@LarrySabato What do you think of splitting the difference with one six year term?
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Thomas Gates
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Thomas Gates
@thomasogates
Dad, Public policy nerd, Virginian. I like woodworking, bikes, photography, and beans too. @williamandmary @kennedy_school and @OMBpress alum.
Richmond, VA شامل ہوئے Aralık 2010
276 فالونگ171 فالوورز
Inaugural Day 2026, Richmond. I’ve been to many of these since 1970. Always fresh because of VA’s one-consecutive term limit. I’m opposed to change. The more governors I’ve known, the more the grateful I’ve been for the one-term limit!
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sounds like someone’s learning the lessons of the clinton health plan all over again
Jake Traylor@jake__traylor
NEW: White House to delay healthcare proposal after significant congressional backlash. According to two White House officials the announcement has been delayed, with one of those officials citing strong congressional backlash to Trump’s proposed plan. Trump planned to make an announcement as early as Monday proposing a framework to address health care costs which included an extension of Obamacare subsides.
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this is serious, bale fire weakens the whole Pattern insurancejournal.com/news/southcent…
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@yitgordon Am I remembering correctly in some studies it is less safe than nothing? Or maybe that’s sharrows which I guess is a step down from a printed dedicated lane. Still miss my commute on the Mt Vernon in NOVA. That was peak bike commute.
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Papa’s got a band new bag:
Am joining @UVA’s @Center4Politics as a scholar, starting this fall.
Will be great perch from which to watch #Va’s statewide, legislative elex.
Will also hang out w/ talented people and learn - a lot.
H/T LarrySabato, @ken_stroupe.
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About 20 yrs ago, I was attending an event at the White House, and ran into a man looking at the presidential portraits (as was I). I asked his name; he told me he was Pres. John Tyler's grandson (1841-1845). I thought he was joking. No, it was true!
"Harrison Ruffin Tyler dies, grandson of president who served in 1840s" richmond.com/news/state-reg… via @rtdnews
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@Noahpinion @enL3X1 @cremieuxrecueil That was my experience, as well. We called it the “Trivial Pursuit answer” in my family because that game has a similar bias.
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@enL3X1 @cremieuxrecueil The key is not to overthink things. Standardized tests in the U.S. have to cater to the lowest common denominator, and they have to test the same narrow knowledge base year after year, so they aren't allowed to ask any really tricky or hard questions.
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Had a ton of fun talking to a Tuckahoe Scout Troop today at Kanawha! They had great questions! I told them they need to come to the General Assembly in January and check us out!
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Important political science insight:
no one below 30 has any idea what a sister souljah moment is
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@yitgordon @dannyn516 Seating would be welcome. Can we get train height boarding without climbing up the stairs?
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“In Amtrak’s vision for Union Station, riders are lounging in new seating or leisure areas and enjoying amenities such as revamped restrooms and realigned passenger boarding gates.” 🚆 @dannyn516
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…
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Striking how my not-fancy $250 f1.8 50mm prime lens takes the best-quality pictures in low light. At fireworks last night.
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@BrianRCannon The real question. How many times did you have to go back before you finished your project?
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If you’re wondering how much people do or do not care about the coronation of King Charles III, I was at Pleasant’s Hardware today and overheard two employees taking:
Guy 1: It should’ve been Queen Diane.
Guy 2: Absolutely. Total shame.
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@haroldpollack It’s me taking pictures of my kids… enough aperture for sharp indoor pictures, enough depth of field for auto focus to nail focus, enough shutter speed to prevent motion blur… pick 2.
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classic near misses due to inadequate shutter speed. Like missing a 4ft putt.
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@mattyglesias Get physical controls is my only lesson learned. The touch controls on mine are finicky and annoying. And the little pad things you can put under the pan is nice to keep it from spinning when you stir something since that doesn’t happen on gas.
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Today was @BookPeopleRVA’s Grand Opening in Western Henrico! Check them out in the Gleneagles Shopping Center. I decided to finally dig into the Robert Caro bio of Lyndon Johnson. Love that we have an independent book store opening in our community!
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Got to meet this team of MPPs in the fall and was impressed with their work. Check it out if you’re in the burg.
WMPublicPolicy@WMPublicPolicy
@williamandmary's Graduate & Honors Research Symposium continues today. An MPP student team will be there presenting their excellent work on Medicaid and charity care. Stop by the Sadler Center 3:30-5pm to check it out! @lackeycares @thomasogates @ChristianIBale @maddy_humphries
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Thomas Gates ری ٹویٹ کیا
Heads up, everyone. The @williamandmary Public Policy Program is now on Twitter.
Follow us at @WMPublicPolicy for cool news about our awesome undergrad and MPP students, our stellar faculty, exciting events, and other updates.
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@BrianRCannon @jtuckermartin Our alma mater is undefeated in the tourney for reason, Brian.
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One thing I’ve learned about bracket conjecture is you don’t want your team to play anyone. Any team gets named it’s “Damn. Don’t want to play them.” So the key to a good NCAA Tourney is playing no one.
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@WaltHickey It’s a tradition at this point, Walt. We don’t want to mess with tradition.
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