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Tweets of the Week

The Crystal Ball’s Tweets of the Week is a look back at the highlights of the past week in politics in snippets of 140 characters or less. To get this analysis as soon as news breaks, follow University of Virginia Center for Politics Director, and Crystal Ball founder, Larry Sabato on Twitter by clicking here.


9:32 AM Dec 11th: Jenny Sanford files for divorce: She’s impeached Mark when the South Carolina legislature wouldn’t.

1:13 PM Dec 12th: Our old friend Populism will be back with a vengeance in 2010. Both parties will ask voters to “Keep the Big Boys Honest.”

1:14 PM Dec 12th: Democrats will define the Big Boys as the Banks, the Wall Streeters, and Mr. and Mrs. Moneybags.

1:15 PM Dec 12th: Republicans will define the Big Boys as Government–Big Spenders, Big Taxers, Big Debtors.

2:40 PM Dec 14th: We’ve said it often: When D pure retirements (no running for higher office) hit 10, we’ll call it a significant trend. Patience, pls.

2:45 PM Dec 14th: The overall trend, historically and otherwise, is obvious.There will be R gains. But circumstances in specific districts and states will change.

10:27 PM Dec 15th: Lots of sitting GOVs are hurting, some more than others.Paterson(D-NY) has been dead GOV walking for a year now.When will he end the misery?

10:31 PM Dec 15th: Sometimes partisan polarization makes no sense. Marist poll shows Michelle Obama has high job ratings from 83% of Dems, only 32% of Rs

10:34 PM Dec 15th: M. Obama has avoided all major controversy, focused on family, fashion, healthy food, good causes. Hey, what the heck more do you want?

10:42 PM Dec 15th: Attack on PM Silvio Berlusconi reminded me of a comment from a shrewd observer of Italian politics I heard in Rome a month ago.

10:45 PM Dec 15th: “Berlusconi is loved by far more Italians than hate him–but the hate is so intense he could end up like [assassinated ex-PM] Aldo Moro.