David Beaudoin

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David Beaudoin

@SpecialElex

Covering local, special, and runoff elections nationwide.

Warren County, NJ Katılım Ocak 2015

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·4 Tem

@matthewstoller This demonstrably false, as the loved ones mourning the 1.5 million Americans that died during the pandemic can surely attest. The fact that most Americans can’t immediately recall how bad things were under Trump is ironclad evidence as to how bad the media is at their jobs.

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·5 Kas

“Gee, I don’t understand why Republicans lose friends over which candidate they support. C’mon guys, it’s just politics!”

Joe Walsh@WalshFreedom

“Trash.” He called the Democratic nominee for President “trash.” Dammit, just vote. I’m so damn sick & tired of their hate. Get out there and vote, and let’s defeat this hate, let’s defeat this cruelty, let’s defeat this ugliness.👇

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·31 Eki

@markos I’m old enough to remember respecting @daveweigel, so his comment surprised me. Then I clicked his profile and saw he writes for that right-wing rag @semafor and it made perfect sense. It’s a shame. He didn’t used to be a GOP shill

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Markos Moulitsas kos.bsky.social@markos·30 Eki

“Gaffe”, JFC. Talk about grading on a curve.

David Weigel@daveweigel

Can't get over Biden making this gaffe in a low-pressure Zoom call for Voto Latino. It's like bowling with bumpers, but somehow throwing a gutter ball that also sets the room on fire.

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·27 Eki

@justinchirped Check her profile. She’s a porn star

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·25 Eki

Semafor is a right-wing media operation. Consider them like you would Fox or RCP

Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org)@froomkin

.@maxwelltani mocks us media critics for our "fantasy that sharper wording of a New York Times headline would draw Trump’s nine-year run in national politics to a close." Straw man much? semafor.com/article/10/24/…

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·23 Eki

Ezra Klein's assertion is also an insult to every person who lost a parent, grandparent, relative, or friend to the pandemic he so horribly mismanaged for what he perceived was his own personal political benefit. Klein disgustingly memory-holes that, and it's disgraceful.

Hal Corley@Halcyon270

Ezra Klein in the @nytimes showing his hand via a tone-deaf insult to every woman in America. The utter cynicism and willful disregard for a catalog of facts: medical, legal, sociological. When the history of this sorry era is written, the many Ezra Kleins will not be heroes.

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·17 Eki

@DavidNir @DarthJeff90 @Semafor is a right-wing "news" organization. It has as much credibility as The Daily Wire and less than RCP

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David Nir on Bluesky: @davidnir.com@DavidNir·16 Eki

As @DarthJeff90 always says to perennially anxious "Democratic operatives," talk to a therapist, not a reporter

Kadia Goba@kadiagoba

NEW: Some Dems think Harris is losing the news & internet cycles. I talked to several about her low-key, targeted strategy. “We’re still talking about Barack Obama, and that was four days ago,” one Democratic strategist said. semafor.com/article/10/16/…

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·11 Eki

@cjcobb21 @FPWellman Your English is very good for living in the suburbs of Moscow

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cjcobb21@cjcobb21·10 Eki

@FPWellman You ran one he didn’t set up?

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Fred Wellman@FPWellman·9 Eki

These were the machines used to process rapid tests. We needed these at our hospitals in NYC. Holy shit.

Liam Nissan™@theliamnissan

Trump didn't just send "COVID tests" to his friend Vladimir Putin. He sent reusable COVID testing machines. Those were machines meant for U.S. hospitals, but Vladimir Putin used them to screen his personal visitor list

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·8 Eki

This also goes back to peoples' perceptions of wages versus inflation: When my wages go up, it's because I'm great at my job, and I deserve the extra money. When prices go up, that's unfair because I don't think anyone else deserves to be paid more.

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·1 Eki

@AndrewFeinberg @POTUS @realDonaldTrump Why are you just parroting Trump's lies? Everything in this campaign is framed from Trump's perspective - like he's the protagonist. Journalists have become so lazy - they're no better than 10-year-olds on the playground You should be embarassed

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Andrew Feinberg@AndrewFeinberg·1 Eki

NEW: @POTUS responds when I ask about @realDonaldTrump accusing him of ignoring Republicans areas hit by Helene: “He's lying, and the governor told him he was lying. The governor told him he's lying. I've spoken to the governor, spent time with him, and he told him he's lying.”

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·30 Eyl

@rachelbovard Every word of this is objectively false

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·30 Eyl

@FarLeftTexas @tbonier @AmandiOnAir @tbonier I'm now convinced the problem with 538 wasn't Nate Silver. The entire project has abandoned all pretext of analysis and common sense, primarily because they don't want to be criticised by Republicans. It's a shame, I used to respect it.

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Jim Schwarzbach@FarLeftTexas·30 Eyl

@tbonier @AmandiOnAir Am I reading this correctly? 46% of black voters will be voting for Trump? I imagine the only way to get this number is to throw darts at a dartboard. #dartpolling

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Tom Bonier@tbonier·30 Eyl

Let's be honest - if these AtlasIntel surveys are correct, it will only be due to random chance, and will have nothing to do with having constructed an accurate likely voter sample. These polls should not be taken seriously (h/t to @AmandiOnAir for flagging this).

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·30 Eyl

@tbonier I’m convinced that Trafalgar is just like @Rasmussen_Poll in that they make numbers up.

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Tom Bonier@tbonier·30 Eyl

This is in the weeds, but I also noticed that they report a 3.9% response rate. Which is far higher than industry average, and almost triple the response rates they cited in their own polls in 2022.

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Tom Bonier@tbonier·30 Eyl

The Trafalgar PA poll that was just released has voters under 40 at 25.5% of their sample, yet they were 31% of the votes cast there in 2020. Of course, they wildly inflated Gen X (the most GOP age group) in their sample, from 29% of the 2020 vote to 38% of their sample.

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·29 Eyl

@FordJohnathan5 @Rasmussen_Poll has never had any credibility, other than with people like @RCPolitics that want to pretend they're legitimate

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Ford News@FordJohnathan5·29 Eyl

I was given a response.

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Ford News@FordJohnathan5·29 Eyl

🚨 #BREAKINGNEWS Rasmussen Reports polling has been removed from 538 national polling averages after leaked emails showed they shared polling data with Trump advisers before there release. 538 also asked Rasmussen Reports about methodology on how they conduct the polling after leaked emails also showed Trump advisors could be violating election laws by paying for Favorable polling. Rasmussen Reports for years have been associated with far right conservative favorable outcomes. In 2024 these allegations took to new levels. Many pollsters are calling these allegations very serious and undermines Rasmussen Reports credibility. 🚨

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·29 Eyl

@business Not going to lie. I used to respect @business Not any more

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Bloomberg@business·29 Eyl

Donald Trump sharpened his criticism on border security in a swing-state visit, playing up a political vulnerability for Kamala Harris trib.al/HziT4DP

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Michael Luo@michaelluo·27 Eyl

Searing @sbg1 column: Trump and his acolytes have gone deep into the racist recesses of the American psyche to run a campaign meant to stir the passionate hatreds and deepest insecurities of their followers. newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·26 Eyl

@gercohen is one of the most outstanding election resources in any state. Whenever I had questions about NC election dates and requirements, he always answered them so quickly and helpfully

The Downballot on Bluesky: @the-downballot.com@downballotnews

This is truly unbelievable. Quinn @Yeargain posts a map of long-lost, never-used NC congressional districts from 1991 created by @NLVWarren, and @gercohen steps in to say that not only did he draft the original map, but his wife *made a cake version of it*

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·26 Eyl

@benzostraydogs This person is objectively stupid

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Benzo Stray Dogs@benzostraydogs·25 Eyl

All levels of the United States government and BOTH political parties are sanctioning the lynching of Marcellus Williams. Never speak to me about “the lesser of two evils”

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·22 Eyl

@scarylawyerguy She also writes for Breitbart, so I’m not thinking she cares very much about neutrality or bias. Especially against Biden.

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scary lawyerguy@scarylawyerguy·22 Eyl

We just don't understand the way the world works, y'all. See, we just need to accept the fact it's totes normal for journalists to get involved with the people they cover, it's really no big deal, raises no ethical issues, or calls into question their reporting. 🙃

Emma Morris@EmmaJoNYC

Everyone in DC knows who everyone is hooking up with and that Olivia Nuzzi is not unique in her situation. Such fake outrage.

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·10 Eyl

@catturd2 Maybe you should sit this whole pet thing out, you animal-killer

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David Beaudoin@SpecialElex·8 Eyl

@scarylawyerguy Or @BenjySarlin and @semafor will sanitize Trump by saying, "the former president advocated for limiting the health procedures performed at local health departments."

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scary lawyerguy@scarylawyerguy·7 Eyl

It's not like he's being coy or recorded surreptitiously, he's openly claiming students go to school & come home having had some sort of gender reassignment surgery and b/c the media shrugs it off as ~ Trump being Trump ~ people who aren't focused on politics never hear about it

Acyn@Acyn

Trump: Can you imagine you're a parent and your son leaves the house and you say, Jimmy, I love you so much. Go have a good day in school and your son comes back with a brutal operation.

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@markos @daveweigel @semafor @DavidNir @DarthJeff90 @Semafor @cjcobb21 @FPWellman