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GOP Needn't Despair About Alabama
Townhall.com ^ | December 15, 2016 | David Limbaugh

Posted on 12/14/2017 9:19:53 PM PST by Kaslin

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1 posted on 12/14/2017 9:19:53 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Yes.


2 posted on 12/14/2017 9:22:47 PM PST by Fungi (Fungi rule the world, no one knows it yet.)
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To: Kaslin

I have sure seen a lot of posts, claiming this or that reason, for his loss.

The reason he lost, is the GOPe abandoned him. The same GOPe that is completely sold out globally, sending US manufacturing to our largest threat, go forward. China.

That is what happened. The GOPe is completely sold out.

Trump stood up for the guy. But a lot of the GOP sold him out.

THEY are the reason. Don’t forget the ones who opposed him. Do not forget.

They are the reason a democrat won.


3 posted on 12/14/2017 9:23:46 PM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: Kaslin
I mostly disagree. I'll repeat what I said on another thread on the AL race:

What happened is the same thing that happened in VA and NJ and is happening other places - Democrat turnout is very high for off year elections. In VA at least I read where they used some very sophisticated data driven techniques for getting young voters to the polls. In AL it was largely about blacks.

Democrat turnout is driven largely by their hysterical rhetoric about Trump getting their base whipped into a frenzy.

Meanwhile the Republican turnout has been closer to the typical off year election turnout.

That in a nutshell is what is happening right now. Hopefully the RNC and Trump’s people are taking this in and developing some kind of sophisticated game plan to drive up GOP turnout. But the Democrats methods are emotion driven. Trump can talk about the economy, manufacturing booming etc., but that doesn’t get people emotional. He could talk about how the Dems are blocking the wall. But the GOP candidates would have to talk about it as well.

To me the thing that could and should get Republicans angry is that the Democrats are going to impeach Trump and are coordinating on a big lie (Russia collusion) because they cannot accept that they lost the election. This is scary stuff. But as we know lots of Republican politicians don’t want to go there.

The bottom line is they have to come up with something and all get on the same message, but history suggests the GOP is incapable of that.


4 posted on 12/14/2017 9:28:22 PM PST by lasereye
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To: Kaslin

What a crock of crap. The gope did that great man in and needs what is about to happen to them. They disserve it. 100%. Lying whores but that is not what got him.it was power hungary leftist gope bastards. Get ready for a blood bath now . Republicrats won. But we lost a hell of a fine senator..


5 posted on 12/14/2017 9:28:31 PM PST by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall")
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To: Kaslin

Do not ever vote for. Republican again unless McConnell resigns.


6 posted on 12/14/2017 9:28:32 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

The Cochran fiasco showed once and for all what the GOPe is all about. They will never go for a true conservative even if they did not have any baggage. Guess what, the Dems know this intuitively and so here comes the baggage barage each and every time. Our Gope ‘leaders’ cower and half support the Dem agenda anyway, so we are in a stranglehold. Even if we win an election we have then a Senate always with 5 Rinos itching to go the Dem way, so we are hamstrung there too. Just thank the Lord Trump is trying to push on and not just go along.


7 posted on 12/14/2017 9:41:52 PM PST by taterjay
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To: lasereye

good points.


8 posted on 12/14/2017 9:46:05 PM PST by plain talk
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To: cba123

I think that’s too simplistic. They all pretty well hate Cruz, but I can’t imagine any of them are rooting for him to lose next year.

The difference is that while they think he’s an ahole, he doesn’t say or do toxic things that they’ll be made to answer for. They aren’t Democrats. Menendez can have sex with underage prostitutes, but the media will see to it that it doesn’t even get reported let alone demand that other Democrats answer for it. Whereas, every single Republican will be smeared with Roy Moore’s actions from 40 years ago, and there are few charges more toxic than a 30-something year old man hitting on girls in their mid teens. I don’t like the hypocritical battlefield, but this is the environment we have to operate in or we lose.

If this were a midterm general election, Moore’s candidacy would have done incalculable damage. Look at Todd Akin’s comments about rape 5 years ago. All of them including Romney and Ryan disavowed them, but they still used him to trash them all. McCaskill was on life support, and he rescued her. I don’t think Romney would have won anyway, but I bet there were some marginal seats that we lost with his drag on the party.


9 posted on 12/14/2017 9:48:05 PM PST by MountainWalker
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The Democrats will take both houses of congress in 2018. Republican voters have nothing to vote for, congressional Reublicans are a joke. Democrat voters are enthusiastic and motivated, riding a wave on Trump and the Republicans unpopularity. If Mueller is able to cook up something to hang Trump with, it will be a massive blow out.


10 posted on 12/14/2017 9:50:08 PM PST by Angels27
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To: Kaslin

The “Fat Lady” has yet to sing!!!!!!!!!!!


11 posted on 12/14/2017 9:52:03 PM PST by Dapper 26
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To: Kaslin

He was a terrible candidate.


12 posted on 12/14/2017 9:53:46 PM PST by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: Angels27

The GOP will hold the House and pick up seats in the Senate.


13 posted on 12/14/2017 9:54:33 PM PST by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: MountainWalker
You have a strange way of looking at things. Democrats say stupid things too, but the media ignores or censors them. Everyone says stupid things from time to time, and a person has to be some kind of machine to get every statement letter perfect.

The problem is the propaganda machine running in this country. It is not the candidates, it's the fact that the propaganda machine can spread lies faster and more effectively than a candidate can combat it with the truth.

Look up "Macaca."

The propaganda machine is, and has been for a long time, the problem. If we don't take it over, we should be working on destroying it.

14 posted on 12/14/2017 10:00:04 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Angels27
So you suggest we just going to sit home and let the rats take over? I have never read such a stupid suggestion.

Do you realize that the rats want to impeach President Trump? But as an obvious never Trumper you are okay with it. You are an idiot who should not be allowed to vote

15 posted on 12/14/2017 10:00:39 PM PST by Kaslin (Quid est Veritas?: What Is Truth?)
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To: lasereye

I think your post is spot on. They thought the presidency was firewalled off from us ever winning it again - especially to a vulgarian like Trump, and their level of shock and fury cannot be overstated.

I hope the Mueller investigation finishes collapsing before the election so Trump can declare them a bunch of liars who have committed themselves to overturning the election by any means necessary. He needs to say that their intentions are to regain control of Congress to impeach him over whatever the next lie is that they pull out of their asses. He needs to tell the troops that they have to go out and vote to protect him and their voting franchise because these lawless psychopaths are trying to steal it from them.


16 posted on 12/14/2017 10:00:41 PM PST by MountainWalker
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To: ifinnegan

If you think I’ll vote for some third party candidate, who has no chance what soever. You better think again. I only vote for Republicans like I always have,


17 posted on 12/14/2017 10:04:38 PM PST by Kaslin (Quid est Veritas?: What Is Truth?)
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To: fortheDeclaration
Then how did he win statewide election in 2013? Before the unprovable accusations, he was running as much as 28 points ahead of Doug Jones in the polls.

There was nothing wrong with him as a Candidate for Alabama. He would have been a Terrible candidate in New York, or Portland Oregon, but in Alabama he was just fine the way he was.

The problem is a couple of kook bitches accused him of serious charges, Our party immediately acted as if those charges were proven, and then proceeded to help the Democrats stab Roy Moore in the back. Alabama's other Senator, Richard Shelby, went on the air and urged all Alabamans to not vote for Roy Moore.

And he almost pulled it off anyway.

The problem was the lying accusations and the backstabbing, not the Man.

18 posted on 12/14/2017 10:04:45 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: fortheDeclaration

Yes they will


19 posted on 12/14/2017 10:06:11 PM PST by Kaslin (Quid est Veritas?: What Is Truth?)
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To: raiderboy; All

In Alobama, Bannon was defeated by the swamp.


20 posted on 12/14/2017 10:12:35 PM PST by granada
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