Bill Scher

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"A Wasted Opportunity for Biden (But Still Time for Redemption)" -- my debate analysis for the Washington Monthly washingtonmonthly.com/2024/06/28/a...

A Wasted Opportunity for Biden (But Still Time for Redemption) | Washington Monthlywashingtonmonthly.com A Wasted Opportunity for Biden (But Still Time for Redemption). Ronald Reagan overcame a bad debate that triggered panic about his age. Here’s how Biden can do the same.

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Trump is gambling everything on a bonkers Get Out The Vote plan.

Donald Trump’s Get-Out-The-Vote Plan is Bonkers | Washington Monthlywashingtonmonthly.com Donald Trump’s Get-Out-The-Vote Plan is Bonkers. The Trump campaign is tasking the far-right Turning Point network with spearheading its ground game despite having no track record of success.

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This is an extremely encouraging story suggesting Trump is being taken for a ride by a bunch of incompetent grifters who are now in charge of his ground game. washingtonmonthly.com/2024/06/20/d...

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I mean, is there any evidence whatsoever that the outsourcing of important campaign infrastructure of this variety has ever worked? The DeSantis (2024) and Jeb! (2016) efforts at outsourcing in the primary phase bore no noticeable fruit. washingtonmonthly.com/2024/06/20/d...

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This. This all day. https://popehat.substack.com/p/is-following-an-extradition-treaty

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Seems noteworthy - even as Trump dominates GOP primary polls, it's sort of a mixed bag in Congress. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/07/kevin-mccarthy-endorsement-trump-00105001

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Joe Biden just gave a major speech in my state and it’s making a far smaller splash than it once would have because of Twitter disarray.

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What could go wrong?

So DeSantis is pushing a quack constitutional theory that state governments can declare they being “invaded,” assume military powers and deport undocumented immigrants across the border My latest: https://washingtonmonthly.com/2023/07/06/why-ron-desantis-is-talking-about-an-immigrant-invasion/

Seems like Blue Sky posts used to be all about how Twitter sucks now they’re all about why Threads sucks

Now I have a new platform to remind folks that in ‘05 Cenk was unsure how to feel about the Alito nomination (in part bc Cenk felt Roe was “decided incorrectly”) & invited me on TYT to make the case against https://www.huffpost.com/entry/huffington-posts-flavia-c_b_10412/amp (he later opposed Alito)

TYT personalities don’t become a shrieking reactionary the first time you get in a fight online challenge (impossible)

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did we know the mormon church was shrinking this fast!? from about 1.8 percent of the population 15 years ago to 1.2 percent today, equivalent to a loss of a million members https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/03/republican-party-mormon-church-decline/ from david byler in opinion

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It is impossible to read this story as anything besides DeSantis top officials trying to get back into Trump's good graces for career purposes. Abandoning ship. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/03/desantis-pac-2024-election-behind-00104572

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This is interesting: "A civil rights group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni."

Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvardapnews.com A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of...

This Balz take https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/01/desantis-obama-presidential-campaign-parallels/ on DeSantis ‘24 & Obama ‘08, while good in many respects, leaves out 1 critical factor: the eventual swing towards Obama among AA voters Here’s why that’s important…

Analysis | What do Ron DeSantis and Barack Obama have in common?www.washingtonpost.com Both stumbled at the start of their presidential campaigns against popular front-runners. Obama overcame his problems his problems in 2008 and won the nomination. Can DeSantis do the same next year?

If you want to spend an hour on this Sunday watching me talk to @lmc.bsky.social and two other historians about Vice Presidents who ascended upon death of the President, you’re in luck https://youtu.be/uFbUyjgMQN0 #coolidge100

When the President Dies: How Calvin Coolidge and Others Guided America Through Mourningyoutu.be A panel discussion of mourning, death and transition of power when Presidents have died in office. Presented by Forbes Library on June 7, 2023. President War...

Are Blue Sky posts always about how much Twitter sucks?

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