Obviously eager to secure a 10th term in Congress, Rep. Joe Crowley makes some very strange comments, including that he's "destined" for a leadership role & that his opponent, @Ocasio2018, is making the election "about race"https://theintercept.com/2018/06/09/joe-crowley-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/ …
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@ryangrim's reporting: Crowley - despite being in Congress for 20 years - "is relatively inexperienced at campaigning." That's how Dem machine & dynastic politics works: keeps incumbents in power with little accountability to actual voterspic.twitter.com/X8YDuIRQpa
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Replying to @ggreenwald @ryangrim
That's how safe districts work, period. Nothing to do with dynasties or machines.
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Replying to @kdrum @ggreenwald
That is also how safe districts work, yes. But Queens also has a machine, which matters.
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