tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post8693795433346520697..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-69150004058548243962014-06-10T07:20:56.626-04:002014-06-10T07:20:56.626-04:00The raw number of "leftists," or for tha...The raw number of "leftists," or for that matter the number of raw leftists, is very, very small. Most Democrats in most places aren't remotely close to being leftists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-36241880628932504462014-06-09T13:19:28.060-04:002014-06-09T13:19:28.060-04:00Unfortunately, I don't think it matters who th...Unfortunately, I don't think it matters who the GOP nominates in 2016, they're going to win. At least half of all the liberal activists I know hate-hate-HATE Clinton with a passion (she voted for Iraq, she'll have the same 1%-friendly economic policy, etc., etc.) Most of them are hoping against hope that Warren runs, and will cast a protest vote or a non-vote against Clinton in 2016.<br /><br />I think Clinton will lose a large number (10-20%) of leftist votes - far more than the number of independents the GOP candidate will lose.<br /><br />Redwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532917611648185870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-51980300844455464432014-06-09T08:21:24.976-04:002014-06-09T08:21:24.976-04:00"Condescension is too good for them."
I..."Condescension is too good for them."<br /><br />I prefer to mock them.<br />Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-37903450008137356652014-06-09T00:32:28.263-04:002014-06-09T00:32:28.263-04:00It's as if Douthat heard a hurricane warning &...It's as if Douthat heard a hurricane warning & the first thing he did was hammer another layer of plywood over the epistemic closure window in his house that's been covered in wood & nails for three or four hurricane seasons now.<br /><br />Two or three mos. after the "shock" of Romney losing the recriminations & searching for a new direction had all blown over & it was back to "No compromise to our principles, run <i>real</i> conservatives," w/ a now-melted icing of "Let's try to keep the worst nominees out of the limelight & teach them what not to say." That's the totality of reform & new ideas.<br /><br />And the usual: A "certain condescension" has been expressed. Honestly. Condescension is too good for them.<br /><br /><i>An imaginary audience of liberal disbelievers</i>. <br />Oh that's who reads <i>The NYT</i> op-ed page.M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-23863125987086903712014-06-08T23:57:08.199-04:002014-06-08T23:57:08.199-04:00The problem with the conservatives "instant p...The problem with the conservatives "instant political star" approach is that the products have no staying power. The 2012 GOP primaries were hilarious - every week an exciting new possibility burst on the national scene, only to fade away almost instantly to their pizza companies or TV shows. See also : Palin, S after 2008. Yet when it comes to presidential elections, the best they can do is tired old names like Bush, McCain and Romney.<br /><br />Cruz is already yesterday's hero, and Paul will be relegated to a similar oddball status as his father by 2016. My fearless forecast, which fortunately nobody will remember if it's wrong, is that come 2016 we'll see the Republicans nominating a well-known governor like Bush or Christie.Ken_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709548046018362581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-44636967013149875802014-06-08T21:30:25.750-04:002014-06-08T21:30:25.750-04:00Ken_L: The exception that proves the rule?
The ri...Ken_L: The exception that proves the rule?<br /><br />The right creates mythical heroes from nothing in every election. The only two Democrats I can think of that come close are Barack Obama starting in 2004 and Elizabeth Warren in 2012. Obama went on to actually become President, defeating an extremely popular, experienced, and well-funded opponent in the primaries and another fairly well-liked (not by me) and well-known opponent in the general. I think it's safe to say that he was special. And Elizabeth Warren was a grassroots activist who was a household name among some on the left before she even worked in the administration; going up against the guy who's election nearly derailed Obamacare added to the attention she received (not to mention that she wasn't running in South Dakota or some other state in "fly over country" that national journalists can't be bothered to cover). That's not exactly the trajectory that Rand Paul and Ted Cruz followed.sdhayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354409528975596405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-67473149229853613442014-06-08T19:32:38.029-04:002014-06-08T19:32:38.029-04:00"Democrats are terrible at making genuine sta..."Democrats are terrible at making genuine stars out of fresh talent ..."<br /><br />Not sure I agree with this. They seemed to do a pretty good job with Obama.Ken_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709548046018362581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-16748731885612203182014-06-08T16:35:01.816-04:002014-06-08T16:35:01.816-04:00Like all Ross columns this is about wishful thinki...Like all Ross columns this is about wishful thinking. Ross always writes about a Republican party that doesn't exist and he writes to an imaginary audience of liberal disbelievers. Its got nothing to do with us. We are just standing around and pointing and laughing. We can't make the Republican party sane, and we can't change the demographics with which they are fucking themselves out of presidential contention. <br /><br />Its a mistake to think that Douthat's columns are really think pieces in any serious sense or can be argued with on the basis of fact--they don't take any thought, for one thing, and are always about appearances and opinions, for another. They are really quickly jotted down apologia and responses to things that other people in his social circle or other journalists that he is reading are saying.<br /><br />So if it were his beat he'd read an article about how Mangoes are coming into season and lots of people will be using them in fruit cocktail and he'd argue that "contra" that perspective some people don't like Mangoes and will not find them as available in grocery stores as all that. It might be true, it might not, but that isn't the issue. He is just in the "dissapointing people who like mangoes" business. aimaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956073425680585780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-33408219411987363182014-06-08T14:59:09.966-04:002014-06-08T14:59:09.966-04:00Give Douchehat and Bobo time.
They're trying ...Give Douchehat and Bobo time.<br /><br />They're trying to find the right narrative to sell to people who don't pay much attention to politics.<br />Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.com