[tennmountainman]

We only disagree on the timing.
The GOPe’s rigged this election by the rush vote.

A loss now would weaken the candidate who runs in the new coming
leadership vote.

A knock down brawl and most importantly victory is coming.

[Political Junkie Too]

When you say that we disagree on the timing and that a loss now will weaken the candidate, you are really saying that we disagree that someone who steps up to fight now builds "street cred" for later.

You say that they won't build any credibility, that a fight now ruins them for later. I say that stepping up now builds them up for later.

You know what will happen later. They will say that the person came out of nowhere, hasn't built up a history of wanting to lead, hasn't built the network or made personal connections for wanting the job, hasn't gone through the hard knocks, or as Hillary said of Obama in 2008, "hasn't done the necessary spade work."

-PJ