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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jul 2019

      1. What the fuck is Nancy Pelosi doing?

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jul 2019

      2. The most charitably explanation, offered by @ThePlumLineGS in characteristically thoughtful column, is that she's trying to preserve the 43 seats gained in 2018, which lean Republican (by +2) while the rest of the seat lean Democratic (by +16)

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jul 2019

      3. By prioritizing those 43 seats that lean Republican, Pelosi is steering the party far to the right of where the average Democratic voter is. @ThePlumLineGS has more here:https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/18/whats-behind-tensions-between-moderates-progressives-numbers-partly/?utm_term=.265643528199 …

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jul 2019

      4. The less charitable explanation, argued by @zachdcarter, is that the old New York machine, still smarting from AOC's win, is seeking payback & also trying, in the words of Mel Brooks, to preserve their phoney-baloney jobs. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/nancy-pelosi-has-lost-control_n_5d2cb605e4b032ea741220ad …

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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jul 2019

          5. Another way to look at this is Pelosi is using the old triangulation model: situating herself as the vital center in opposition to the extreme right (Trump) and the supposedly extreme left (the Squad0.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jul 2019

          6. Leaving aside whatever ideological objections one might have to triangulation, the problem is Pelosi is pursuing triangulation in an age of polarization. Trump isn't afraid to rile up his side & push extreme policies while triangulation waters down opposition

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        4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jul 2019

          7. In an age of polarization, triangulation is really self-strangulation. I pursue the argument here: https://www.thenation.com/article/pelosi-trump-squad-moderate/ …

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        2. Cracked Pepper Pat‏ @Herzen2thapg 19 Jul 2019
          Replying to @ztikroh @HeerJeet @zachdcarter

          Thanks, I thought they'd given her two votes, glad to hear it's just the regular uno.

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        1. Jessan Dunn Otis‏ @JessanDunnOtis 19 Jul 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @zachdcarter

          I sit back, listening, watching and waiting for this entire cacophonous hoopla to play itself out. From time to time I add in my 3 cents worth. I agree and/or disagree with respect. #Redherrings are ignored as much as possible. ::still no #imoji for that one::

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        2. FPMD‏ @_FPMD_ 19 Jul 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @zachdcarter

          I think Pelosi has her eyes on the prize, and is trying to hold the majority together while preparing for impeachment and 2020. Everyone just wants action. Understandable. But running into battle not fully prepared can be worse than waiting for the right time

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        3. Archie “Buster” Carter‏ @ArchieMartyr 19 Jul 2019
          Replying to @_FPMD_ @HeerJeet @zachdcarter

          She’s not preparing for impeachment. I don’t know what you’ve seen which indicates her supposed support for impeachment, but she has always poo pooed the idea. She’s old. She doesn’t have the fight in her anymore. And she doesn’t have her finger on the pulse.

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        1. Robin Hood‏ @__Chimaera 19 Jul 2019
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          As a native new Yorker I can attest that number 4 is very sadly the truth

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        1. zmann‏ @zmann 19 Jul 2019
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          House Dems went on background this week to criticize AOC for using the term "concentration camps" so I think this is the most likely explaination

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