Furious Trump says Republicans will eventually 'have another shot' at Alabama's Senate seat (TR)

Daily Mail ^ | 13 Dec 17 | David Martosko

[SkyPilot]

Furious Trump says Republicans will eventually 'have another shot' at Alabama's Senate seat as shell-shocked White House blames Steve Bannon for stunning loss

Donald Trump fired off a conciliatory tweet Tuesday night shortly after Roy Moore, the candidate he endorsed in the Alabama Senate race, was knocked off his high horse by Democrat Doug Jones.

But the tone of his words didn't capture the rage that filled the White House residence, according to two sources with knowledge of the president's mood.

'Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory. The write-in votes played a very big factor, but a win is a win,' the president wrote.

'The people of Alabama are great, and the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends!'

Trump staked his political reputation on the advice of Steve Bannon, his hard-right former chief strategist who campaigned hard for Moore despite sexual misconduct allegations from nine different women – including two who said he molested them when they were teen girls.

A senior administration official told DailyMail.com on Tuesday night that Bannon had guaranteed to the president that Moore would win in the deep-red state where Trump himself triumphed by 28 points last year.

[SkyPilot]

Bannon is now officially the Carl Rove of 2017.

I am certain many Bannonites will disagree and will swarm to defend him, but this loss hangs around Bannon's head.

Moreover, recent stories have said that it was Bannon who convinced Trump that pillars of the impending Tax Bill were winners politically.

Trump believed Bannon.

I think last night may have just been a prelude for a disasterous 2018 unless we shift gears and, the GOP starts to actually pass legislation that they ran on in 2016 instead of what we now have.

[CommieCutter]

The GOP playing obstructionists is what played a roll in selecting Moore, right or wrong. They’re not going to pass anything.

[CommieCutter]

*Role

[OrioleFan]

Mitch McConnell got what he wanted. Now nothing gets done in the Senate. I’m sure Mitch sees this as an establishment win.

[House Atreides]

Thank you for calling us Bannonites. I guess your understanding is that McConnell and Shelby and the media and $50 million dollars had nothing to with this victory for the Swamp. And I guess you’ll celebrate this swamp victory as you pray that the swamp somehow will save your precious SALT deductions.

Enjoy your parties.

[wyowolf]

Mitch is completely worthless as a “leader” but Crazy roy lost all on his own... Trump was right not to back him. Strange would have easily won... now the best we can hope for is Jones being a DINO... he will have to be in Bama.

[TTFlyer]

THE GOP never wanted to implement Trump’s agenda(i.e. the Conservative Agenda).

The GOP doesn’t want “Tax Reform,” or to “repeal Obamacare,” or “Build the Wall/tighten immigration law.” The GOP is not for de-funding Planned Parenthood. The GOP will NEVER pass Steinle’s Law.

The GOP is a fraud. Anyone who believes the GOP is conservative, ethical, and pro Small Government is a damn fool.

Trump chose Sessions as his AG. That choice was so bad it turns out it will be fatal for the Trump Administration. And likely fatal for the country.

Nothing will pass Congress until the Deep State reclaims the Presidency in 2020. The Republican Party is dead.

[trebb]

Trump staked his political reputation on the advice of Steve Bannon, his hard-right former chief strategist who campaigned hard for Moore despite sexual misconduct allegations from nine different women – including two who said he molested them when they were teen girls.

Say what?????

Trump endorsed Strange because he knew that us hard left types saw another in Moore and ignored that even in his heydays Moore was elected to his seats by tepid numbers.

What baloney.

[Salvey]

Trump chose Sessions as his AG. That choice was so bad it turns out it will be fatal for the Trump Administration.

True. Had Sessions stayed in the senate, he would have been one more reliable vote for the Trump agenda, and the tumult caused by his recusal would never have occurred.

[KDF48]

The same folks who wouldn’t impeach Bill Clinton did this. They pre impeached Moore. The same groups would have voted in Hugh Hefner. The generation that loses the moral battles will soon lose the wars. It was a great country.

[wyowolf]

sorry the ONLY person to blame is Crazy Roy himself... he literally was probably the ONLY candidate in Bama the rats could beat, he was deeply flawed... but his huge ego wouldnt let him quit... it was all about him.

[Paladin2]

The McConnell supporters in Ala. stayed home.

[SkyPilot]

I am not happy with this loss. This is devastating.

Bannon had a major influence on where this Tax Bill went:

Steve Bannon Cheers as GOP Tax Plan Pours SALT in Wounds - The 28 Republicans in the high-tax blue states of California, New York, and New Jersey will face a moment of truth when the House votes again on the tax bill.

Because of this myopic strategy of having millions of middle class American "pay for" the $1.5 Trillion needed to give a massive tax break to corporations, the House is in serious jeopardy. The 2018 race is roughly 11 months away.

If this bill is signed as it looks like the reconciliation process is currently being reported, it will destroy or cap most tax deductions take by millions in the middle class.

The GOP Congressmen and Congresswomen who occupy seats in CA, NJ, NY, and other places will pay a serious price. If if they vote against the final bill, it doesn't matter. The Democrats will run effective campaign commercials (with sad piano music in the background), claiming that XXX voted to raise your taxes.

And they won't even have to lie.

Even Mark Levin said the GOP was nuts - this wasn't what they ran on. When did Trump or any GOP candidate say in 2016: "We are going to raise taxes on millions in the middle class in order to offset revenues for a massive corporate tax cut!"

Never.

I fear we will lose the House in 2018.

[Russ]

"...two sources with knowledge of the president's mood."

The BS keeps flowing unabated.

[House Atreides]

“...I fear we will lose the House in 2018.”
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That's not your fear...you simply fear losing federal tax subsidies for ‘RAT spending at the state/local levels.

[Pravious]

If someone set out to write a piece based on fantasy and non-information, they couldn’t do a better job. Why is this useless gossip rag even quoted here?

[existentially_kuffer]

Agree! Reads like the Peter’s Principle, Sessions promoted to the level of incompetence

[Religion and Politics]

Bannon is now officially the Carl Rove of 2017. More accurately, Bannon is at risk of becoming the Tea Party of 2017. This is more about movements than individuals. Let's hope the movement isn't in peril because of a lost battle.

[ilgipper]

So when candidate the Washington power elite do like wins and they pull the rug out from under the candidate, trash them and remove funding, that’s good with you? Moore won two rounds of primaries fair and square and McConnell immediately said they would do this, jumped the second the allegations came out and pulled all support. This is not the first time. They did it with the write in campaign to deny a conservative in Alaska. They have cost other seats and governorships when they don’t get someone they can control. It’s why we have every bill come down to McCain, and our idiot senators from Alaska. All by design. They don’t get their way, and they edge out any opposing views.

[Yardstick]

The problem is northern AL went soft. It was bright red for Trump but pink and light blue for Moore. I blame senator Shelby, the patron of the northern AL technology corridor, for that. He broke his usual silence to express disapproval of Moore and advocate for a write-in the weekend before the election. That made college educated suburban types and probably some evangelicals in the northern part of the state comfortable with the idea of staying home.

Northern AL was the one variable that moved in an unexpected direction. Every other factor was predictable and all the players played their standard roles. We knew Mitch and the Washington swamp were going to backstab Moore. But who knew an Alabama senator would backstab him? You can see the Shelby effect in the write-in margin that Trump noted in his tweet.