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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 25 Dec 2018

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Joshua Holland

      This is exactly right. This all seems like a pointless debate not just because we haven't see signs that Beto will run but also that its shaping up to be a crowded field with many other good, serious candidates who are in fact preparing a run.https://twitter.com/JoshuaHol/status/1077749894604091394 …

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      Joshua HollandVerified account @JoshuaHol
      This is such a pointless kerfuffle. The Pod Save America dudes want Beto to run. Perhaps he will, but he hasn’t been sending obvious signals to that effect. Meanwhile, it’s the holiday and most people have no idea this is even a thing that’s happening. https://twitter.com/KateAronoff/status/1077016466015354882 …
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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 25 Dec 2018

      The whole Bernie-vs.-Beto frame assumes a replay of 2016 and does a disservice to the many credible candidates who aren't Bernie or Beto (to name a few, Warren, Gillibrand, Booker, Harris).

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 25 Dec 2018

      It might be the case that a few Bernie supporters are criticizing Beto right now.But here's the thing: if Beto runs & continues to have a nebulous policy profile, that's the same objections Warren supporters and Gillibrand supporters will make.

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        1. Steve Freeman‏ @steveinmerida 25 Dec 2018
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          Although if you believe the polls, such people do not exist.

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        1. stephanie b.‏ @stefenenick 25 Dec 2018
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          or is it the foreign smear campaign du jour?

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        2. Guy Currier‏ @GuyCurriersfeed 25 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          If Beto stays “nebulous” (a characterization I dispute, having followed him as a Texan since before he ran; but let’s say that becomes/remains his general narrative), and Democratic primary voters prefer that for some reason, they’ll nominate him AND THAT’S FINE

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        3. Guy Currier‏ @GuyCurriersfeed 25 Dec 2018
          Replying to @GuyCurriersfeed @HeerJeet

          My point being, don’t knock the debate or the candidates. Knock the principle to which it seems you object, namely nebulousness

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        2. Vetarnias‏ @Vetarnias 25 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          1) I can't really object to Democrats thinking Beto's charisma can win elections. It's a 180-degree turn from the Clinton mentality that insisted her bad rep was all Republican fabrications (never mind that they stuck!) and that we should pinch our nose and vote for her resumé.

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        3. Vetarnias‏ @Vetarnias 25 Dec 2018
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          2) After all, charisma-galore-and-damn-the-rest was exactly what the Republicans did with Trump, and it worked! The problem with the Democrats is deeper, however. The Republicans understand what to do with power once they have it, and the Democrats don't.

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        1. Irene Colthurst says down with balanced literacy‏ @irenecolth 25 Dec 2018
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          The whole thing also seems to ignore the actual Democratic electorate.

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        1. Larry J Longmoore‏ @LarryJLongmoore 25 Dec 2018
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          how about they wait until he is a candidate and has policies to discuss? How about instead of attacking this non-candidate they spent their time trying to explain Bernies positions and how he would get them passed Congress?

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        2. John‏ @johnlk_80 25 Dec 2018
          Replying to @anphonyboloney @HeerJeet

          Who counts as a "progressive" in this definition? Do you mean "democratic socialist"?

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