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In reply to the discussion: Steve Schmidt of the Lincoln Project Reaches Out to AOC [View all]R B Garr
(16,950 posts)179. "the center looks like it is going to withstand the onslaught..."
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Yes it is. Very nicely put and conciliatory. Yet some now seem to be questioning his motives.
George II
Dec 2020
#74
*Insert all the things you said about Twitter being ineffective here*
Cuthbert Allgood
Dec 2020
#143
Because he wants a public to know that they are transparent, a Democratic value.
ancianita
Dec 2020
#14
I think you are right, he most probably even connected with her before sending the tweets
Escurumbele
Dec 2020
#165
Who says he isn't? This is making his hope of unity against the right public.
Hortensis
Dec 2020
#100
What do they tip a congresswoman who graduated college with an international relations
Autumn
Dec 2020
#11
Or they are recognizing her accomplishments and consider her a great voice.
LanternWaste
Dec 2020
#26
I saw no recognizing of her many accomplishments, just tooting their own horn. nt
Autumn
Dec 2020
#29
If you read through the full string of tweets you will see his admiration for her.
femmedem
Dec 2020
#97
Where's the silver lining? Their policies brought us to where we are. They may want
Autumn
Dec 2020
#34
I think they are recognizing she is a leader of the younger part of the party
questionseverything
Dec 2020
#155
She brings up her resume all by herself & often. What is your point? That he should pretend ...
Hekate
Dec 2020
#78
Discuss serious issues in terms of shared interests, facts, ideas, and solutions
Martin Eden
Dec 2020
#18
Agreed. There comes a time when we have to stop seeing every open hand as one that
NoRoadUntravelled
Dec 2020
#39
He is actually giving honor to her roots and understand where she is coming from
AmericanCanuck
Dec 2020
#56
Her message is helping the working class, she wants people to know she has done
betsuni
Dec 2020
#108
They claim to be big tippers, but they refuse to give workers, including waitresses, a living wage.
Cassidy
Dec 2020
#65
"Democrats in charge" -- with a minority in The Senate and a razor thin majority in the House...
Hekate
Dec 2020
#91
FDR had large majorities in congress and Republicans willing to work with him.
betsuni
Dec 2020
#109
Certainly not Steve Schmidt. He's acknowledging a part of her resume she herself has highlighted
Hekate
Dec 2020
#89
Please, please, please come to the table for the benefit of our nation and our CONSTITUTION!
usaf-vet
Dec 2020
#36
I think it was said with good intentions. The backlash against him is not helping
LiberalLovinLug
Dec 2020
#44
I am no fan of TLP, but I haven't seen anyone saying they would start attacking Biden..
aidbo
Dec 2020
#82
The rule is to always ascribe diabolical motives to anything Democrats do, and now anything
betsuni
Dec 2020
#112
"Coalition" means you don't have to like someone to be able to work with them on
Kashkakat v.2.0
Dec 2020
#48
Being willing to work with fascist enablers is not the same as coalition building.
aidbo
Dec 2020
#83
This is not condescending. It is a very positive initiative Schmidt is making
Tom Rinaldo
Dec 2020
#55
The tagging meant that he was directly saying ALL of what he wrote there to her
Tom Rinaldo
Dec 2020
#73
All of what you said so well, Tom, especially, "he recognizes that she is a leader" ...
Hekate
Dec 2020
#88
Just read the whole thing. This is brilliant. Ball's in your court, Congresswoman.
Hekate
Dec 2020
#67
Apparently this is in response to something directed his way. Good for him. Now....waiting.
George II
Dec 2020
#75
America needs an honest dialogue about what changes "the left" would like to see
robbob
Dec 2020
#79
I do too. Even from her own point of view, she would lose nothing by talking, and if anything, would
OnDoutside
Dec 2020
#87
Yet another excuse to refuse to unite against the hierarchical authoritarian
Hortensis
Dec 2020
#103
He is talking to her,the way she talks to us--via Twitter. Need I say this is also quite transparent?
Hekate
Dec 2020
#110
He has to be "something"? Come to think of it, for now he's the same as Bernie Sanders - independent
George II
Dec 2020
#121
Don't know, don't care. I know what he and the rest of the Lincoln Project did to help Biden win...
George II
Dec 2020
#129
Generally people don't ask simply because they're interested in what someone else's answer is...
George II
Dec 2020
#131
Of course you saw that, it was your post. But if you don't need to ask HIM about it, why ask me?
George II
Dec 2020
#136
To answer a question that I didn't have a chance to answer, just because....
George II
Dec 2020
#168
Steve and the small government conservative type may soon be in the minority in the GOP
andym
Dec 2020
#141
In referencing a part of her story (waitressing) that A0C herself highlights,
lapucelle
Dec 2020
#159