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Why Democrats Must Retain Control of Congress in 2022 By Morton Kondracke
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/08/04/why_democrats_must_retain_control_of_congress_in_2022_146189.html ^

Posted on 08/04/2021 7:15:31 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET

The 2020 election demonstrated how fragile our democracy is. As Donald Trump tried, by means both legal and illegal, to overturn the results of a free and fair election, only the courts and a thin line of courageous Republican election officials guaranteed that the peoples’ choice prevailed. But the safeguards are weaker. Although the Supreme Court upheld the last lower-court dismissal of multiple Trump-inspired lawsuits charging election fraud, in July the court upheld new voting restrictions enacted in Arizona. And many of the Republican election officials who refused to back up Trump’s bogus fraud charges have been threatened, fired, or are being challenged for reelection by Trump followers. Meanwhile, 17 Republican-controlled state legislatures have joined Arizona in making voting more difficult: In several of them, legislators are trying to seize control of election management, including power to replace county election officials or even decide how a state’s election results should be certified, regardless of the popular vote.

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To: DIRTYSECRET

1/2 of The Beltway Boys - Fred Barnes the other 1/2

Something to be said for the guys in the early days of FNC.
One might not always agree with them but they were personable and polite. These days, not so much. Between egos and conquests, the entire lot of them leaves much to be desired.

Mort and personal opinions were seldom in sync, but he was
likeable and had a human quality. Those were the days; unlikely to return.


21 posted on 08/04/2021 7:34:38 AM PDT by V K Lee (Resist, we will! Remember, we must!)
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To: dfwgator

A fun show.

Watched on OBS 502 Friday afternoons.


22 posted on 08/04/2021 7:39:46 AM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET
I wrote elsewhere, that the leftist mania over Trump is based on a delusion that, unlike the German citizens of 1933, THEY were going to stop their Hitler at all costs. It's not too far of a leap to make - they routinely called Trump "Hitler" and a "fascist" and fancy themselves as better than every citizen to grace the planet.

The flip side of that demented coin, is some RINOs also fear that THEY will be on the "wrong side of history" and are codependent enablers, having drunk the Antifa Kook Aid.

Mort seems to be part of that crowd.

23 posted on 08/04/2021 7:46:26 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Mort, you’re dead to me.


24 posted on 08/04/2021 7:52:08 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: DIRTYSECRET

“Morton Kondracke”


25 posted on 08/04/2021 7:54:41 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: DIRTYSECRET


"WRONG! Mor-tiny-toons-on-tv!"
26 posted on 08/04/2021 7:59:22 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

We’ve been played for decades by Bush League Republicans pretending to side with the citizens only to assist the Democrats at every turn.


27 posted on 08/04/2021 8:00:37 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

WRONG!!

https://youtu.be/6sdVx5gQz6w


28 posted on 08/04/2021 8:02:37 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: Lurkinanloomin

It’s obvious that the GOP is taking the base for granted because Trump is going to GOTV for assistant Democrats in 2022. They never would be behaving this if Trump was busy creating the infrastructure of a third party.


29 posted on 08/04/2021 8:03:57 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Mort is still alive?


30 posted on 08/04/2021 8:04:20 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

They might retain control, but if history is any guide the odds are against them.


31 posted on 08/04/2021 8:04:58 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Mort Kondrake is no Conservative. He’s an old school leftist socialist democrat. Also, I think this might be the dumbest article he’s ever written.


32 posted on 08/04/2021 8:12:17 AM PDT by fatman6502002 ((The Team The Team The Team - Bo Schembechler circa 1969))
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Sad. I thought Morton Kondracke was a real Conservative and American.


33 posted on 08/04/2021 8:43:34 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

That’s what Fox is for. Keep the eyeballs attached however they need to. When you realize they are all just actors reading a script it won’t surprise you that they are mostly deep swamp liberals


34 posted on 08/04/2021 8:44:31 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: UnwashedPeasant

MK is a leftist from way back. He was on Nixon’s ‘enemies list’.


35 posted on 08/04/2021 8:53:37 AM PDT by jjotto (Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: Organic Panic

*That’s what Fox is for. Keep the eyeballs attached however they need to. When you realize they are all just actors reading a script it won’t surprise you that they are mostly deep swamp liberals*

The arguments he and Kruthammer made were quite refreshing at the time and were unavailable elsewhere. The higher-ups at the network were pretty smart to tap into those ideas.


36 posted on 08/04/2021 9:00:16 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: DIRTYSECRET

MORT, you are an imbecile.


37 posted on 08/04/2021 9:03:02 AM PDT by SteelPSUGOP
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Mort you ignorant slut

38 posted on 08/04/2021 9:07:52 AM PDT by xp38
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Morton Kondracke is still alive?! Who would have thunk it.


39 posted on 08/04/2021 9:14:47 AM PDT by Kazan
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To: irishjuggler

I liked McLaughlin even more than Rush. I’m STILL sad about him dyin!

He went so quick. He was sick a couple weeks that I heard of. Did a voice over one week and the next week he was dead! BAM!

Truly a warm, funny man with a great Conservative bent.


40 posted on 08/04/2021 10:00:19 AM PDT by Az Joe (FREE CHAUVIN!)
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