Monday, February 03, 2020

Some Tweets from David Sirota

David Sirota is the speechwriter for candidate Bernie Sanders.


  •  Pinned Tweet
    If at the end of my life I am remembered as one of the people who intently and obsessively worked to help focus public attention on Social Security during the 2020 election, I’m good with that.
  • Important graph from illustrating how polls show Bernie has become the strongest general election candidate against Donald Trump
  •   Retweeted
    Latest Iowa poll shows a continuation of a trend: Biden losing ground badly to Sanders among middle aged voters, this time a 10 point swing since December
  •   Retweeted
    Jeff Weaver, Bernie adviser, says the Obama/Trump voters can be brought back by "That's the problem (w other Dems) ... they don't have the trust of working class people."
  • Drinking my coffee from my Washington Journal mug this morning in honor of all the Beltway folks who are freaked out by the prospect of winning the Iowa caucuses tonight
  •   Retweeted
    You know that millions of people on are barely surviving. Your exposure of Biden’s willlingness to lower their standard even further will hopefully make the difference in the outcome of the election. You should be proud.
  •   Retweeted
    You hate to see it.
  • I woke up this morning before the sun came up and thought about how this past year has been a really long decade.
  •   Retweeted
    “I think he’s gonna win big tonight.” The Bernie surge has Chris Matthews on the verge of tears. It’s okay, Chris.
  •   Retweeted
    These are the margins of victory Biden and Sanders post against Trump. Biden used to significantly outperform Sanders against Trump, but starting in October his advantage completely collapsed.
  • "In Iowa earlier this month, though, one of the most intense battles between the leading candidates centered on a matter of great importance to older Iowans: Social Security."