G.O.P. Establishment Declares Open Season on a Weakened Bannon

New York Times ^ | Dec. 15, 2017 | Jeremy W. Peters

[Trump_vs_Evil_Witch]

A small group of conservative leaders had gathered in the Trump International Hotel last week for a friendly discussion about the year that was ending and their priorities for the year to come, when Stephen K. Bannon spoke up.

“I’m not going to name names,” he snapped, looking around the room as he complained about being left virtually alone to defend Roy S. Moore, accused of sexually molesting and assaulting teenage girls, while the Republican leadership and Democrats bludgeoned the Alabama Senate candidate. “If we want to win,” he added, according to three people who were in the room, “We need to stop playing footsie with the establishment. They’re just going to string you along, pat you on your head, and send you on your way.”

.....many Washington Republicans have no intention of patting Mr. Bannon on the head. They intend to kneecap him before he has the chance to recover.

“First is to dry up his money,” said Scott W. Reed, the chief political strategist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a pillar of the Republican establishment, explaining how top Republicans in Washington were making a new round of calls to donors across the country to press them not to donate to Mr. Bannon or the candidates he supports.

[raiderboy]

The Gope must be removed from the party of Reagan . They are not now nor have they ever been conservatives in any sense of the word. They are big spending anti sovereignty socialists.

[Bodleian_Girl]

“First is to dry up his money,” said Scott W. Reed, the chief political strategist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a pillar of the Republican establishment, explaining how top Republicans in Washington were making a new round of calls to donors across the country to press them not to donate to Mr. Bannon or the candidates he supports.

The real leftists in Alabama were furious about Doug Jones because they knew he was the Chamber of Commerce supported candidate.

[Bodleian_Girl]

This situation was a complete anomaly.

Strange couldn’t win because Alabama knew he was dirty. He took the senate appointment in exchange for dropping a criminal investigation against a crooked governor and his mistress.

Brooks couldn’t win because the vote was spilt three ways and the GOPe went against him.

Moore couldn’t win after the false allegations came out.

You’d have to have all three of those things in place in 2018. It’s never going to happen again.

Well, the false molestation allegations will probably happen again and be par for the course.

[LucyT]

PING.

Check out article and #3, #50, and other comments.

Thanks, Arthur Wildfire! March.

[Yaelle]

Bannon didn’t win this time but he is on the right track and is the second person with a SET to attempt to drain the swamp fo real.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

You completely blew off the evidence in the name of being a ‘good sport’. I understand the inclination, but that’s my opinion. Too quick to dismiss.

You are brilliant, but I am disappointed in you.

[Candor7]

G.O.P. Establishment Declares Open Season on a Weakened Bannon>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Huge mistake.

The country club. born with a silver spoon aristocratic Republicans must make room for conservatives, or be taken out.
Twnnt-two thousand southern republican aristocrats wrote in their “selection” , refusing to vote Republican, so now the battle lines are drawn.

My money, every cent of it, will go to Bannon. Millions of American s will do the same. NOT A CHANCE OF THE MONEY DRYING UP.

Get ready for the 2018 primary season Bitch McConnell and your fag bend over boys. Soon the whole country will know how you were discharged from the Army.

[Impy]

Hahaha, Art. I am actually an incredibly poor sport. If I could kill with a thought I’d have more victims than anyone since Stalin and Mao. And if it were up to me the right to vote would be so restricted it would make your head spin.

Now, this race, about 21K votes, about 1.5%, of course that’s suspect.

What always bothers me is the the rat areas tend to report late as if they want to hold back to see how much they need.

But that said the totals are not unbelievable to me in the slightest. It is entirely believable that so many would vote against Moore. Forgot you’re a freeper, pretend your a Black guy, brainwashed since birth, or some urban White, or some rich jagoff in a McManison and all you hear are allegations and Moore saying very stupid things as if he wanted to lose, it’s almost remarkable he came so close.

I’m not feeling voter fraud, what I’m feeling is an ocean of denial in the post you mentioned.

By all means, look into it, investigate, maybe Moore was robbed, maybe not all the felons were removed from the rolls,. But to pretend “there is no way he could have lost” is just plain silly and doesn’t jive with reality, no one would claim that unless they lived in a bubble as thick as the one the Hillary lover’s were in.

[LS]

They sure didn’t flip many.

Moore left 685,000 (!!!!!) Rs at home. That takes some kinda doin.

[Yosemitest]

Don't hold your breath waiting for Republicans with BACKBONE to do something about it.
'We have a few who will, but it's a VERY few.

[Yosemitest]

Finance whatever JUDGE Roy Moore needs to bring it to court,
and then make as many ads with what JUDGE Roy Moore exposes,
and put them on as many television channels as possible,
where DemocRATS and "ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICANS" are up for re-election,
so as to PRIMARY them out of a job.

[Yosemitest]

I'm pretty sure that 88% you're talking about, is the percentage of polling places that have reported in at that time,
and not the percentage people who voted.