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    1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 9
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      Not gonna read the book but excerpts make him sound like the political equivalent of a cartoon techbro. Money as voice plus growth hacking, pure transactional mindset. Reminds me of the kind of founder who only thinks in terms of valuations and exit multiples and share prices.

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    2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 9
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      I get the sense now he himself is oddly blind to the historic poetry of what he’s achieved. The exquisite destructions. A pure tactician whose strategic impact is almost an externality. Maybe there’s an Efficient Mitch Hypothesis just like there’s an Efficient Trump Hypothesis.

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    3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 9
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      “People don't see it, but there are two things about him that don't always come across in interviews with him. One is his empathy for people, and the other is his humor. He has this really dry wit that a lot of people don't get to see.”https://www.eenews.net/special_reports/offtopic/stories/1060144865 …

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    4. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 9
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      Ok for once a voxsplainer is helpful. Confirms the picture that was forming in my head. A life seeking repeated validation of one really strongly held belief (“money talks”) through winning elections. Basic scorecard guy. Shallow/incurious about all else.https://www.vox.com/2017/1/2/14123496/mitch-mcconnell-motives …

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    5. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 9
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      I was looking for just about any human color to who he is and found nothing. No hobbies, no real interests outside of the political process, not even any policy interests besides the procedural one if campaign finance. He’s a banker of political capital.

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    6. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 9
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      In many ways very similar to Trump, except within politics and actually successful. He runs a successful political casino and real estate business. SCOTUS is just his Trump tower. The difference is, he’s self-aware and not needy for validation as being things he is not.

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    7. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 9
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      The nickname turtle is well-deserved. Hard to find a point of attack. It’s all shell. Only thing I think that will get to him is stuff spinning out of control in ways that money can’t fix for even his personal zone of power. Nearly uncritical belief in money is his only weakness.

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    8. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 9
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      Hmm. Biden might be his perfect adversary. All ground game, no air game at all. Two effective but stylistically different 1:1 social network broker types grappling with each other. The difference is Biden is sensitive to narrative which is both a strength and a weakness.

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    9. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 9
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      It’ll be very hard to get inside his OODA loop though. With a majority he’s Bartleby the scrivener “I would prefer not to” Without a majority he’s like “build up the warchest and ride it out till you win again.” Cut deals when weak, obstruct when strong.

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    10. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 9
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      Besides cutting money lines and propping up internal competition the only real way to threaten him is to build up competing centers of power. Or perhaps go after whoever he works through. He wields too much power to do it alone, so weakness in personal staff should weaken him

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      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 9
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      Interesting adversary. Whenever I’ve encountered this type, I’ve either co-opted or avoided them. Going directly up against them is almost never worth it. Absent a lucky break you have to be prepared for the same long attrition grind they are. Few care for the game that much.

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        1. mk‏ @kankanamgez Nov 10
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          Thoroughly enjoyed reading that thread!

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        1. Tracy Herz‏ @5happypeeps Nov 10
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          Relentless adversary, long memory. I have often wondered how they can compartmentalize their love-loving religion with the spite and get back that permeates their true philosophy. Unless all that praying before the bean dinner is just a show. Surprise!

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        1. Xavier‏ @Brethinout Nov 11
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          Great thread!

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