MisOfFact
Mischiefs of Faction
@student asks, Why are there no DINO's? bit.ly/Q2jTEh
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Kevin Collins
@MisOfFact @student Pretty sure that charge has been leveled against Lieberman, Zell Miller, and Ben Nelson at various times
@MisOfFact @student Pretty sure that charge has been leveled against Lieberman, Zell Miller, and Ben Nelson at various times
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Jonathan Bernstein
@kwcollins @student And of course Holy Joe did draw a primary. But agree that there's a real partisan gap there.
@kwcollins @student And of course Holy Joe did draw a primary. But agree that there's a real partisan gap there.
jbplainblog
Jonathan Bernstein
@kwcollins @student There's no Bennett-equivalent on the Dem side. Or Lugar. Or Murkowski, McCain, or Hatch.
@kwcollins @student There's no Bennett-equivalent on the Dem side. Or Lugar. Or Murkowski, McCain, or Hatch.
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Hans Noel
@kwcollins @misoffact The point isn't that there are no Dems that liberals don't like. It's that they don't seem to do that much about it.
@kwcollins @misoffact The point isn't that there are no Dems that liberals don't like. It's that they don't seem to do that much about it.
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Kevin Collins
@Student @misoffact They are not actively primary-ing incumbents at the same rate, sure, though do organize more for open seat primaries
@Student @misoffact They are not actively primary-ing incumbents at the same rate, sure, though do organize more for open seat primaries
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Hans Noel
@kwcollins @MisOfFact What sort of evidence do we have for that claim: "do organize more for open seat primaries"
@kwcollins @MisOfFact What sort of evidence do we have for that claim: "do organize more for open seat primaries"
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Kevin Collins
@Student Only my impressionistic observations, seeing who DFA, PCCC, etc endorse. Certainly something worth looking at in greater depth.
@Student Only my impressionistic observations, seeing who DFA, PCCC, etc endorse. Certainly something worth looking at in greater depth.
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Hans Noel
@kwcollins @MisOfFact My observation is mostly impressionistic, too, but I do think there is a diff. And evidence of diff in primarying.
@kwcollins @MisOfFact My observation is mostly impressionistic, too, but I do think there is a diff. And evidence of diff in primarying.
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Kevin Collins
@Student I agree. The blog post read a bit like DINOs aren't called "DINOs'" which I think is a bit off, but I take your broader point
@Student I agree. The blog post read a bit like DINOs aren't called "DINOs'" which I think is a bit off, but I take your broader point