@JonathanCohn @mtracey That's not leverage politics though--party is more likely to actually get a meaningful concession if it has something
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@JonathanCohn@mtracey to offer. Better to win public financing than opposition without a strategic goal.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JonathanCohn@mtracey WFP can threaten not providing an endorsement--that's a stick, part of equation. But it needs a carrot too.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JonathanCohn@mtracey The difference is they are actually trying leverage politics now, not just handing the endorsement to him. If they1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@JonathanCohn@mtracey don't think he will honor the deal, they probably shouldn't deal with him at all. Otoh, Cuomo will win with or w/out1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JonathanCohn@mtracey party, so problem is that they don't have the ultimate leverage to defeat him. Which he surely knows.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@yeselson@JonathanCohn He wants a Christie-like reelection margin, though, and WFP could surely cut into that.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@mtracey@JonathanCohn Right--so that's WFP's leverage. So the calculation is: what can they trade that for? And how does it ensure he1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
@yeselson @JonathanCohn Right ... I'll try to approach the convention today with that in mind
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@mtracey@JonathanCohn Yeah--politics is who has power. So can WFP use its leverage to increase its power. We'll see.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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