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@nytimes media columnist. Fireworks enthusiast. Formerly @buzzfeednews. Beats working for a living. Send me scoops: ben.smith@nytimes.com.

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    Ben Smith‏Verified account @benyt 22 May 2020

    Ben Smith Retweeted andrew kaczynski

    I don't really get how this idea that Biden is senile and can't talk is going to survive contact with reality. He used to be a great, world-class talker, still pretty good.https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/1263881167381712897 …

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    andrew kaczynskiVerified account @KFILE
    The level of manipulative dishonesty here from a U.S. senator is striking. He says "Be Joe Biden" and what he's saying entirely makes complete sense in the context of the question and response. The clip is cut like this is so people don't know that. https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/1263816455860170753 … pic.twitter.com/flj4lDqAJ8
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      2. Josh Barro‏Verified account @jbarro 22 May 2020
        Replying to @benyt

        It doesn't survive contact with reality and it helps him with expectations management.

        10 replies 2 retweets 91 likes
      3. E R‏ @eroseSCS 22 May 2020
        Replying to @jbarro @benyt

        They are lowering the bar for him to the floor, and he's still up by 8... They are in for quite a reckoning when he sails in above expectations at the debates.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. Stephen L. Miller‏Verified account @redsteeze 22 May 2020
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        wut?

        4 replies 3 retweets 234 likes
      3. Ben Smith‏Verified account @benyt 22 May 2020
        Replying to @redsteeze

        He won a series of presidential debates with Obama et al in 08 (little good it did him.) He's lost a step, but he's not like ... the fading grandfather of people's imaginings, or of the curated twitter experience of media.

        44 replies 0 retweets 26 likes
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      2. Andrew Thorpe‏ @AndrewThorpe 22 May 2020
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        Part of the concern is there's now an industry devoted to making sure a huge segment of the voting population doesn't come in contact with reality.

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. The Universal Nephew‏ @YoungerPope 22 May 2020
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        And to think Jeff Bezos owns it!

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      2. Zeeshan Aleem‏Verified account @ZeeshanAleem 22 May 2020
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        Huh? You really did not find him to be incoherent, confused and slow on his feet in nearly all of the debates and in many media appearances throughout the primary season?

        2 replies 1 retweet 47 likes
      3. Edward‏ @EdN618 22 May 2020
        Replying to @ZeeshanAleem @benyt

        They’re stuck. If they acknowledge the truth, they acknowledge they need a replacement candidate.

        1 reply 0 retweets 32 likes
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