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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.

10:11 AM Jun 4th: Apparently, no one has ever told Mark Kirk that when you’re in a deep hole, you need to stop digging. Umpire Jim Joyce showed how to do it.

10:24 AM Jun 4th: Mark Kirk reminds me of some students I’ve taught. They give six separate excuses for bad behavior when one heartfelt apology will do.

9:08 AM Jun 7th: On Congress incumbent defeats: There will be plenty of them, but not in the primaries. That’s what November is for.

8:36 AM Jun 8th: One good question: Will there be an Artur Davis this evening–someone who was supposed to win but loses? Be honest: You love the car crashes

9:50 AM Jun 8th: When/if Sen. Lincoln(D-AR) loses, media will bombard you with simplistic stat–3 senators down in primaries, most since 1980, feeds theme.

9:51 AM Jun 8th: Remember a much better stat. Take Congress as a whole. 5 incumbents down in 2010 so far, but 199 re-nominated (97.5%).

8:19 PM Jun 8th: Turnouts uniformly low–no surprise there. No Democratic primaries in VA tonight. Unusual. Contests now set for November.

11:42 PM Jun 8th: A week ago, we had a ‘guaranteed winner’ turn into a loser (Artur Davis). Tonight, we had a ‘guaranteed loser’ turn into a winner (Lincoln).

12:10 AM Jun 9th: GOP trying to diversify its white male image: Nikki Haley, Meg Whitman, Susana Martinez, Carly Fiorina, Brian Sandoval, etc. 21st c. reality