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Obama Should Do Hillary a Solid and Elevate Cruz
The Huffington Post Huffpost Politics ^ | November 19, 2015 | Karl Frisch, Syndicated Columnist and Longtime Political Strategist

Posted on 11/19/2015 1:55:51 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

In her memoir published this summer, Claire McCaskill recounts for readers how she confounded political observers who assumed she would lose reelection to the U.S. Senate in right-of-center-leaning Missouri. In order to do that, she poured nearly $2 million of her campaign war chest into an ad blitz designed to elevate the most extreme, right wing candidate among the Republicans seeking to challenge her in the general election.

"I helped Todd Akin win -- so I could beat him later," she recalled.

He had little money to compete with his better-financed opponents in the Republican primary so McCaskill's effort would do what he could not -- introduce him to and define him for the extremely conservative voters expected to cast ballots in the primary.

He had little money to compete with his better-financed opponents in the Republican primary so McCaskill's effort would do what he could not -- introduce him to and define him for the extremely conservative voters expected to cast ballots in the primary....

(Excerpt) Read more at huffingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues; Parties
KEYWORDS: cruz; hillary; obama; tedcruz

1 posted on 11/19/2015 1:55:51 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“I helped Todd Akin win — so I could beat him later...”

Gray Davis did the same thing to get elected governor of California. It’s a big part of the reason that he was recalled. Perhaps we should have a mechanism for the recall of senators.


2 posted on 11/19/2015 2:02:42 PM PST by JoeDetweiler
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She didn’t beat Todd Akin he self destructed on some stupid comment about abortion and rape.


3 posted on 11/19/2015 2:06:02 PM PST by Fhios
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; All; conservativejoy

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Ted Cruz vs. Obama for 30 minutes ... Two moderators, Stephanopolus and Mark Levin ... just to be fair ...

Ted Cruz wins the GOP nomination and November 2016 election.

That televised event is the equivalent of a $ 750 million ad campaign ...

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4 posted on 11/19/2015 2:10:03 PM PST by Patton@Bastogne
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Total, utter horsefeces.

Please don’t post pics of McCaskill either.


5 posted on 11/19/2015 2:10:42 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (I am going to get those guns out of peoples hands. - Hillary Clinton 10/05/2015)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It is not possible for Bambi to “elevate” Cruz, except via his continued attacks.


6 posted on 11/19/2015 2:10:52 PM PST by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So McCaskill admits that there is no way she could win against a strong conservative.

I would think she might find that embarrassing. Oh, I forgot, she’s a shameless liberal.


7 posted on 11/19/2015 2:15:10 PM PST by Mangia E Statti Zitto
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To: G Larry
It is not possible for Bambi to “elevate” Cruz, except via his continued attacks.

I think that's what they mean. And what's been going on already for a while.

Obama attacks Cruz. Cruz gets publicity. Cruz rises in the polls. Hillary thinks it will be easier to beat him.

Not exactly anything new.

8 posted on 11/19/2015 2:18:35 PM PST by x
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist; Salamander
The nose is up there - a little higher...

Invoking the Gatekeeper - "Yog Sothoth!"


9 posted on 11/19/2015 2:28:43 PM PST by shibumi (Vampire Outlaw of the Milky Way)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

PLEEEEEZ HILLARY, DON’T even think ABOUT GIVING Crazy Cruz $10 million. Pleeez spare us!


10 posted on 11/19/2015 2:56:10 PM PST by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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To: Patton@Bastogne

Obama is too much of a coward to do that.


11 posted on 11/19/2015 3:20:45 PM PST by conservativejoy (Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God,,,, We can elect Ted Cruz!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I agree. (tee hee)


12 posted on 11/19/2015 5:26:28 PM PST by CPT Clay (Hillary: Julius and Ethal Rosenberg were electrocuted for selling classified info.)
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