tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post914331300352109042..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: MAYBE JIM WEBB RAN IN THE WRONG PRIMARYSteve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-64597773958041299962016-01-01T00:13:29.601-05:002016-01-01T00:13:29.601-05:00I wonder if these Dem-registered Trump supporters ...I wonder if these Dem-registered Trump supporters are largely made up of residents of districts where the Dems either largely nominate African-Americans or where Dem-nominated candidates typically just don't beat the Republican candidate.Feud Turgidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379322096770703017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-45571370427601185382015-12-31T20:54:38.189-05:002015-12-31T20:54:38.189-05:00Well, after reading the first two comments, I real...Well, after reading the first two comments, I really don't have anything at all to add - outside of the fact that I liked Web for his anti-war/W position, and that I appreciated that he brought up prisoners, sentencing, and jails, to talk about, to the Senate floor.<br /><br />Welcome back, Steve!Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-84117280955606977252015-12-31T18:55:06.538-05:002015-12-31T18:55:06.538-05:00I think he's just trying to crack into the gri...I think he's just trying to crack into the grift, but doesn't have the boobs.<br /><br />If anyone is keeping track, Webb is another of the reasons I am as disgusted with democrats as I am repelled by republicans.Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594307610015584119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-33153208409128214232015-12-31T18:22:18.734-05:002015-12-31T18:22:18.734-05:00It's an interesting thought, on paper. He coul...It's an interesting thought, on paper. He could have been a very interesting Republican candidate - quite heterodox, solidly more sane than the others, projects strength and seriousness, and his white-centric worldview gets him in with people who might otherwise ignore him. He could have provided a strong contrast and run past the other Republican candidates as they fell over themselves trying to figure out what to do about Trump. In practice, though, Webb's problem has always been the same as Rand Paul's; they hate running for election. Webb quit the Senate rather than go through it again, and he won his election to the Senate in the first place on a massive anti-W wave election. He wasn't even disciplined enough to make up his mind on running in the Democratic Presidential primary before his own deadline (according to the linked article). I respected him for admitting in 2012 that the Senate just wasn't for him, but how far up your own ass does your head have to be to think "Running for Senate sucked! I know, I'll run for President!"? The reality is that he doesn't have a head for politics, regardless of party, and he doesn't want it bad enough to attempt to close that gap.<br /><br />He's a vanity candidate, and that's why he didn't go anywhere in the Democratic primary. If he had been more serious, he wouldn't have defended the Confederate flag while the bodies in Charleston, SC weren't yet cool (no matter what he really thought). Most of the time, successful candidates figure out what they want, and focus on that like a laser. Clinton, whatever you think of her, is focused on becoming President. Sanders is focused on changing the economic status-quo, regardless of the results of the primaries. Trump is focused on getting people to stoke his ego - being elected President would be the <b>ultimate</b> ego trip. What does Webb want? He wants people to listen to him, damn it! But since that's not a compelling reason to actually follow him, he will never go anywhere except on the jaw-flapper TV shows.<br /><br />I also have to call BS on his threat to run as an independent. Raising the necessary funds, drumming up support, and organizing an independent run across all 50 states (or even a handful) is a massive effort. You need a massive amount of funds upon which to draw and/or a massive natural following. Webb has neither. Now, some billionaires could organize and fund a SuperPAC to try to get this off the ground in the hopes of harming Hillary, but 1) as you point out, that's not necessarily a safe bet and 2) with the outcome of the Republican primary still so unstable, many billionaires may not be certain just how invested they want to get into helping the Republican nominee win.<br /><br />So, I think Webb's threats to run as an independent are insultingly empty. He's a joke, and for the sake of himself and his family, he should go back home to podunk, Virginia and STFU.sdhayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354409528975596405noreply@blogger.com