Our party needs a killer with a proven record of winning to serve as DNC Chairman. Someone like @JamesCarville. In fact, it should be James himself. Or @PaulBegala. Or @davidplouffe. Or @RahmEmanuel. [@SpeakerPelosi is already exactly where we need her.] vox.com/policy-and-politics/…
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I knew I’d be @ for only naming white men. Either I’m a white caveman — or maybe, just maybe, I listed people who led winning presidential campaigns. Because in the last 100+ years only one Democrat has beaten a sitting Republican president: Clinton 1992. Winning is what matters
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Replying to @PhilippeReines
1976 Carter defeated Ford (though Ford wasn't elected) 1932 FDR defeated Hoover and depending on the "+" in 100+, 1912 Wilson defeated Taft and TR (3-way election, though)

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Replying to @davidbaron @PhilippeReines
In fairness, the first of those came following Watergate and the second was in the grip of the Great Depression. So extraordinary circumstances.
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I should have been clearer about Carter in my point.
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Replying to @davidbaron @PhilippeReines
Also the only incumbent Democratic President that Republicans have defeated in the last hundred years is Carter. Incumbents usually win!
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although LBJ chose not to run for re-election rather than face likely (?) defeat in 1968
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Replying to @davidbaron @PhilippeReines
Philippe couldn't find Michigan and Wisconsin in 2016 so you can't expect him to know much history
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