Thursday, January 02, 2020

Some Tweets from David Sirota

David Sirota is the speechwriter for candidate Bernie Sanders.


  •  Pinned Tweet
     28 Dec 2019
    I have a really insane idea — hear me out here: Maybe swing voters don’t want Wall Street dereg and more tax breaks for corporations. Maybe swing voters actually want the basic necessities of life, like health care, education and housing.
    188 replies1,461 retweets6,519 likes
     
     
  •  3 minutes ago
    This video now has 133,000 views in a few hours. Keep retweeting it out there — it spells out exactly what’s at stake in this Democratic primary. 👇🏻
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    JOE BIDEN: “When I argued that we should freeze federal spending, I meant Social Security as well. I meant Medicare & Medicaid. I meant veterans’ benefits....And I not only tried it once, I tried it twice, I tried it a 3rd time & I…
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  •   Retweeted
     15 hours ago
    He’s the front runner.
    16 replies199 retweets1,697 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     4 hours ago
    NEWS: Sanders, in a lengthy interview with me in Iowa, warns Democrats to avoid rallying around Biden, calling his record "so weak that it just cannot create the kind of excitement and energy that is going to be needed to defeat Donald Trump.”
    917 replies1,077 retweets5,122 likes
     
     
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  •   Retweeted
     6 hours ago
    After months of great deliberation, I'm proud to once again announce my endorsement of Sen. for President. Bernie is a voice for the people, not the political establishment. Join me in supporting him at
    259 replies1,251 retweets4,789 likes
     
     
  •  2 hours ago
    You know what? It ain't worth it. Don't feed the trolls. Onward.
    50 replies75 retweets823 likes
     
     
  •  2 hours ago
    HUFF POST: "Biden voted for a landmark Reagan tax bill that slashed the top income tax rate & exempted many wealthy families from the estate tax...He then called for a spending freeze on Social Security to reduce the deficits that tax law helped to create”
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    JOE BIDEN: “When I argued that we should freeze federal spending, I meant Social Security as well. I meant Medicare & Medicaid. I meant veterans’ benefits....And I not only tried it once, I tried it twice, I tried it a 3rd time & I…
    7 replies94 retweets197 likes
     
     
  •  2 hours ago
    I'm interested in both, and wish my state had a Democratic senator who didn't recite GOP talking points that try to pit progressive priorities against each other.
    1:14
    I’m much more interested in free preschool than free college.
    32 replies142 retweets920 likes
     
     
  •  2 hours ago
    Biden has a record breaking with Dems to help the GOP boost stuff like the bankruptcy bill, the Iraq War & Social Security cuts. Bernie has a record doing the opposite. The primary is the time to spotlight that contrast so voters have a clear choice.
    7 replies41 retweets134 likes
     
     
  •  2 hours ago
    If you think this is ancient history, think again: Biden just released a list of donors bundling money for his campaign, and one of them is Erskine Bowles -- the guy who led the fight to slash Social Security. You can't make this stuff up:
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    JOE BIDEN: “When I argued that we should freeze federal spending, I meant Social Security as well. I meant Medicare & Medicaid. I meant veterans’ benefits....And I not only tried it once, I tried it twice, I tried it a 3rd time & I…
    10 replies145 retweets326 likes
     
     
  •  2 hours ago
    Biden's record: - Helped the GOP authorize the Iraq War: - Helped the GOP try to cut Social Security: - Helped the GOP make it harder for Americans reduce student debt: Bernie opposed all of this.
    NEWS: Sanders, in a lengthy interview with me in Iowa, warns Democrats to avoid rallying around Biden, calling his record "so weak that it just cannot create the kind of excitement and energy that is going to be needed to defeat Donald Trump.”
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    14 replies147 retweets383 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     4 hours ago
    The most direct shot leveled at Biden to date
    NEWS: Sanders, in a lengthy interview with me in Iowa, warns Democrats to avoid rallying around Biden, calling his record "so weak that it just cannot create the kind of excitement and energy that is going to be needed to defeat Donald Trump.”
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    29 replies118 retweets798 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     6 hours ago
    Australians can't "stay safe and have fun," because their homes are on fire. Fossil fuel companies like created the climate crisis and made wildfires worse. When we pass a Green New Deal we'll hold fossil fuel executives accountable for the destruction they caused.
    Stay safe and have fun this new year, from all of us at ExxonMobil Australia.
    611 replies5,216 retweets22,555 likes
     
     
  •  3 hours ago
    This video is everything — retweet it far and wide because everyone needs to see it
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    JOE BIDEN: “When I argued that we should freeze federal spending, I meant Social Security as well. I meant Medicare & Medicaid. I meant veterans’ benefits....And I not only tried it once, I tried it twice, I tried it a 3rd time & I…
    15 replies284 retweets537 likes
     
     
  •  3 hours ago
    I’m putting “vile swamp creature” in my Twitter bio when this is all over
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    6 replies8 retweets115 likes
     
     
  •  3 hours ago
    1 reply17 retweets207 likes
     
     
  •  4 hours ago
    This election offers a very clear choice of visions for America. Which side are you on? Retweet if you’re with
    11 replies119 retweets279 likes
     
     
  •  4 hours ago
    Now you understand why it’s so troubling when praises Republicans and says he’s open to having a GOP runningmate — because he has repeatedly stood with the GOP in trying to slash Social Security. Imagine what he might do as president...
    0:19
    JOE BIDEN: “When I argued that we should freeze federal spending, I meant Social Security as well. I meant Medicare & Medicaid. I meant veterans’ benefits....And I not only tried it once, I tried it twice, I tried it a 3rd time & I…
    27 replies200 retweets577 likes
     
     
  •  4 hours ago
    Joe Biden really, really, really wanted absolutely everyone to know how hard he worked to try to cut Social Security
    0:19
    JOE BIDEN: “When I argued that we should freeze federal spending, I meant Social Security as well. I meant Medicare & Medicaid. I meant veterans’ benefits....And I not only tried it once, I tried it twice, I tried it a 3rd time & I…
    22 replies185 retweets656 likes
     
     
  •  5 hours ago
    Bernie outraised Biden and everyone else, but the NY Times app wants you to believe Bernie lost to Trump while Biden improved
    49 replies282 retweets1,329 likes
     
     
  •  5 hours ago
    CONTEXT: “Biden voted for a landmark Reagan tax bill that slashed the top income tax rate & exempted many wealthy families from the estate tax...He then called for a spending freeze on Social Security to reduce the deficits that tax law helped to create”
    0:19
    JOE BIDEN: “When I argued that we should freeze federal spending, I meant Social Security as well. I meant Medicare & Medicaid. I meant veterans’ benefits....And I not only tried it once, I tried it twice, I tried it a 3rd time & I…
    26 replies169 retweets406 likes
     
     
  •  5 hours ago
    I’ve seen a lot of absurd things on this site — but pretending this clip is out of context is next-level ridiculous. Like, galaxy brain level nonsense.
    Keep in mind that Biden's point was that a balanced budget amendment (the subject of the discussion and the part Sirota leaves out for reasons) was necessary because the Reagan Administration had no interest in ending its deficit spending or raising revenue.…
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    14 replies27 retweets175 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     6 hours ago
    Something monumental in American politics happened today. The candidate talking about Medicare For All with the most frequency & passion () just collected support from the largest coalition of voters in history. This officially shatters a misguided media myth. (1/8)
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  •  6 hours ago
    Context: fought this, and is pushing to expand the Social Security program that has tried to cut.
    0:19
    JOE BIDEN: “When I argued that we should freeze federal spending, I meant Social Security as well. I meant Medicare & Medicaid. I meant veterans’ benefits....And I not only tried it once, I tried it twice, I tried it a 3rd time & I…
    36 replies294 retweets960 likes
     
     
  •  7 hours ago
    JOE BIDEN: “When I argued that we should freeze federal spending, I meant Social Security as well. I meant Medicare & Medicaid. I meant veterans’ benefits....And I not only tried it once, I tried it twice, I tried it a 3rd time & I tried it a 4th time.”
    204 replies1,704 retweets3,937 likes
     
     
  •  7 hours ago
    Important -- spread the word
    29 replies367 retweets1,108 likes
     
     
  •  8 hours ago
    People who are terrified of : - Billionaires who don't want to pay taxes - Officials at think tanks funded by billionaires - The whole class of DC elites who work for billionaires & corporations & want White House jobs/influence in 2021
    14 replies104 retweets346 likes
     
     
  •  8 hours ago
    Buttigieg relies on Wall Street moguls in wine caves. Biden relies on 44 billionaires, who he promises "nothing would fundamentally change." Bernie relies on the working class of America. Choose your fighter.
    21 replies132 retweets552 likes
     
     
  •  8 hours ago
    My fellow Colorado folk who wanna go out and campaign for in Iowa: You can get roundtrip Denver-to-Des Moines tickets on for $40-$80. Let's gooooooo...
    8 replies60 retweets209 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     8 hours ago
    Replying to 
    And I just read David Sirota’s Bern Notice which states 300,000 of 4th quarter donors were NEW donors! That’s YUGE!
    1 reply19 retweets78 likes
     
     
  •  8 hours ago
    My officemates today — I’m doing campaign work and these two are on winter break doing a Lego project
    9 replies11 retweets181 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     9 hours ago
    Thank you for your leadership in the Democratic primary - particularly on immigration and human rights - and your ongoing commitment to public service. Your voice is an important one that will continue to be heard and have an impact.
    3:47
    It’s with profound gratitude to all of our supporters that I suspend my campaign for president today. I’m so proud of everything we’ve accomplished togeth…
    13 replies183 retweets1,296 likes
     
     
  •  9 hours ago
    Bernie flipped a GOP U.S. House seat and then won a U.S. Senate seat that Republicans had won for 100+ years — pass it on
    35 replies1,012 retweets4,036 likes
     
     
  •  9 hours ago
    Bernie Sanders raised 40% more than Pete Buttigieg during the fourth quarter without hosting a single big-donor fundraiser. Wow!
    7 replies47 retweets268 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     10 hours ago
    LMAO The teachers, Walmart workers and warehouse workers who gave the bulk of this money will be rather surprised to learn of their wealth and privilege.
    Your periodic reminder that the small donor class is disproportionately white, wealthy, college educated, and much much smaller than the overall primary electorate
    99 replies808 retweets4,906 likes
     
     
  •  9 hours ago
    Bernie has run 11 federal races, flipping a GOP House & GOP Senate seat & won 1,865 presidential primary delegates, which means he isnt vetted. Biden got blasted out of 2 past presidential campaigns without winning a single delegate, which means he’s the safe bet. I am a smart.
    “Sanders is where he is today in part because no one has really attacked him. But just wait until Republicans spend a billion dollars painting him as an extremist.”
    30 replies341 retweets1,532 likes
     
     
  •  9 hours ago
    He’s only run in 11 federal races, winning a GOP House seat and then winning a Senate seat the GOP had won for 100+ years...and then he ran in a presidential race where he was berated every day. Yeah, he’s never been vetted. Super smart point right here.
    “Sanders is where he is today in part because no one has really attacked him. But just wait until Republicans spend a billion dollars painting him as an extremist.”
    47 replies398 retweets1,788 likes
     
     
  •  9 hours ago
    Ohhhhh my...
    Bernie Sanders raised the most amount of money last quarter and has the most number of donors by a long mile. He is a force to be reckoned with, and the media needs to start covering him like the top contender that he is.
    48 replies182 retweets2,273 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     11 hours ago
    . asks Bernie Sanders campaign manager if Sanders would shift to accept all $$, not just grassroots donations, in a general election. "We will not change a damn thing," Shakir says.
    60 replies492 retweets2,778 likes
     
     
  •  10 hours ago
    Pundits: Bernie's campaign can't possibly grow Bernie:
    19 replies224 retweets1,056 likes
     
     
  •  10 hours ago
    Now you understand why corporate think tanks and the tiny group of Online Bernie Haters on this website are absolutely freaking out and resorting to personal invective — they know we have momentum. Stay focused. It’s go time.
    7 replies74 retweets399 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     10 hours ago
    OMG special interests are funding his campaign!
    An interesting tidbit from ’s Q4 fundraising numbers: “Teacher” was the most common occupation of his Q4 donors & the 5 most common employers were Amazon, Starbucks, Walmart, the United States…
    5 replies21 retweets99 likes
     
     
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  •   Retweeted
     11 hours ago
    Giving only a few bucks means you’re actually rich if you think about it
    Your periodic reminder that the small donor class is disproportionately white, wealthy, college educated, and much much smaller than the overall primary electorate
    8 replies76 retweets1,088 likes
     
     
  •  11 hours ago
    “You won’t make much money, your best stories will be forgotten & you’ll be doomed to constant disappointment & despair” — thanks to for summarizing my last 15 yrs before this year & the life of every journalist who dares to question power
    2 replies32 retweets140 likes
     
     
  •  11 hours ago
    Hey — you say you write for Politico. Maybe you should read it: “The most typical occupation listed by (Sanders) donors was teacher. Amazon, Starbucks, Walmart, Target and the United States Postal Service were the most frequent employers.”
    Your periodic reminder that the small donor class is disproportionately white, wealthy, college educated, and much much smaller than the overall primary electorate
    18 replies142 retweets914 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     12 hours ago
    Current industry stalking horse and future health care lobbyist has more thoughts on Medicare for All you must publish
    “There’s nothing idealistic or progressive about a 10-year losing battle over deeply unpopular policies like Medicare for All,” Bennet said.
    1 reply21 retweets113 likes
     
     
  •  12 hours ago
    . ran a good, honorable and constructive campaign that pushed a progressive agenda.
    3:47
    It’s with profound gratitude to all of our supporters that I suspend my campaign for president today. I’m so proud of everything we’ve accomplished togeth…
    23 replies134 retweets1,674 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     12 hours ago
    Credit to for running one of the more progressive campaigns of the non-Bernie candidates. I got the sense that he has better instincts than many folks who have risen through the Establishment wing of the Democratic Party.
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  •   Retweeted
     14 hours ago
    And an especially good morning to those who say can’t expand his base. Here’s 300,000 reasons why you’re wrong.
    good morning to everyone, but especially to the nearly 300,000 new donors who gave to in the fourth quarter and helped us raise $34.5 million.
    10 replies263 retweets1,465 likes
     
     

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