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Politico Instantly Predicts 'GOP Faces Hurdles' in Midterms in Wake of Kabul Bombings
Newsbusters ^ | August 28, 2021 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 08/28/2021 12:39:55 PM PDT by PJ-Comix

If you heard that a news organization had performed an instant political microanalysis of the effect that the Thursday bombings near Kabul airport would have on the midterm elections over a year away, you could be forgiven if you thought the report was from the Babylon Bee. However, in this case the report was all too real and it originated in Politico barely an hour after a news alert announced the bombings.

In that brief time, Politico writers Olivia Beavers and Andrew Desiderio revealed an absurdly constricted field of vision by focusing on the effect of the explosions on the midterm elections while castigating Republicans in "GOP faces hurdles in push to make Afghanistan matter in the midterms." The Kabul bombings were incorporated into the subtitle, "Thursday's bombings in Kabul come as Republicans push to turn the crisis into an albatross for the president. Yet several factors threaten to undermine that effort."

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Yup! Barely an hour after the bombings and Politico was performing a political microanalysis of it as to how it could affect the midterm elections 15 months in the future.
1 posted on 08/28/2021 12:39:55 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
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... and on how it will be bad for the GOP.

Does anyone really read Politico to learn anything?


2 posted on 08/28/2021 12:44:05 PM PDT by Ronin (White privilege is not having to fake your own hate crimes. (HT: CrappieLuck))
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Polutico is absolutely correct, IF and only IF, the 2020 election is not fixed.

It will be fixed, it is in the process of being fixed, and thus Polutico will be absolutely wrong.

3 posted on 08/28/2021 12:45:05 PM PDT by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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Polutico is absolutely correct, IF and only IF, the 2020 election is not fixed.

2020 was 'fixed' so I presume you mean 2022! As for Politico, well that is Axel Springer's new toy! Queue the Great Reset!

4 posted on 08/28/2021 12:48:13 PM PDT by SES1066 (Ask not what the LEFT can do for you, rather ask what the LEFT is doing to YOU!)
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Pollutico was just sold to Germans. They can’t do any worse than the current morons in charge of it.


5 posted on 08/28/2021 12:48:16 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Comitia asinorum et rhinocerum delenda sunt.)
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The Leftist MSM has sounded the alarm, “All hand on deck, commence operation Turd Polishing”


6 posted on 08/28/2021 12:48:27 PM PDT by Rumplemeyer (The GOP should stand its ground - and fix Bayonets)
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Our soldiers being killed and this is what they think of.

Pure Evil.


7 posted on 08/28/2021 12:50:15 PM PDT by The Free Engineer
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I’m not very astute politically, but even I know this article is biased.


8 posted on 08/28/2021 12:50:29 PM PDT by hoe_cake
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The Kabul bombings will only affect Biden and the Democrats. It's on their watch. Interestingly, this week I saw where some that Nazi publication is in the process of acquiring Politico.

9 posted on 08/28/2021 12:51:19 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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Want to bet on the outcome of 2022.

So far, every fearper doom and gloomer that I’ve offered to bet has run and tucked their tail.

So are you game?


10 posted on 08/28/2021 12:52:01 PM PDT by TexasGurl24
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This kind of stupidity should hurt…A lot!!!


11 posted on 08/28/2021 12:53:45 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (FI miss out mean tweeting, man spreading, room owning President…)
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Pushing a theory rather than listening to the audience. Typical behavior.


12 posted on 08/28/2021 12:57:37 PM PDT by taxcontrol (You are entitled to your opinion, no matter how wrong it is.)
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Heck of a time for 'Politico' to start being a satirical website!
13 posted on 08/28/2021 12:58:55 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (Ceterum autem censeo Justinius True-dope-us esse delendam)
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Straight from Comedy Central.


14 posted on 08/28/2021 1:00:04 PM PDT by jmaroneps37
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“Politico writers Olivia Beavers and Andrew Desiderio”

These two are obviously political stooges. Love thy enemies, but remember their names.


15 posted on 08/28/2021 1:04:25 PM PDT by Chewbarkah
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Well then, Republicans should follow whatever advice the fine folks at Politico give them.

Do I really need a /sarc?


16 posted on 08/28/2021 1:06:49 PM PDT by jdsteel ("A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it." Sorry Ben, looks like we blew it.)
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Does anybody actually take Politico or The sHill seriously? Anybody?


17 posted on 08/28/2021 1:09:13 PM PDT by farming pharmer (fork you :(){ :|:& };:)
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Unless there is a wave of primary ousters, they may not be wrong.

I have little reason to want to re-elect Assistant Democrats.


18 posted on 08/28/2021 1:14:21 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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“Pollutico was just sold to Germans. They can’t do any worse than the current morons in charge of it.”

That’s surprising. It will sell for $1B.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/26/media/politico-sale-axel-springer/index.html


19 posted on 08/28/2021 1:15:41 PM PDT by be-baw
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Kabul is important.

ELECTION FRAUD IS IMPORTANT.
We need to keep focused on THAT.
If it isn’t fixed, mid-terms in 2022 and General Election in 2024 will be stolen AGAIN.


20 posted on 08/28/2021 1:15:58 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (While the foundations are being destroyed, what are the righteous doing?)
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