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Dave Weigel
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National politics reporter at semafor.com. Alum: WashPost, Bloomberg, Slate, Reason. Author of ā€œThe Show That Never Ends.ā€
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I think tomorrow's Americana will get into this, but the lack of content in this race - policies you can actually analyze and check out - is remarkable. CNN's town hall format didn't help. What does "open up the middle class" and "simplify the brackets" mean? No one knows, no follow-up

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SSsubstockman.bsky.social

Simplify the brackets means getting rid of that seventh playoff team and going back to two byes, obviously.

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jimbobmcg.bsky.social

This what you get when you have ChatGPT run a presidential campaign

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CSbrightanimal.bsky.social

We've moved past the quaint, outmoded idea that politicians will try to do stuff that improves your life in exchange for your vote

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prairieguy2623.bsky.social

Good to see you coming to the realization that your profession, at least its Beltway Establishment cohort, is just spectacularly awful at their jobs.

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BTrogerailes.bsky.social

Dean Phillips never got away with this shit when you grilled him.

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CBcam-utah.bsky.social

I agree, 12 teams makes a ridiculous CFP bracket

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Csupposedly.bsky.social

It seems like thatā€™s been the case on the Republican side in a lot of races for a while though. The national party didnā€™t have a platform in 2020. In Virginia last year, it seemed like most of the races were based on vibes and platitudes until they tried to make that 15-week abortion ban a thing

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Ppeoriabummer.bsky.social

This is how you get President Camacho.

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PJrhetoricpj.bsky.social

the "what trump wants" platform in 2020 was a big tell on this

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ASbullgooseparty.bsky.social

Iā€™m curious if this eventually hurts Trump. Build the wall was silly, but was a policy adjacent thing a lot of people could hang their hat on. Might all be baked in at this point though.

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Dave Weigel
@daveweigel.bsky.social
National politics reporter at semafor.com. Alum: WashPost, Bloomberg, Slate, Reason. Author of ā€œThe Show That Never Ends.ā€
52.3k followers683 following4.1k posts