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I’m a moderate independent thinker that despises extremism from either side of the aisle. You’ve been warned.

Illinois, USA
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Jim Rooney
6 years
@Chocodrag0nfly @BryanJFischer @RightWingWatch @POLITICOMag He doesn’t care. None of them from the right do. They threw morals out the window when they embraced POTUS.
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@Lily_PolisStan Culinary Union endorsed it and you never cross them if you’re a Democrat. Also it must be very popular in Nevada in particular
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Jim Rooney
4 years
Republican strategists watching this town hall right now
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3 months
@baseballot Bill Clinton and George W Bush too. It wasn’t as noticeable for Trump because the hair didn’t become gray (likely because of hair dye)
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6 years
@flail01 @Chocodrag0nfly @BryanJFischer @RightWingWatch @POLITICOMag I know lol but the current POTUS really brought their true colors out.
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11 months
GOP reps in Biden won districts be like
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@NewsWire_US
NewsWire
11 months
TRUMP REVIVES PUSH TO REPEAL, REPLACE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT - NBC
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Jim Rooney
6 years
The sad thing is that NYT bombshell probably helped with “his base”
@JillWineBanks
Jill Wine-Banks (now on Threads as jillwinebanks)
6 years
His tax evasion and @realBobWoodward book got lost in the Kavanaugh news just like may major stories because 45 does so much awful, you can't focus on any one thing and then it all gets lost.
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@EricLDaugh @bepbidini And a reminder that because there is no longer a pandemic many Dems will vote in person instead.
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Jim Rooney
5 years
@nancy_tuks @PelosiSquadFive @HCullen98 @OversightDems @RepCummings He could get caught pants down with Ivanka on the WH dinner table and Republicans would still defend him.
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10 months
@BruneElections If you’re winning the county, be nervous nationally lol
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Jim Rooney
4 years
He could raise 30-40 million and he’d still lose.
@thehill
The Hill
4 years
Democratic challenger outraises Graham in South Carolina Senate race
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Jim Rooney
2 years
I have a few words for this one. This isn’t politics, this is garbage and deserves to be condemned.
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Really American 🇺🇸
2 years
Because of this brutal ad, #StopOz is trending #7 in America. Dr. Oz doesn’t want anyone to see it. Keep retweeting it to make it the top trend in the United States.
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5 years
@MarkSalter55 @realDonaldTrump He doesn’t like the fact that Romney is more popular than he is in Utah.
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4 years
@alicianzapanta @mkraju They have enough votes to confirm him without McConnell. You only need 51
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1 month
@nickypoo_MO Funnily enough Biden was actually the first D to crack 40% in the city of Cape Giradeau in decades. Not even Obama in 2008 was able to do that (last D to win the city was LBJ)
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4 years
If he’s on board Buttigieg will probably get 70-80 votes.
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2 months
@Thorongil16 Problem for him is well, there’s so many clips to contradict this I’m skeptical it works.
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4 months
@Uncrewed Well to be fair they already have a massive super majority that they won’t lose anytime soon. (You’re right though it is kinda stupid)
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2 months
@dhaaruni I do find it interesting Bill is speaking on Wednesday instead of Tuesday Figured it would be the other way around with him and Obama.
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3 months
@InlandCaGuy A lot of what Trump wants to do is highly inflationary so good luck to them on that
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Jim Rooney
5 years
And that’s how you lose Pennsylvania.
@thehill
The Hill
5 years
New Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez bill would outlaw fracking by 2025
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1 year
@1MiLiAn0 @OregonMapGuy @TheDemocrats Obama endorsed same sex marriage in 2012.
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2 years
@ThirdWayKessler @burgessev @NRSC Might also be a signal to Peter Thiel to start spending his money given he spent quite a bit towards Masters and Vance during the primary.
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2 months
@TimRyanFan Probably a honeymoon period so I’d advise caution here, plus DNC is coming up soon which will almost certainly give her a bounce as well, Pay attention to it around Labor Day
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5 years
@PelosiSquadFive @HCullen98 @OversightDems @RepCummings We both know that Trump doesn’t care about that.
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4 years
@jwgop Smart way to respond
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3 years
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2 years
@R_A_J_R_Jr @gtconway3d @DougJBalloon And you think he can control what his wife does why exactly? Give a rest dude.
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Jim Rooney
3 years
How Abbott wins re-election by 20.
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Axios
3 years
Beto O’Rourke is considering a run for governor of Texas, the AP reports. It would be his third election cycle in a row as a candidate after challenging Ted Cruz in 2018 and running for president in 2020.
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Jim Rooney
4 years
@marcushjohnson Thing is, it’ll likely hurt Trump more than Biden.
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Jim Rooney
19 days
If Harris actually won NH by 11% there’s absolutely no chance Ayotte wins Back in 2016 when Clinton barely won the state Sununu only won by 2% While New England generally loves their incumbent governors an open race is a different story.
@stella2020woof
Stella
19 days
President (New Hampshire) Harris (D) 54% Trump (R) 43% Oliver (L) 1% 9/12-9/16 by University of New Hampshire Survey Center (2.6/3 rating) 1695 LV Woof! Can I have a treat? Source:
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Jim Rooney
4 years
@M_McAdams @Malinowski @RepRiggleman @IlhanMN Michael. You’ll be the first your boss fires after the election. Also no one is falling for it
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Jim Rooney
2 years
@lxeagle17 A relatively boring administration will cause that. (To be clear boring isn’t always bad lmao)
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Jim Rooney
3 months
Campaign manager says otherwise
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@ChrisCillizza
Chris Cillizza
3 months
🧵 An adviser to Kamala Harris told @playbookdc that "the Midwest is not where the opportunity is for her...The opportunity with her … is going to be Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania." Which 👀 I went through a bunch of map scenarios. Here's a few:
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Jim Rooney
6 months
@BasedPatriot75 @Faj873 @fuzzoli @NewsWire_US Most likely won’t imo Prosecutorial discretion exists for a reason.
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Jim Rooney
15 days
@Thorongil16 Imagine thinking it’s a good idea to brag about that dudes endorsement Dudes an anti semite
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Jim Rooney
6 months
@InlandCaGuy lol she’s such a loser
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Jim Rooney
2 years
Doesn’t save them from losing the house but I doubt McCarthy wants a narrow majority either.
@SeanTrende
Sean T at RCP
2 years
It doesn't really matter what happens in NY-19 tonight -- Molinaro is an A+ recruit and isn't supposed to run just a few points ahead of Biden. Most of the other special elections we've seen have some sort of asterisk but this is an unambiguously good result for Ds.
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3 years
@AllDandi @davidchapman141 Probably found the source
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12 days
@TimRyanFan Had too many incumbents to defend. It’s why Bredesen was left out to dry as well.
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Jim Rooney
13 days
Might want to lay off the day drinking there.
@DC_Draino
DC_Draino
13 days
Ok I’ve seen enough This is my current 2024 map I think Virginia is going to surprise everyone And I think we’ll win 53-55 Senate seats Seethe.
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5 years
@SER1897 @sambrodey He only cares if it’s a Democrat being accused. We both know this.
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Jim Rooney
4 years
@Redistrict I’m looking forward to seeing you on NBC talking about this since you’re a contributor there. If you actually do, since it’s kinda important.
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Jim Rooney
7 years
@davidhogg111 @RickSantorum CPR = completely pathetic republicans
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Jim Rooney
1 month
An Assad apologist being apart of a transition team? More reasons to vote against him.
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NewsWire
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Trump to name Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard as co-chairs of his transition team - NYT
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Jim Rooney
2 years
@HenryFReynolds @Sultan4Oz He was a Republican pre 2015 and ran as a Dem in 2016 before switching back again during a Trump rally in 2017 That announcement even caught his staff off guard
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Jim Rooney
5 years
Just a reminder that some white liberals can actually be pretty racist.
@CaccioppoliMike
Mike Caccioppoli
5 years
People won’t say it but the truth is that many voters in SC are low information voters. Which is a nice way to put it. Proof is that Bernie is killing Biden nationally and leading with black voters now too. But he is supposedly getting killed with blacks in SC.
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Jim Rooney
1 year
@GalenMetzger1 Could he win Texas? Yeah Do I expect him too? No but Trumps 2020 margin will be cut in half at a minimum.
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Jim Rooney
3 years
Lol you guys really have no room to talk unless you decide to fire Chris Cuomo.
@jaketapper
Jake Tapper
3 years
We have higher standards for game show hosts than for Members of Congress, definitely a sign of a healthy society with its priorities in order
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Jim Rooney
15 days
Lol imagine thinking it’s a good idea to brag about this endorsement
@EricLDaugh
Eric Daugherty
15 days
🚨 #BREAKING : Arab-American MICHIGAN Democratic mayor ENDORSES TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT Hamtramck Mayor Ameer Ghalib, of Wayne County: "President Trump and I may not agree on everything, but I know he is a man of principles." "Though it’s looking good, he may or may not win the
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5 years
@ET_mjttech @CharlieCookDC @seanmdav Man, you definitely live in an alternative reality.
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Jim Rooney
5 years
Is he like wanting to lose Michigan?
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Josh Dawsey
5 years
Trump is now mocking Rep. Debbie Dingell. "Debbie Dingell, that's a real beauty," Trump says. "I gave them the A treatment," he says, of the family after Rep. John Dingell died. Says Dingell told him her husband would be looking down happy. "Maybe he's looking up," Trump says.
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Jim Rooney
1 month
Lean R race and no Texas or Florida isn’t happening either.
@JacobRubashkin
Jacob Rubashkin
1 month
New MONTANA poll from FabrizioWard (R)/Binder Research (D) for the AARP: Senate Tester (D-inc) 45 Sheehy (R) 51 Tester 41 Sheehy 49 Daoud (L) 4 Downey (G) 1 Pres Trump 56 Harris 41 Fav/unfav Tester 43/52 Sheehy 48/45 600 LVs, 8/25-29, mixed mode
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Jim Rooney
2 years
@ThoreauAway2020 @Lemommeringue Just a reminder that ancestral Dems can be crazy lol
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Jim Rooney
4 years
It isn’t 1988 and Biden isn’t Dukakis. Not even close. Oh and Trump doesn’t have the heavy hitters that Bush Sr had that year (Atwater, Ailes, James Baker, etc)
@KThomasDC
Ken Thomas
4 years
“Republicans are looking back at the 1988 race as a beacon of hope in a bleak political landscape,” via ⁦ @adamnagourney
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Jim Rooney
2 years
@Rudy_2058 @TomCottonAR @seanmdav What Tom left out is voters passed this in 2020 and it’s very likely a decent chunk of Trump voters voted for it as well.
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Jim Rooney
5 years
@BusinessTimeWeb @Acosta And then the Democrat gets blamed for it, it never fails
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Jim Rooney
2 years
Just a reminder that independents/moderate voters bailed out Dems in numerous races this cycle. These same voters caused wipeouts in 2010 and 2014.
@JoshKraushaar
Josh Kraushaar
2 years
“Philadelphia’s share of the state’s total Democratic vote has dropped from 20% in 2016 to 15% this year. Overall turnout dropped most sharply in Latino parts of the city and, to a lesser extent, in Black neighborhoods.”
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Jim Rooney
5 years
@AndrewSolender And in some states revenge porn is a felony. (It should be a felony in all 50 states)
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Jim Rooney
4 years
@RadioFreeTom I’ll just leave this one here
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Jim Rooney
5 months
Ah the Ancestral Dems which still exist in Kentucky lmao
@prem_thakker
Prem Thakker
5 months
With >95% of votes reporting, “Uncommitted” nets 17.8% in Kentucky’s Democratic primary, securing at least 2 delegates for the Democratic National Convention
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Jim Rooney
25 days
Smart? Sure but that debate gave Harris enough negative ad material until Election Day
@bendreyfuss
Ben Dreyfuss
25 days
No third debate. Probably smart. Now their closing act will be (checks notes) JD Vance?
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Jim Rooney
3 years
@hunterzorro2 @Redistrict No TN-05 isn’t VRA protected nor does TN have any anti gerrymandering laws on the books. There’s nothing legally Democrats can do about it.
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Jim Rooney
2 months
@MichaelStubel 4) He’s had some pretty harsh comments towards Bibi including calling him the worst PM in recent history. It’s pretty clear why some don’t want him and we’re not stupid we know.
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Jim Rooney
5 years
Want to know who’s probably happy right now? Kobach
@NBCPolitics
NBC Politics
5 years
Sec. Pompeo says that he does not want to run for Senate in Kansas.
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Jim Rooney
5 years
Oh not just the senate.
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Jim Rooney
4 years
Daffy Duck could run as a Democrat and win her district by a landslide.
@thehill
The Hill
4 years
JUST IN: Ocasio-Cortez says Biden campaign has not reached out to her
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Jim Rooney
1 year
@TimRyanFan Ironically this hurts the GOP more given most of the time the 3rd party candidate is a libertarian.
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Jim Rooney
4 years
Holy shit
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4 years
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Jim Rooney
3 years
@CermakAnton @ILElectionData Because of Ken Griffin who’s about to drop 300 million towards his choice in the Republican primary.
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Jim Rooney
5 years
@chrislongview @JoeBiden He didn’t just debate Paul Ryan, he wiped the floor with him LOL...
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Jim Rooney
5 years
It’s Irish for bullshit.
@MSNBC
MSNBC
5 years
As part of his presidential campaign, Joe Biden is embarking on a "No Malarkey" bus tour of Iowa. But what exactly does the word "malarkey" mean?
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Jim Rooney
5 years
@TheTexanGal @DavidAFrench And the electoral college decides it, not the popular vote. That’s not changing anytime soon.
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Jim Rooney
4 years
He got impeached by the house in December.
@thehill
The Hill
4 years
. @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy: "In January, Democrats were too busy impeaching the president to pay attention to what was happening in Wuhan."
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Jim Rooney
2 years
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Jim Rooney
2 years
@MattBoxer94 Signals that he wants a big Ukraine package passing during the lame duck mainly because he doesn’t trust Kevin McCarthy.
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Jim Rooney
3 years
@lxeagle17 The irony is this, the Legal Weed Now party is why legalization probably isn’t happening in MN in the near future. Talk about a self own.
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Jim Rooney
5 years
Uh....does someone want to say how that show ended? lol
@cbszak
Zak Hudak
5 years
. @TamarManasseh just dubbed @ewarren the “Khaleesi of Congress”
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Jim Rooney
8 months
@Bubblebathgirl @kaitlancollins lol Trump literally wanted to start a war with Iran when he was president but got talked out of it. Have a seat
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Jim Rooney
2 years
@scheib_gary @Politics_Polls @foxnewspoll Fox News actually does pretty good polling usually.
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Jim Rooney
3 years
@jfraz50454 @KlandriganUL @GovChrisSununu Republicans had veto proof majorities then. They don’t now, not even close
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Jim Rooney
4 years
Probably bringing their politics with them too Ted. Lol enjoy
@tedcruz
Ted Cruz
4 years
In the last 90 days, Oracle, HP, and Tesla ALL announce major moves to Texas. California Dem politicians:
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Jim Rooney
6 years
@politico @SenhorRaposa @NickMastro13 we’ve seen this before haven’t we? Lol
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Jim Rooney
2 months
GOP operatives be like
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@TrumpDailyPosts
Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social
2 months
Thank you Kamala for the nice picture you sent from many years ago! Your warmth, friendship, and love of your Indian Heritage are very much appreciated. Donald Trump Truth Social 09:56 AM EST 08/01/24 @realDonaldTrump
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Jim Rooney
3 years
@VascaDiCaffe @Redistrict Because the Supreme Court gave the green light to gerrymandering.
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Jim Rooney
2 years
@YoungPoaster @tencor_7144 It violates their state constitution as well.
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Jim Rooney
6 years
Remember when Republicans were called out for refusing to allow MSNBC to hold one of their debates in 2015/2016? 🤔🤔🤔
@RonaldKlain
Ronald Klain
6 years
@pkcapitol You would get far far fewer than if the debate were on NBC/MSNBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, prob even PBS. Why risk it? Put the PRIMARY debates where the Dem Voters are — who puts a product where their customers never shop?
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Jim Rooney
6 months
@MappingFL Even Buchanan admitted he thinks that was what cost Gore Florida. Voters intending to vote for Gore accidentally punching the ticket for him.
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Jim Rooney
2 years
@leuchtman There’s a reason why the Obama campaign had to take over turnout operations in 08 and 12. They’ve been a dumpster fire since the 2000s.
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Jim Rooney
3 years
@Roflsnarf1 @Redistrict What’ll likely help him is the districts nature as well (Golden was the first to unseat an incumbent there in over 100 years)
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Jim Rooney
3 years
Even members of the freedom caucus be like
@RepKenBuck
Rep. Ken Buck
3 years
I didn’t think there would be a need for clarification, but I am condemning this newly formed caucus, not the Punchbowl News tweet.
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Jim Rooney
1 year
@RDog861 @GasBuddyGuy You’re not running away from facts. The reality is this, you will not see those kind of prices anytime soon even if Trump won again.
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Jim Rooney
2 years
@BruneElections Well she didn’t
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Jim Rooney
6 months
@admcrlsn Also very unlikely he voted for Biden in 2020 anyway Probably voted for that loser Green Party nominee.
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Jim Rooney
25 days
You’re not going to win on this topic no matter how hard you try Senator
@LindseyGrahamSC
Lindsey Graham
25 days
Must-read letter from @FocusFamily . Democrats are radical and extreme on the issue of abortion. ABC’s debate moderator was incorrect. The network owes the American people an apology and a correction.
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Jim Rooney
10 months
@tencor_7144 Dems acting the way they did at Wellstones funeral backfired + W was actually popular in the state and nationally in 2002
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Jim Rooney
7 months
@EricMGarcia They’re going to want serious concessions on Ukraine. If he gives them nothing they probably vote to boot him.
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