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Jeff Liszt

@liszt.bsky.social

Écrasons l'infâme Obama / HRC quant and qual. 2x Ironman plus a half. Brother of the second greatest banjo player on earth. www.impactresearch.com

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Jeff Liszt@liszt.bsky.social · 3d ago

Using this as a jumping off point... It all depends on the definition of "moderate," which for less engaged has little to do with policy. Bob McDonnell and Glenn Youngkin were rabid nutcases from a policy standpoint, but looked like friendly suburban guys, ergo moderate.

Elizabeth Spiers@espiers.bsky.social · 3d ago

I keep arguing that Dem leadership (Schumer, Jeffries, etc.) are stuck in the 90s, as are many of the high profile Dem consultants and advisors. They think most voters are de facto moderate. This is why their thinking is outdated:

Michael@michaeljsc.bsky.social · last wk.

mildly funny that X is having blazing rows about Nolan’s Odyssey because he cast black people in it and Bluesky is having blazing rows about whether a noted Homeric translator’s LRB review of it misses the point or not

Jeff Liszt@liszt.bsky.social · last wk.

Perhaps a bit harsh to argue The Odyssey has *nothing* interesting to say about time, but the Wilson review is a marvelous study in the superficiality of the middlebrow.

Jeff Liszt@liszt.bsky.social · 2w ago

We had generally been hearing less mention of tariffs in qual, as the war in Iran got more blame for rising prices. Quite helpful of Trump to remind voters as we head into the heat of the cycle.

Jeff Liszt@liszt.bsky.social · 2w ago

"While 72% of Republicans viewed capitalism favorably back in 2019, that’s down to 61% today. And the percentage of Republicans who have a “strongly” positive view of capitalism has gone from 54% to 41%." www.cnn.com/2026/07/23/p...

Americans — including many Republicans — are losing faith in capitalism, poll shows | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump has indicated that his main strategy for the 2026 midterm elections is to call Democrats “socialists” and even “communists” at every turn. And there is evidence that democratic ...

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