Zaid Jilani
Write about polarization for UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center. Co-host of Extremely Offline, podcast about better conversations between political tribes
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As More American Boots Hit the Ground in Syria, U.S. Parses “Boots” and “Ground”
The Intercept 59h 1 tweets
State Department tries to forget that Obama promised not to put American “boots on the ground” in Syria.
Zaid Jilani Obama admin played word games on this, no reason other presidents wouldn't 59h
EXCLUSIVE POLL: Just as Many African-Americans Say They’d Consider Voting for Bernie Sanders as Joe Biden
Vice 3d 4 tweets
56% of African-Americans said they’d “consider voting for” Sanders in 2020 — a statistical tie with the 54% who said the same about Biden.
Zaid Jilani Pretty fascinating polling from Vice/Ipsos that suggests that at this point in the race, only Biden or Sanders can create a diverse enough coalition to win (of course this could change over time) 3d
Warren Misleads on Her Kids' Schooling
FactCheck.org 3d 1 tweets
Sen. Elizabeth Warren misleadingly told a group of school-choice activists that her children “went to public schools,” not private ones. Warren's campaign later clarified that her daughter attended public school, while her son mostly attended...
Zaid Jilani Elizabeth Warren is on video telling a mother who notes her children spent time in private schools: "No, my children went to public schools." It turns out her son attended an all-boys private school (the Haverford School). She misled these parents. 3d
Warren and Sanders’ Famous Friendship Finally Ices Over
The Daily Beast 3d 2 tweets
Throughout the primary, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) have stressed their fond feelings for each other. Then, the polls got close. And stayed there.
Nevada’s Largest Teachers Union Is Endorsing Bernie Sanders
Nidhi Prakash - BuzzFeed News 3d 2 tweets
The Clark County Educational Association is backing Sanders in a state where organized labor still has big power in Democratic politics.
Elizabeth Warren Is the Democrats’ Unity Candidate
Michelle Goldberg - Nytimes.com 3d 3 tweets
Her nomination would offer the best hope of bringing together the party’s warring factions.
Zaid Jilani A few days ago, Warren booted up the narrative that she's the unity candidate (after doing tons of hits on Biden and Pete and now Sanders). Now Michelle Goldberg uses NYT column to make her argument, with the disclaimer that her..husband works for Warren 3d
Donald Trump Releases List of Possible Supreme Court Picks
Nytimes.com 4d 1 tweets
The presumptive Republican nominee for president is trying to quell concerns that he would not select conservative jurists.
Zaid Jilani Trump released a list of possible SCOTUS picks in May 2016 to consolidate GOP voters around him and assuage conservative fears, might not be such a bad idea if Sanders did the same 4d
Bernie Sanders Wants to Change Your Mind
Nytimes.com 4d 15 tweets
Mr. Sanders interviews for The New York Times’s endorsement.
Zaid Jilani "Twitter world does not necessarily reflect what the American people are or even where most Democrats are" - Bernie Sanders 4d
RealClearPolitics - Election 2020 - General Election: Trump vs. Biden
Realclearpolitics.com 99d 4 tweets
RealClearPolitics - Election 2020 - General Election: Trump vs. Biden
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Zaid Jilani RealClearPolitics average of polls Biden defeats Trump by 4.5 points Sanders defeats Trump by 2.6 points Warren loses to Trump by 0.2 points 4d
RealClearPolitics - Election 2020 - General Election: Trump vs. Sanders
Realclearpolitics.com 276d 2 tweets
RealClearPolitics - Election 2020 - General Election: Trump vs. Sanders
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Zaid Jilani RealClearPolitics average of polls Biden defeats Trump by 4.5 points Sanders defeats Trump by 2.6 points Warren loses to Trump by 0.2 points 4d
PN1945 - Nomination of Gordon D. Sondland for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)
Congress.gov 4d 1 tweets
PN1945 - Nomination of Gordon D. Sondland by the U.S. President for Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Department of State, 115th Congress...
Zaid Jilani I have no idea how she objected to him -- he was confirmed by voice vote, no indication anyone objected to him 4d
Get Morning Consult Political Intelligence Report I Morning Consult
Morning Consult 10d 4 tweets
Morning Consult Political Intelligence: The 2020 U.S. Election is the most comprehensive polling data set on the 2020 U.S. election.
Zaid Jilani In her fundraising email, she denies she has the most affluent voter base. In latest Morning Consult, Elizabeth Warren is at 11% with both African-American and Hispanic voters. At 10% with Asian voters. 4d
Small showing for Bloomberg rally with Judge Judy despite campaign's big spending
Washington Examiner 5d 3 tweets
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg claims he is ready to spend more than $1 billion in an effort to oust President Trump, but money may not be bringing supporters to his campaign.
Zaid Jilani 45 people showed up to a rally in Texas with Michael Bloomberg *and* Judge Judy present 5d
Memorable Campaign Ads
Cbsnews.com 5d 1 tweets
The Most Memorable Campaign Spots, from Eisenhower to Obama
Zaid Jilani Obama and Clinton ran biting negative radio and TV ads against eachother. This one by Clinton implied children would be imperiled by Obama's lack of experience. Negative campaigning is normal, and the 2020 race has been extremely benign in comparison. 5d
Local New Hampshire Union Backs Bernie Sanders, Bucking National Affiliate
Nytimes.com 5d 5 tweets
The move by SEA/SEIU Local 1984 stood in contrast to its national affiliate’s decision so far to stay neutral in the presidential race.
Elizabeth Warren Speaks in Brooklyn
YouTube 5d 1 tweets
Join me and Julián Castro for our live event in Brooklyn!
Bernie campaign slams Warren as candidate of the elite
POLITICO 5d 10 tweets
Sanders volunteers are being told to zero in on the perceived weaknesses of Warren, but also Biden and Buttigieg.
Zaid Jilani Fwiw the Sanders's campaigns claim here is somewhat overstated but not so overstated its unfair to use in an election. Warren's standing with downscale voters is weak, particularly the black/Hispanic heavy parts of electorate needed to win 5d
Baltimore City’s Response to the Opioid Epidemic
Baltimore City Health Department 6d 1 tweets
The Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) is dedicated to preventing overdose deaths in Baltimore City. Opioid overdose is a public health crisis. In 2017, Baltimore City saw 761 drug and alcohol-related intoxication deaths, 692 of which were...
Zaid Jilani I guess this is the new spin on opioid deaths being concentrated in the midwest, but just FYI, "Baltimore City now has the highest overdose fatality rate of any city in the United States." Despair isn't concentrated by skin or blood. 6d
Despair doesn't kill, defending whiteness does
The Lancet 7d 11 tweets
On the morning of Sept 15, 1963, a Sunday, Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Carol Denise McNair were killed by whiteness. They were young, 14 and 11 year old Black girls, assembled in the basement of a church in Birmingham,...
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Zaid Jilani The Lancet, one of the most prestigious medical journals, published this! I would say CRT had a pretty good couple decades in the 21st century. Wonder where it will go in the next few. 6d
RealClearPolitics - Election 2020 - General Election: Trump vs. Warren
Realclearpolitics.com 190d 4 tweets
RealClearPolitics - Election 2020 - General Election: Trump vs. Warren
Zaid Jilani In RealClearPolitics's average of national polls, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are ahead of Trump while both Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg are losing to him 7d
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Zaid Jilani RealClearPolitics average of polls Biden defeats Trump by 4.5 points Sanders defeats Trump by 2.6 points Warren loses to Trump by 0.2 points 4d