tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post3378791897890336826..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: A CONVENIENT PHRASE WILL LET REPUBLICANS PRETEND TRUMP HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THEMSteve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-90739491032794324432016-04-05T18:53:49.676-04:002016-04-05T18:53:49.676-04:00The Republicans will need to appease Trump in some...The Republicans will need to appease Trump in some way, shape, or form, or he will fuss and fume and try to take revenge. And as hard as it will be for the Republicans to lose the House or the Senate this year, they won't be in a mood to take any chances on it. For the Republicans, winning the White House would be nice; retaining Congress is essential. Perhaps Trump will be tired enough of the whole thing that they can interest him in some bauble other than the nomination; if so, so much the better for them. Otherwise, if they have to let Trump have the nomination in the end to keep him inside the tent pissing out, that's what they have to do. If it comes down to it, Cruz voters will vote with the team come the fall regardless of what happens. Trump voters, perhaps not.ploeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10248826561069733693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-80334170497513539642016-04-05T14:43:06.286-04:002016-04-05T14:43:06.286-04:00So you embark on a (very successful) "Souther...So you embark on a (very successful) "Southern Strategy," turn the South from solid D to solid R, and are shocked when you find yourself in bed with "throwbacks to Jim Crow." I mean, who saw <i>that</i> coming? <i>And</i> you're shocked those "throwbacks" won't play nice.<br /><br />LOL covers a lot of my response to the Right these days. At least they are good for amusement, mordant though it may be.mlbxxxxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05931351723996391533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-44857594439711705392016-04-05T13:43:02.396-04:002016-04-05T13:43:02.396-04:00Ticket splitting doesn't happen much any more....Ticket splitting doesn't happen much any more. It's hard to imagine a voter in New Hampshire who will vote for Clinton and then vote either for Ayotte or no one.<br /><br />And Trump may fade away, but his blueprint to a GOP majority will be tweaked and adopted by others.biz5thhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274752715396083700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-16578679253669818672016-04-05T13:08:18.064-04:002016-04-05T13:08:18.064-04:00The Senate is definitely up for grabs, but Democra...The Senate is definitely up for grabs, but Democratic voters haven't cared about flipping a house of Congress, or defending one, since they regained the White House, and probably won't this time. Mark Kirk and Ron Johnson might go down, but I bet Ayotte and Toomey survive, and I bet Dems blow Florida and Nevada. I blame Dem voters and I blame party leadership, which won't make the case for why Congress, governorships,. or state legislatures are important.Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-67066213970744625452016-04-05T13:02:22.073-04:002016-04-05T13:02:22.073-04:00Steve M, you had it right the first time: hose not...Steve M, you had it right the first time: hose not house.<br /><br />I don't think it's prudent to turn to your anxieties for their predictive qualities. The dynamics that render the Hose, uh, House close to unobtainable are materially distinct from those that make the Senate more than get-able.Feud Turgidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379322096770703017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-38114659201839419592016-04-05T12:17:29.005-04:002016-04-05T12:17:29.005-04:00House, not Hose.House, not Hose.Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-4287558195070738822016-04-05T12:17:09.607-04:002016-04-05T12:17:09.607-04:00Gerald L (and everyone else): I highly recommend J...Gerald L (and everyone else): I highly recommend Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson's <i>New York Times</i> op-ed <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/03/opinion/campaign-stops/why-trump-cant-break-the-gop.html" rel="nofollow">"Why Trump Can’t Break the G.O.P."</a> I agree with every word of it.<br /><br />And I'm calling it now: The GOP will hold the Hose and Senate no matter what happens between now and November, including riots. Dem voters don't care about downballot races, and the heartland is still culturally Republican in a way even the current GOP chaos can't diminish very much.<br />Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-36123836859646513982016-04-05T12:06:58.516-04:002016-04-05T12:06:58.516-04:00Robert Tracinski said:
"For as long as I can...Robert Tracinski said:<br /><br />"For as long as I can remember, people like me -- by which I mean advocates of capitalism and free markets and freedom of speech -- have been accused by the left of being secret racists who pine for the gold old days of the antebellum South. Tiresome stuff like this."<br /><br />The hilarious part is that while the link he provides criticizes him, it doesn't even call him racist. It just points out that hearkening back to the good ol' days of the 19th Century US economy without even bringing up slavery is kinda dumb. It's a fairly obvious point.<br /><br />The fact that Tracinski had such an enormous blind spot doesn't make him racist. But given that his response to being called out on such a ridiculous error is to say "No, I'm <i>not</i> a racist!!!!".... well, that doesn't look so good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-77566693112372166852016-04-05T11:49:22.094-04:002016-04-05T11:49:22.094-04:00Oops, astrex*
Shot the wad actually refers to the...Oops, astrex*<br /><br />Shot the wad actually refers to the discharge of an improperly loaded black powder firearm. Often fatal.Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594307610015584119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-87363958986353121442016-04-05T11:47:11.261-04:002016-04-05T11:47:11.261-04:00I agree that he has shot his wad*, but the whole s...I agree that he has shot his wad*, but the whole social acceptability of the post "9/11" bullying culture won't be going away. Nor is it limited to the "right". That well has been well and truly poisened.<br /><br />I only know of one way to deal with bullies.Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594307610015584119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-23978187762865893962016-04-05T11:43:46.490-04:002016-04-05T11:43:46.490-04:00How wrong could you be. The DC elites will try to ...How wrong could you be. The DC elites will try to disavow Trump but the rage he has unleashed will not be denied. Trump voters want blood and they will never settle for a Paul Ryan. The Republican party is over this year. If Trump is the nominee he will lose so badly that it may cost the Republicans both the house and senate. If he goes to Cleveland with over 100 delegates and loses his supporters will riot. So either they are doomed. Now this doesn't mean the Koch Bros et all will not resurrect the party but it will be a smaller more regional party unable to compete on a national level due to the fact that the teabaggers won't be fooled again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780639269762721157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-8129155186892346112016-04-05T11:23:58.952-04:002016-04-05T11:23:58.952-04:00Modern Conservatism (oxymoron, that), is like an o...Modern Conservatism (oxymoron, that), is like an onion:<br />It stinks, makes people cry, and it's ready to shed a layer or two. <br /><br />And their political arm, the Republican Party - aka: the "party of personal resonsibility" - is never responsible for anything! Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-87094362134232412942016-04-05T10:58:47.705-04:002016-04-05T10:58:47.705-04:00They can deny it all thy want. But the "Red H...They can deny it all thy want. But the "Red Hat Brigade" is right around 27% of the population. I find it very difficult to believe it will go away. The genie is out of the bottle.retiredenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11693405694592881395noreply@blogger.com