Tweet storm from Paul Krugman - timely

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OK, a brief tweetstorm:

1. An emerging meme: Republicans are starting to bail on Trump, so HRC should move right to accommodate them

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 3, 2016

2. This is awesome, and I mean that in the worst way -- it means ignoring history, the reality of the Dem platform, and evidence

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 3, 2016

3. History: The modern GOP was in essence built around strategy of harnessing racial resentment to sell right-wing economic policies

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 3, 2016

4. Now racial resentment has run wild, leaving economic conservatives stranded. So Dems should respond by adopting their ideas? What?

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 3, 2016

5. Meanwhile, HRC is indeed running on a progressive platform -- but it's hardly socialism. Restore financial regulation part way to 1980

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 3, 2016

6. Restore top tax rates part way to what they were under Gerald Ford -- and do only some of what we need on climate. This is leftist?

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 3, 2016

7. And remember, conservative economic policy and predictions have failed utterly in practice. Clinton tax hike followed by boom

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 3, 2016

8. Bush tax cuts followed by weak recovery, then crash. Obama tax hike in 2013 followed by best job growth since 1990s.

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 3, 2016

9. And Kansas "experiment" -- Brownback's term -- has been a disaster. So why should we accommodate these people?

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 3, 2016

10. Bottom line: when Dr. Frankenstein finally admits that his monster must be killed, you don't give him a big reward.

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 3, 2016