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Crowd gathered at SLC's Washington Square Park for a pro-Trump "Election Night Freedom and Liberty Rally" #utpol #election2020 
The event, happening in defiance of recent state guidelines on gatherings, is organized by a conglomerate of nine groups, including Pacific Islanders for
@BurgessOwens and Utah Latino Republicans
@BurgessOwens and Utah Latino Republicans
Around 90% of attendees, I would estimate, are sans masks #Election2020
1/ THREAD: Donald #Trump is sitting in this odd manner during a town hall because he feels emotionally uncomfortable as well as physically uncomfortable. His advance 'team' failed here and should have insisted on a different chair design.
#BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage
#BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage
2/ Trump, with high probability, simply cannot balance himself on these high-styled chairs. His difficulty balancing is probably secondary to his obesity (and relatively narrow chair) as well as also possibly a neurologic or musculoskeletal problem.
3/ From a #BodyLanguage perspective, sitting in this configuration shows a lack of emotional commitment — and a lack of stability. This projects the emotional tone of a person who is feeling uncomfortable with the subject matter. He looks like he constantly wants to leave.
📍RECAP: Key thing Kamala said at #VPDEBATE: ‘On January 28, the Vice President & the President were informed that #COVID19 was airborne and lethal in consequence.’
This was 4 days after I risked my Epidemiology career on line to publicly warn the world.
This was 4 days after I risked my Epidemiology career on line to publicly warn the world.
2) My family also suffered early on. Thank you to all those for trusting me and standing by my side from the beginning.
We have to keep spreading the message and eventually win the fight against #COVID19.
ICYMI: @NYMag’s story from March 2020 here: nymag.com/intelligencer/…
We have to keep spreading the message and eventually win the fight against #COVID19.
ICYMI: @NYMag’s story from March 2020 here: nymag.com/intelligencer/…
Trump the human Superspreader: Chris Christie “enters his second week in the hospital battling the coronavirus, making his case the most serious among senior Republicans in contact with President Donald Trump while he may have been carrying the virus.” cnn.com/2020/10/09/pol…
My position on all these Trump people sick with #COVID19
Editorial: FEMINIST GIANT Does Not Wish Donald Trump Well by @monaeltahawy feministgiant.substack.com/p/editorial-fe…
Editorial: FEMINIST GIANT Does Not Wish Donald Trump Well by @monaeltahawy feministgiant.substack.com/p/editorial-fe…
This - which I wrote for 8th grader whose question was asked at #VPDebate - has become one of my most shared & commented on essays.
So many grandparents, parents, aunts & uncles tell me they’ve shared it with the girls in their lives.
Thank you!
feministgiant.substack.com/p/letter-dear-…
So many grandparents, parents, aunts & uncles tell me they’ve shared it with the girls in their lives.
Thank you!
feministgiant.substack.com/p/letter-dear-…
NEW: Our post-#VPDebate poll found watchers say @KamalaHarris won, but The Fly stole the show.
Nearly half of debate watchers – and 38% of voters – heard a lot about the bug on the VP's head, more than heard about other key moments in the matchup.
More: morningconsult.com/2020/10/08/vp-…
Nearly half of debate watchers – and 38% of voters – heard a lot about the bug on the VP's head, more than heard about other key moments in the matchup.
More: morningconsult.com/2020/10/08/vp-…
Interesting bit in our post-#VPDebate poll: @KamalaHarris got a 9-point bump among those who saw her on stage on the question of how prepared she is to be president if duty calls.
Her number now roughly matches the incumbent VP.
morningconsult.com/2020/10/08/vp-…
Her number now roughly matches the incumbent VP.
morningconsult.com/2020/10/08/vp-…
^ This datapoint is the vegetables you have to eat before getting to the dessert in the story
It’s become clear to me that Trump/Pence don’t believe in/understand social science. How can we move toward a more just nation with leaders who deny the existence of the very issues that are tearing us apart?
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In the #VPDebate, Pence said it was insulting to suggest that law enforcement has implicit bias. That’s like saying it’s insulting to say that law enforcement officers have two eyes and a nose. These are facts. Along with our facial features, we all have implicit bias.
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That’s why it’s so insidious and problematic. Indeed, the Executive Order on stereotyping also reveals a complete lack of understanding of these issues.
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Mike Pence and Kamala Harris clashed over the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic during the #VPDebate, as the White House struggled to contain an outbreak that has infected President Trump and dozens of others reut.rs/3nu7FXm 1/9
The matchup between Pence and Harris unfolded largely free of the chaos that marred last week’s presidential debate. Here are a few standout moments from the debate reut.rs/3llQfKH 2/9
Packing the court: Frustrated that Trump and the Republican-controlled Senate may soon cement a 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court, some on the left have called on Biden to expand the court to 11 or 13 seats. Harris declined to say whether she supported that idea 3/9
For 90 minutes, US politics had been transported back to 2012 telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/0…
During last night's #VPDebate both candidates gave a strong performance, sticking to clearly defined topics and avoiding personal blows
A total of six in ten said Kamala Harris claimed victory over Mike Pence, according to a @CNN snap poll.
In contrast, a @drudgefeed flash poll shows the Vice President as the winner, leading with 69% of the public’s support
In contrast, a @drudgefeed flash poll shows the Vice President as the winner, leading with 69% of the public’s support
THREAD: Money matters to voters, so what did we learn in last night's #VPDebate ?
Here’s a summary of what we heard, specifically the hits and misses on our very complicated economy ⬇️
Here’s a summary of what we heard, specifically the hits and misses on our very complicated economy ⬇️
Pence repeated the previously fact-checked claim that Trump turned the U.S. economy around.
FALSE: GDP was 2% & 2.3% under Obama, 2.5% under Trump. It was an economic expansion Trump made possible by the 2017 Corporate Tax Cut.
FALSE: GDP was 2% & 2.3% under Obama, 2.5% under Trump. It was an economic expansion Trump made possible by the 2017 Corporate Tax Cut.
Pence says Biden will raises taxes on all Americans.
FALSE: Biden plans to partially repeal the corporate tax cut. Trump dropped the corporate tax rate from 35% - 21%.
FALSE: Biden plans to partially repeal the corporate tax cut. Trump dropped the corporate tax rate from 35% - 21%.
Harris was more believable, more skilled and overall presented a better case for her campaign, but I'd say Pence won simply because he didn't have to do as much. #VPDebate
A political debate is not a contest of ideas. Pence's entire job was to lay out a case (credible or not) for re-electing Trump so that those who already want to vote for him can give themselves permission to do so. That's why he didn't bother with the questions. #VPDebate
Harris' best approach would have been to de-legitimise Pence, and thereby Trump, but she treated him with too much respect. Just as Biden did with Trump. #VPDebate
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I will say this in my column, but @KamalaHarris had to navigate so much: She was up against the sitting VP. She is one of only 4 women in US history to be on that stage, as a nominee and is the only Black woman & only 2nd Black person to do so.
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I will say this in my column, but @KamalaHarris had to navigate so much: She was up against the sitting VP. She is one of only 4 women in US history to be on that stage, as a nominee and is the only Black woman & only 2nd Black person to do so.
#VPDebate
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The expectations of women are so much more than they ever are on men. For WOC, it is exponential. A Black woman on stage as a challenger to a white man is itself an optic that unsettles the fundamental narrative of white supremacy.
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Many of us were shattered by the abusive performance by Trump a week ago. So comparatively, Pence's calm, message-driven gaslighting performance seemed different. Contentious but not threatening--not like Trump's scary shouty abuse. Or was it?
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Tonight, we saw VP @Mike_Pence expose the radical, far-left policies that a Harris-Biden Administration would force on the country, and articulate a robust defense of the Trump-Pence Administration’s accomplishments & vision. #VPDebate
Here are the top five must-watch moments:
Here are the top five must-watch moments:
1️⃣ VP Pence lambasted Joe Biden’s failure to confront ISIS terrorists and save Kayla Mueller.
2️⃣ VP @Mike_Pence contrasted President @realDonaldTrump's record of cutting taxes for middle-class families with Joe Biden’s plan to raise taxes by $4 trillion.
A colossal "Dump Trump" message greets @VP as he returns to downtown Salt Lake City's Hotel Monaco. The video projection on the heavily guarded grounds, I'm told, was pulled off by a crew of local guerrilla activists #VPDebate #utpol
Make that a lone wolf. "I was, like, 'you know what would be real fun? I've got those projectors. I've wanted to do projections for a while.’ Vice presidential debate—why not?” the display's author, Collin Williams tells me #VPDebate #utpol
The creation, which Williams originally intended for the outside @UUtah's Kingsbury Hall, transitioned from the "Dump Trump" message to another displaying the current number of COVID deaths in the country with the intent to call out the administration's "lack of action,” he said
1/ THREAD: @KamalaHarris expression as she says, "@JoeBiden's responsible for saving America's auto industry and you voted against it — so let's set the record straight."
#BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage #VPDebate
#BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage #VPDebate
2/ The 'Side-Eye' is a strong signal for the thought-emotions for someone you:
• Don't believe
• Don't like
• Don't respect
#BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage #VPDebate
• Don't believe
• Don't like
• Don't respect
#BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage #VPDebate
3/ Note also that during this scolding, @Mike_Pence closes his eyes as he attempts to distance himself — and psychologically protect himself from what he knows is the truth.
#BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage #VPDebate
#BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage #VPDebate
Harris Lie # 1
Biden will eliminate #Trump Tax Cut.
Harris said no.
Biden said yes.
Tax cuts are not for the big corporates only. My family owns a small business and it definitely helped us.
#VPDebates2020
#vpdebate
#Vote
#Election2020
@TeamTrump
Biden will eliminate #Trump Tax Cut.
Harris said no.
Biden said yes.
Tax cuts are not for the big corporates only. My family owns a small business and it definitely helped us.
#VPDebates2020
#vpdebate
#Vote
#Election2020
@TeamTrump
Harris Lie #2
Will the #BidenHarris admin ban fracking.
Harris insisted they won’t.
But,
Both Biden and Harris said they would ban fracking.
#VPDebates2020
#vpdebate
#vote
#Election2020
@TeamTrump
Will the #BidenHarris admin ban fracking.
Harris insisted they won’t.
But,
Both Biden and Harris said they would ban fracking.
#VPDebates2020
#vpdebate
#vote
#Election2020
@TeamTrump
Harris Lie #3
Trump didn’t denounce the KKK & White Supremacy. He called them “Fine people” & “He told them to stand down”.
POTUS #Trump disavowed both groups numerous times.
He told the #ProudBoys to stand down. PB are multiracial.
#VPDebates2020
#VPdebate
#vote
@TeamTrump
Trump didn’t denounce the KKK & White Supremacy. He called them “Fine people” & “He told them to stand down”.
POTUS #Trump disavowed both groups numerous times.
He told the #ProudBoys to stand down. PB are multiracial.
#VPDebates2020
#VPdebate
#vote
@TeamTrump
Tonight's #VPDebate did not cover LGBTQ+ issues.
Multiple presidential forums have aired since the conventions. All of them skipped over LGBTQ+ issues.
Background from @shoeleatherkate: bit.ly/3carNIG
Multiple presidential forums have aired since the conventions. All of them skipped over LGBTQ+ issues.
Background from @shoeleatherkate: bit.ly/3carNIG
2/ More from our coverage —
Across the nation, LGBTQ+ people are debating fast-tracking major life changes: weddings, gender-confirming medical care, legal name changes.
It's all in anticipation of a 6-3 Supreme Court conservative majority. bit.ly/30s4J3N
Across the nation, LGBTQ+ people are debating fast-tracking major life changes: weddings, gender-confirming medical care, legal name changes.
It's all in anticipation of a 6-3 Supreme Court conservative majority. bit.ly/30s4J3N
3/ Joe Biden has promised action on LGBTQ+ issues starting on day one. But undoing four years of anti-LGBTQ+ policy may take decades. bit.ly/347x3JC
Anyone seen a speaking time analysis from the VP debate? If you find one, please post it in the comments to this tweet. #VPDebate
UPDATE: My quick reading of the most recent NBC News speaking-time breakdown has Pence speaking for about two and a half minutes to three minutes longer than Harris, with no additional indication of how aggressively Harris was spoken over by the moderator as compared to Pence.
UPDATE2: One also notes that Harris stayed close to Mike Pence in speaking time only because on certain topics Pence abdicated altogether—like race. Whenever Pence had an issue he *wanted* to discuss, he was able to do so for as long as he wanted. Data journalism misses that too.
For 90 minutes, the understudies had their moment.
Mike Pence and Kamala Harris faced each other behind plexiglass partitions in a low-key debate that was peevish but generally polite.
Here are takeaways from tonight's #VPDebate: latimes.com/politics/story…
Mike Pence and Kamala Harris faced each other behind plexiglass partitions in a low-key debate that was peevish but generally polite.
Here are takeaways from tonight's #VPDebate: latimes.com/politics/story…
Kamala Harris was tough and firm, but didn’t exactly mop the floor with her Republican rival, @markzbarabak writes
latimes.com/politics/story…
latimes.com/politics/story…
@markzbarabak Pence’s heaviest lift may have been persuading Americans that he and the Trump administration have done a bang-up job on COVID-19, even as the president could plausibly be labeled a super-spreader of the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans latimes.com/politics/story…
Pence: "I would never presume to know what ACB thinks about abortion."
Oh SHUT THE FUCK UP. That's the entire reason you nominated her!
#VPDebate
Oh SHUT THE FUCK UP. That's the entire reason you nominated her!
#VPDebate
If there's one thing we know Trump actually cares about - it's appearances, especially on TV.
Pence's bloodshot eye and fly-attack are going to make him look very weak to his boss.
#VPDebate
Pence's bloodshot eye and fly-attack are going to make him look very weak to his boss.
#VPDebate
#VPDebate next topic: The Supreme Court of the United States
Q for Pence: What would you want Indiana, your home state, to do if Roe v. Wade is overturned?
Pence responded by saying he hopes Amy Coney Barrett gets a fair hearing and is treated with respect.
Q for Pence: What would you want Indiana, your home state, to do if Roe v. Wade is overturned?
Pence responded by saying he hopes Amy Coney Barrett gets a fair hearing and is treated with respect.
The same question is asked to Harris.
Harris: "Let the American people fill that seat in the White House and then we'll fill that seat on the US Supreme Court."
She added: "I will always fight for a women's right to make a decision about her own body."
Harris: "Let the American people fill that seat in the White House and then we'll fill that seat on the US Supreme Court."
She added: "I will always fight for a women's right to make a decision about her own body."
Harris also talked about the Affordable Care Act.
Noun, verb, China. - Pence #OneTrickPony #VPDebate
Susan Page finally enters the chat. #VPDebate
Is that a fly on his head?! OMFG. 😱 #VPDebate #WalkingDead
Tariffs are taxes. #VPDebate
Read how Trump's tariffs on steel imports did create 8,700 jobs in the US steel industry.
But, for each new job in the steel industry, steel-using firms will pay an extra $650,000 for each job created.
piie.com/blogs/trade-in…
But, for each new job in the steel industry, steel-using firms will pay an extra $650,000 for each job created.
piie.com/blogs/trade-in…
We have a lot to say about this. Check out all our research on US-China trade policy here: piie.com/research/trade…
The next #VPDebate topic is China
Q: VP Pence, how would you describe our fundamental relationship with China?
Pence: "China is to blame for the coronavirus and President Trump is not happy about it."
Q: VP Pence, how would you describe our fundamental relationship with China?
Pence: "China is to blame for the coronavirus and President Trump is not happy about it."
Harris talks about how a @pewresearch study shows Trump has fallen among other world leaders.
