Another one who has totally blocked out the whole "two electorates" talking point that was so common it was described at the time as conventional wisdom https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/midterm-election-turnout-isnt-so-different-from-presidential-year-turnout/ …https://twitter.com/jonathanchait/status/1321545119783411714 …
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It will not surprise observers of
@jonathanchait to notice that he was once one of the people pushing this talking point, but now bleaches it from his recollection: https://newrepublic.com/article/78875/the-old-the-young-and-2010 … https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2014/11/democrats-have-2-choices-gridlock-or-disaster.html …pic.twitter.com/7edvVTXiAh
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The joke: har har imagine if progressives called for abolishing midterms. The reality: Vox, 2014: Why the French got rid of midterm elections https://www.vox.com/2014/11/4/7146873/midterm-elections-ban-against …pic.twitter.com/gllj3xcZ5E
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The snark: Hey, this silly guy thinks progressives hated midterms when Obama was in office. The reality: 2014 NYT op-ed, "Cancel the Midterms" Did
@jonathanchait &@IChotiner forget, or is it just inconvenient to recall? https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/03/opinion/cancel-the-midterms.html …pic.twitter.com/BivbFHuKTg
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Tell me again how none of this was said: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/03/24/1504989/-Republican-governors-largely-immune-from-a-Trump-nomination-disaster-thanks-to-electoral-calendar …pic.twitter.com/FvKKIbPocm
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And of course, a progressive attack on a constitutional process such as midterm elections would never be complete without - wait for it - it's racist! https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2014/11/neo-confederate-roots-year-governor-elections …pic.twitter.com/MbGDg4oumq
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