ideally, yes, we'd have complete transparency. whether AP would be able to get a count with it is relevant.
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Replying to @derekwillis @mtracey
Why not have every congressional leg vote undisclosed? Media can just call each lawmaker, declare which bill succeeds?
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b/c that's a gov function. parties are not government bodies.
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Replying to @derekwillis @mtracey
So b/c Dem party is a private org they can set arbitrary rules w/no journalist oversight? http://www.naacpldf.org/case/smith-v-allwright …
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constitutional questions are one thing. AP is trying to provide some oversight here by contacting SDs, imo.
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Replying to @derekwillis @mtracey
Derek, big fan of your work. I'm just surprised you'd defend AP's secrecy here given its crude impact on election.
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but sounds like we'll have to disagree on this, fellas. would love to see more transparency, but understand why not.
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Replying to @derekwillis @mtracey
"The work" here historically is one candidate helping to manufacture the news by getting supers to call news orgs.
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Lets not pretend for a second that AP had to lift mountains to get to this. HRC has huge paid team to whip supers.
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Withholding the identities without explanation was inevitably going to invite skepticism about timing / motive.
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they literally did same in 2008 (except on day of last primaries). don't recall the same outrage.
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Replying to @derekwillis @lhfang
I don't have a time machine to express outrage about something that happened 8 years ago.
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