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Political analyst . Under Secretary of State in Obama admin & Editor . Distinguished Fellow . Mandela-ographer. Book:

New York, NY
Joined December 2016

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jul 12

    We've had presidents who were competent but corrupt (Nixon) and presidents who were incompetent but not corrupt (Hoover), but we've never had a president who was utterly incompetent and utterly corrupt.

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  2. FBI & DHS have long said that domestic terrorism was the greatest threat to the homeland. Armed extremist groups like this one are the true danger to our country. The irony is that they sought to overthrow a "tyrant" in Michigan while there's a would-be tyrant in the Oval.

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  3. It saddens me that the Republican party can actually express opposition to democracy. That's how far we've come. It is the premise of representative democracy that it is the best system for achieving liberty, peace, and prosperity. Let's prove that by .

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  4. Of all the profiles in cowardice that we witnessed last night, the greatest among them was Pence's failure to answer the question on the peaceful transition of power. Even as he non-answered he knew he was trampling on the Constitution and our most fundamental right as Americans.

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  5. Yes, when one of the participants is COVID-positive, it makes sense to make the debate virtual. But moderator must be able to mute the participants, and let's get rid of the ridiculous two-shot format. It's a debate not a soap opera.

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  6. Retweeted

    The fly knows.

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  7. In an unprecedented editorial, the New England Journal of Medicine, the world's most prestigious medical publication, slams the Trump admin for embracing "charlatans" instead of "scientists" and turning "a crisis into a tragedy."

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  8. Sure, perfectly normal for a to demand non-disclosure agreements from military doctors—who are already sworn to secrecy—for his 'surprise' visit to Walter Reed hospital last year. What are they hiding? It's a matter of national security.

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  9. Pence was the personification of paternalistic privilege—violating boundaries without apology or acknowledgement—stepping on both Senator Harris and Susan Page with a smarmy imperiousness.

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  10. Pence failed the test of answering the peaceful transition of power question. He never answered it. Shameful. UnAmerican. Dangerous.

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  11. The Presidential Commission on Debates must give moderators tools to deal with misbehavior. Right now they have none.

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  12. Pence is the personification of privilege. Priggish, unctuous, misogynistic privilege.

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  13. His paternalism is only exceeded by his smarminess.

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  14. A very ominous October surprise. Plus a shattering of a worthy democratic norm. The tragic irony is that most voter fraud is centered on suppression & intimidation of minority voters. I don't suppose they will focus on that. --it's urgent.

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  15. Is there not one adult in the White House?

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  16. Retweeted

    "These leaders in the intelligence community want to do the things that's the most important for us: to protect the integrity of our election... What patriots do is they run towards a problem, they run towards danger, they don't run away from it" - w/

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  17. There was no plan for the White House, and the White House had no plan for America. Trump could not protect himself from the virus—how is he going to protect you? He's not.

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  18. Oct 7

    Getting ready to head on to with the tireless to talk about election integrity. But the most important part is you:

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  19. Oct 7

    This is a powerful & important video. These intelligence and law enforcement leaders testify to the security & integrity of our election. "We're not going to tolerate foreign interference," says FBI Director Wray. "We're protecting your right." It's up to all of us now.

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  20. Oct 7
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  21. Oct 7

    "I absolutely disagree with Joe Biden on certain policies. But that doesn't matter. What matters is the United States. That's why I'm voting for Joe Biden."

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