

  7. Through such compromises, Ryan has gotten his party on board with a very controversial Medicare reform. It's a big achievement.

  8. That's why his budgets included gigantic cuts to non-defense discretionary spending. And Krugman and Co. believe he wants to hurt the poor

  9. He's willing to make political compromises to make his ideas happen and has done so repeatedly over the years

  10. The truth is Ryan is a politician -- and a very good one at that. He honestly believes his ideas are best for America.

  11. The right sees Ryan as an earnest wonk, who cares about his ideas and avoids play politics. Ryan has carefully cultivated this persona

  12. Folks on the left believe Ryan simply wants to help the rich at the expense of the poor. See Krugman's most recent column as an example

  13. Unlike almost any other pol in Washington, Ryan is an incredibly polarizing figure, despite his happy warrior demeanor

  14. A popular idea that isn't working out very well....

  15. Very nice chart. Also Ernie is criminally under-followed.

  16. Dem OR Sen Wyden on Puerto Rico bill: I will vote for the bill…We have opened up a path for restructuring all of the debt

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