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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Dec 2020

    1. One of the interesting tics in Obama's memoir is comparing other world leaders to Tammany Hall ward bosses, which he does with both Lula & Putin.pic.twitter.com/30zM97OubU

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      2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Dec 2020

        2. The Tammany reference is interesting because Obama's own rise involved navigating through and making deals with one of the last of the old-time political machines, the Daley machine in Chicago.

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      3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Dec 2020

        3. Obama portrays Tammany Hall style ward politics as a corrupt, tribal enterprise at odds with liberalism. But the contrary is true: Tammany helped organize marginal voters & teach them to make demands as citizens, paving way for New Deal. More here:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/biden-obama-tammany-jobs/ …

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      1. Matt Fahrner‏ @mattfahrner 14 Dec 2020
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        Particularly interesting as we see with Biden (and Trump prior), clearly just a giant patronage machine.

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      2. Stern Gang‏ @Ryjckson 14 Dec 2020
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        "Using political power to do things is like being a Tammany Hall boss"

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      3. constans‏ @constans 14 Dec 2020
        Replying to @Ryjckson @HeerJeet

        This was, I think, how obama viewed the world

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      2. constans‏ @constans 14 Dec 2020
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        Which is bananas because Tammany Hall politics is basically far superior to kleptocracies and feudal/oligarchy-style political systems.

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      3. constans‏ @constans 14 Dec 2020
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        Obama resents the narrow and limited view of the world held by ward bosses & local politicians, but at the end of the day an individual voter will appreciate it a lot more if his nephew gets a job as a city hall clerk more than his council member’s support for a transparency law

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      1. thelandof 🐬usedtobe‏ @RevDrJob 14 Dec 2020
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        Tammany would be a big improvement over neoliberal austerity!

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