Don’t attack Trump by going after his obvious negatives (He lies! He pays off porn stars! He’s vulgar and cruel!). That approach is a proven loser. Attack him for failing to do the positive things he said he’d do. (#1 ‘You didn’t build the Wall.’)
Good advice from @jackshafer.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 28, 2023
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March 28, 2023 at 02:23AM
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This is a real problem, but you’d think the market (hello, @Uber?) could easily solve it. https://t.co/qeoiFXen9L
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 28, 2023
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March 28, 2023 at 12:57AM
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Tillis How-to-Win Rule #1: Have your opponent get caught in a tawdry sex scandal. https://t.co/gwAyos8Tjs
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 28, 2023
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March 27, 2023 at 09:32PM
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When did Norman Ornstein become an _______ ? https://t.co/9GfFBCnLsC
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 27, 2023
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March 27, 2023 at 02:55AM
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A Republican strategist who spoke on condition of anonymity and who once attended a cocktail party with some people he thinks were donors said they don’t care. They’re going with Tim Scott! https://t.co/BhLPL7hAyI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 27, 2023
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March 26, 2023 at 08:12PM
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A Republican strategist who spoke on condition his name not be used and who has attended cocktail parties with donors said they don’t care. They’re going with Tim Scott! https://t.co/BhLPL7hAyI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 26, 2023
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March 26, 2023 at 07:09PM
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Rule of thumb: Donors are fools. (Rebuttable on a case by case basis.) https://t.co/al8gYx6kwg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 26, 2023
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Eh … https://t.co/r1qLaRM7vV
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Mar 26, 2023
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March 26, 2023 at 12:23AM
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“DeSantis looks to revamp strategy amid signs of political strain” Zero evidence here that DeSantis is revamping his strategy https://t.co/nUEWxKsUpp
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2023
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March 25, 2023 at 02:23PM
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IN THE PARROT ROOM: Should people stop using the word “woke”? https://t.co/imhu0Cuqxj
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Mar 25, 2023
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March 25, 2023 at 02:06PM
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NEW PARROT ROOM: “Escape from Island of the Dicks” https://t.co/imhu0Cuqxj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2023
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March 25, 2023 at 12:25AM
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Meanwhile, Dem support among blacks and other non-whites is essentiallly unchanged since 1984.
https://t.co/ufYxepXhqU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2023
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March 25, 2023 at 12:19AM
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“As recently as 2000, Democrats still enjoyed a 2-point advantage in party identification among whites. However, between 2008 and 2020, a 2-point Democratic deficit among whites turned into a 16-point deficit.”
Heckuva job, Coalition of the Ascendant!
https://t.co/IkkIxF9foj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2023
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March 25, 2023 at 12:14AM
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Is there any evidence that he’s actually succeeded in inciting significant numbers of them? The protest rallies have been pathetic … https://t.co/6M87jlBwsF
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2023
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March 24, 2023 at 11:54PM
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Stronger Together? Up to a point … https://t.co/eIaJeNm6WW
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Mar 25, 2023
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March 24, 2023 at 11:45PM
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Obvious Pundit Thought: If key Youngkin consultant Jeff Roe has moved to work for a pro-DeSantis group, doesn’t that make it more likely that Youngkin would be DeSantis’ VP if the latter won the GOP nomination? https://t.co/d9n02p8GT9
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2023
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March 24, 2023 at 09:17PM
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Obvious suggestion: A hard, no exceptions rule that if you are an executive and your bank goes bust, all your stock sales for the past two years will automatically be unwound/clawed back. That seems like a minimum. https://t.co/q0UP5j2pKg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 24, 2023
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March 24, 2023 at 02:42AM
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It’s not “confusing,” or “more confusing than useful.” It’s very useful in describing something real. Sure, it can be erroneously invoked, as can any word. The left often wants to ditch words when they start to lose the argument around those words (e.g. “liberal” in the 1990s).
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 24, 2023
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March 24, 2023 at 02:39AM
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One annoying thing about this essay is that in the third-from-last paragraph he gives a perfectly clear, subtle and empathetic definition of wokeness. Why can’t we use the word then? https://t.co/ORDo6jh8dm
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 24, 2023
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March 24, 2023 at 02:33AM
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“As tensions mounted in 2020 and 2021, Germany and France grew anxious to persuade Ukraine to implement the Minsk Agreements. {But} the Americans undercut those diplomatic efforts, encouraging the Ukrainians to dig in their heels and dare Russia to do something about it.” https://t.co/PP4m0HEECB
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 24, 2023
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March 24, 2023 at 01:22AM
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Or, you know, screw it, just let Woke AI write the regulations https://t.co/Lc8NsLZOy7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 23, 2023
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March 23, 2023 at 06:15PM
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Seems right that downside risk for SVB execs was insufficient. If they win they win big. If they screw-up, now-protected depositors won’t care much–worse that happens is zero gain. And they can avoid even that … https://t.co/eMFyOqEoZu
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 23, 2023
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March 23, 2023 at 06:03PM
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Is there a similar consensus building in foreign policy, apart from China? Charles Lane’s next column? PS Don’t know why he’s so pessimistic about his consensus. Entitlements will have to be solved one day and US policy clearly needed adjustment on trade. Immigration and foreign… https://t.co/8SXd9xaqlP
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 23, 2023
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March 23, 2023 at 05:27PM
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“The most underrated story in U.S. politics: The post-Trump consensus” Could maybe have added regulation (see J.D. Vance, railrods). Immigration left out of consensus, but mainly due to reckless Biden disregard …. https://t.co/DuxNCcFN2i
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 23, 2023
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March 23, 2023 at 05:09PM
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At this point, they can deal with Trump–they know they can beat him. They’re terrified of DeSantis. https://t.co/gtTL6jEoYo
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 23, 2023
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March 23, 2023 at 02:55PM
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