Nate Silver on Twitter: "Worth asking why Flynn story blew up on Trump when many others haven't. My answer: the specifiity of the reporting. https://t.co/DxBesAvgm3… https://t.co/pLbxEnDcKb"

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1. Chris Shaw‏ @shawshankchris 14 Feb 2017
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  probably had to do with how well sourced it was too. 9 sources I think.
  
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1. Ernest Defarge‏ @RingerinNYC 14 Feb 2017
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  And it confirms a known. We've sort of known about this since at least August. This just makes it solid.
  
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1. Noah Mullins‏ @NoahMullins 14 Feb 2017
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  I'm thinking more a combination of pre-existing scandal growing + lots of mystery and intrigue still unanswered
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1. Rick Gregg‏Verified account @rickgregg 14 Feb 2017
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  Don't forget volume. One story had NINE sources. Another FOUR. These have largely been super-sourced.
  
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1. Harlow‏ @AngryInAGoodWay 14 Feb 2017
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  Trump's teflon is that he's immune to shame. It's possible that the shame *got* to Flynn and was interpreted by Trump as weak
  
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1. Roz Folk #VetsResistSquadron #MeToo‏ @RealRozzzlyn 14 Feb 2017
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  Absolutely correct observation #BannonSpawn#RepublicantsRBusted#TraitorsAll#CommitAmericanTreasonAgain
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1. Angie Maxwell‏ @AngieMaxwell1 14 Feb 2017
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  or maybe because he isn't running against a woman any more. So now he's not teflon.
  
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1. RoRowe_501 (@ ) ‏ @rorowe501 14 Feb 2017
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  Flawless.
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