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I know it’s The New York Times, but what is this sentence?

Posted by Qale Jul 5 '23, 07:42

All of the Democrats, many of them gray-haired habitués of the rubber-chicken circuit, knew they had come to Washington to hash out, after months of debate, what the presidential-primary calendar would look like come 2024.

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ALL THE COMMAS! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 5, 07:45
Rubber chicken circuit means party events (dinners). -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 07:44 12
- Yes, I got that after searching for that. But who outside the Beltway would even dream of knowing that? The article is worthless Biden bashing anyway. -- nm - Qale Jul 5, 07:46 11
  - Is it a news article, or opinion section? -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 08:00 4
    - It’s portrayed as a news article. It’s hand-wringing about changing the primary to South Carolina. Didn’t make it 6 paragraphs before invoking Kennedy - Qale Jul 5, 08:06 3
      - Looking up this dude, he's a columnist. So different expectations apply. -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 08:10 2
        
        They should state after the byline more often stuff like that. Maybe even include if they’ve ever been a head-in-a-box on TV too. -- nm - Qale Jul 5, 08:15 1
        
        I think if it's in the magazine, you can make that assumption. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 08:19
  - I knew the term, probably from watching McLaughlin Group. -- nm - Coach Bearond Jul 5, 07:48 4
    - this guy? -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 5, 07:55 [youtube] 2
      - 50 Baron points for Beak. I was wondering who would reference that first. -- nm - Coach Bearond Jul 5, 07:59
      - Nice. Man, imagine actual political discussion on TV. Those were the days. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 07:57
    - I would guess any political talk show would mention it at some point. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 07:49
  - I knew. My dad was into state politics when I was growing up. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 07:48
Sounds like they are talking about state committee leaders. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 07:43

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I know it’s The New York Times, but what is this sentence?

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