Replies

In my opinion, one of the fatal mistakes Roy Moore made was his promise to vote against Mitch McConnell for Senate Majority Leader. That itself demonstrated his complete ignorance the elected office he was looking to fill. He ran like he was leading a crusade, when in fact he was going to be one of 52 members in the majority party in a 100-member legislative body.

Now there are plenty of people in the conservative movement who would love to see Mitch McConnell replaced. You'll find lots of them right here on FreeRepublic. But there isn't a single Republican today in the U.S. Senate who has given any indication that he plans to mount a challenge to McConnell's leadership. Who the hell was Roy Moore going to support for the position of Senate Majority Leader -- Chuck Schumer?

It was obvious to anyone watching the Alabama election process unfold that Moore was simply carrying Steve Bannon's anti-McConnell water here -- and that was really a tone-deaf, idiotic approach to a special election for a single seat in the U.S. Senate.

In my opinion, one of the fatal mistakes Roy Moore made was his promise to vote against Mitch McConnell for Senate Majority Leader.

I agree with you; that was a poor move in the chess game. But ... again ... he honestly represented the feelings of the American majority with regard to our opinion of McConnell. He should have bit his tongue, but what he spoke was not out of line. Unfortunately it served to solidify the uniparty's efforts against him. And, he does not have Trump's endearing personality to maintain momentum despite the attacks.

In my opinion, one of the fatal mistakes Roy Moore made was his promise to vote against Mitch McConnell for Senate Majority Leader. That itself demonstrated his complete ignorance the elected office he was looking to fill.

Again, i'm having a hard time grasping how you think here. Very few conservatives are happy with Mitch McConnel, (did you see the racist attack ads he funded against Chris McDaniel in Mississippi?) and a lot of us want him out of the leadership. I don't see this as disqualifying at all, in fact I see it as the opposite of disqualifying.

Who the hell was Roy Moore going to support for the position of Senate Majority Leader

I've answered this before in other discussions. The entire statement is predicated on their being a challenge. If there is no challenge, it doesn't apply.

It was obvious to anyone watching the Alabama election process unfold that Moore was simply carrying Steve Bannon's anti-McConnell water here -- and that was really a tone-deaf, idiotic approach to a special election for a single seat in the U.S. Senate.

Even if you see it that way, this "tone deaf" approach had nothing to do with why Moore lost. Moore lost because a Democrat party motivated kook made 40 year old lurid accusations against him, and on the basis of these unproven accusations, his own party membership deliberately stabbed him in the back. (Especially Richard Shelby.)