Iowa Caucus: WELP

Congratulations to Ted Cruz on winning the critically important primary state that also gave us President Santorum and President Huckabee.

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John Dingell (@JohnDingell) February 02, 2016

"No one thought we could get 3rd place!" Actually, everyone thought you would get 3rd place. And you did!

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John Legend (@johnlegend) February 02, 2016

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RUBIO just now: "So this is the moment they said would never happen.” OBAMA '08 Iowa speech opener: "They said this day would never come."

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Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 02, 2016

The thing is, only one of these guys won Iowa... twitter.com/sahilkapur/sta…

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Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 02, 2016

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Goodnight, Donald https://t.co/rS6OAwnbFM

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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 02, 2016

It's so great to see Obama immigration ally Marco Rubio doing well tonight!

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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 02, 2016

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Ted Cruz wins Iowa. Just goes to show you, assholes really can finish first.

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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 02, 2016

"This is the moment they said would never happen." -- Marco Rubio on finishing 3rd

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Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 02, 2016

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IRONY. 😂😂😂

“No one remembers who came in second.” – Walter Hagen

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Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 17, 2014

Tweet Of The Day

me stopping Obama from leaving the White House https://t.co/X3vDJukBBr

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alexa (@GrandeDuet) January 31, 2016

Picture Of The Day

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden participate in a meeting with the White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House, Feb. 1, 2016. Photo by Pete Souza

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CEB

Look how humble our PBO is as evidenced about where he is sitting. He does not have to be the center of attention or sitting in the front on an elevated chair (as LBJ did) to prove he is in charge. He has that natural confidence and power that is quietly evident in the way that he comports himself. His position also says that he has Joe’s back. Our guys are all kinds of wonderful.

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MadameSoph

This is a BFD 🙂

I’m so excited PBO has put VPB in charge of this. Knowing this administration and PBO, they would not set these ambitious goals if they didn’t think reaching them was possible. As VP said, “Listen, I’m not Bernie Sanders…..I’m not a populist. But I’m a realist.”

I lost my Dad and other family to cancer and quite a few of my friends are fighting or have recovered from it. I’m so grateful for the Cancer Moonshot.

So, when “curing cancer” gets added to saving the economy and auto industry, bringing justice to Bin Laden, providing affordable healthcare to millions and combating climate change, how will they spin “disappointment” then?

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GGail

Where PBO has his chair positioned says a whole lot.
Wow, what a great man.

Let the haters hate. We know the real deal when we see it.

There Is Only One President Barack Obama

Sanders expects to win over the Obama coalition by stumping with Cornel "Obama is a niggerized president" West. Good luck with that.

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Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) January 31, 2016

Can I just say that calling a book about the first black president "Buyer's Remorse" is a dozen different layers of fucked?

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Jordan Ashby (@JM_Ashby) January 31, 2016

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These brogressives thought they were "buying" the president with their vote, and now they're mad because he didn't do exactly what they say

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Jordan Ashby (@JM_Ashby) January 31, 2016

He did what he said he was going to do as president, not what they said. But they "voted for him," like a transaction

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Jordan Ashby (@JM_Ashby) January 31, 2016

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The NERVE. There are MANY things you can be critical about reguarding Obama, but what we're NOT gonna do, is erase what he's done. No ma'am.

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Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) January 31, 2016

But Bernie isn't talking about either of those issues. Bernie is talking about White Progressives. Who don't give a shit about....

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Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) January 31, 2016

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...anything that's killing black & brown people. White Progressives speak for White Progressives. And white Progressives don't include....

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Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) January 31, 2016

...Progressives of color. Who, are the ignored/invisible base of the Dem party. White peoples overwhelmingly vote Repub. the #'s show this.

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Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) January 31, 2016

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So to keep centering Brogressives when speaking on "Progressives" is getting on my fucking nerves. So they're mad Obama didn't breakdown...

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Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) January 31, 2016

...the big banks, make single payer, etc. Meanwhile, black people are continuously being killed in the street by the state, and the...

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Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) January 31, 2016

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Randomness: The Snapper Snapped

Early Bird Chat

On This Day: First Lady Michelle Obama and Ellen DeGeneres dance during a taping of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” marking the second anniversary of the “Let’s Move!” initiative, in Burbank, Calif., Feb. 1, 2012 (Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

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Today

2:0: The President meets with the White House Task Force on Cancer

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