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    1. Jane Coaston‏Verified account @janecoaston 18 Sep 2020

      A thing @mattyglesias has smartly raised (and we’ll be discussing on The Weeds next week) is that our perception of politics is largely based on the media interpretation of politics rather than what actually happens in politics. And I think its an area where I’ve screwed up.

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    2. Jane Coaston‏Verified account @janecoaston 18 Sep 2020

      For example, there’s been a ton of conservative discussion of economics that appears heterodox on its face (here’s where I’ve written about that discussion: https://www.vox.com/2019/1/10/18171912/tucker-carlson-fox-news-populism-conservatism-trump-gop …)

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    3. Jane Coaston‏Verified account @janecoaston 18 Sep 2020

      But there is zero reflection of that conversation — which is real — happening in actual Congress with actual members of Congress doing actual political things.

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    4. Jane Coaston‏Verified account @janecoaston 18 Sep 2020

      I’ve written about this w/r/t Trump here: https://www.vox.com/2020/8/27/21375100/gop-trump-2020-conservatism-populism … But if there’s anything I think I’ve gotten wrong about conservatism, such as it exists as an entity, it is that the interpretation of conservatism that exists in media is not altogether, well, real.

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      Jane Coaston‏Verified account @janecoaston 18 Sep 2020

      Sure, Tucker Carlson will talk about “normal people” and economic populism and there will be a lot of top-level efforts to discuss conservative cases for unions — but in brass tacks political terms, that has not and does not translate to Congress, the place where stuff happens.

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        2. Jane Coaston‏Verified account @janecoaston 18 Sep 2020

          This is not to say that these conversations don’t matter, or aren’t reflective of what GOP voters have been actually saying or actually want— which is my argument in a lot of respects.

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        3. Jane Coaston‏Verified account @janecoaston 18 Sep 2020

          We’ll talk about this more next week, because @mattyglesias has some smart thoughts on this — essentially how our current practice of politics ignores where politics is supposed to be practiced — but this is something I’m thinking a lot about.

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        2. jrkinsella‏ @jrkinsella 18 Sep 2020
          Replying to @janecoaston @cjane87 @mattyglesias

          Or state government either. I still can't get my head around people in Kentucky voting for a governor who promises to take away healthcare they like.

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        1. Gene Penise‏ @GenePenise 18 Sep 2020
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          The simulacra of politics is very real

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        1. FL Electoral Reform‏ @FLIEReform 18 Sep 2020
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          It’s worth noting how representation in Congress is elected. Under our winner-take-all electoral system there’s no proportional representation for voters. Public support & policy are disconnected. Requires reforms like the #FairRepresentationAct (HR 4000).https://www.fairvote.org/fair_rep_in_congress#why_we_need_the_fair_representation_act …

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        1. Paul Tree‏ @PaulTree10 18 Sep 2020
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          Or, notably, any state, and the GOP at least partially controls more than half. Not just a federal level disconnect.

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        1. Babeuf lives‏ @bo_lives 18 Sep 2020
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          Same thing applies to Democrats, actually

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        1. Dave  🇺🇸‏ @CountDownDave 18 Sep 2020
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          Mostly what happens in Congress is voting themselves raises and delegating authority to the executive branch.

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        1. Hail Heedra‏ @HailHeedra 18 Sep 2020
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          People need to learn what a "policy" is and how policy and actual laws affect us on the individual level. Modern conservatives love the sexiness of culture wars, but if they looked into actual policies, they'd see it's all deregulation, weakening worker rights, blocking votes...

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