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Stop Lin Wood and Sidney Powell Now, or They Will Control the GOP’s Destiny
National Review ^ | December 4, 2020 | JIM GERAGHTY

Posted on 12/05/2020 9:29:13 AM PST by Presbyterian Reporter

If significant numbers of Republican voters choose to not participate in the January 5 runoff elections for both Senate seats, and that leads to victories by Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, that will do nothing for Donald Trump, Trump’s legacy as president, the Republican Party, and the cause of conservatism.

It will, however, do a lot for Lin Wood and Sidney Powell, who would instantly become major power brokers in the Republican Party. They could take their “your vote was stolen by rigged machines” conspiracy-theory schtick to any state in the union and hold don’t-get-out-the-vote rallies for any race, telling Republicans that the elections are fixed and that participating in them is a form of acquiescence to terrible crimes. The GOP would effectively be held hostage by these lawyers, needing to concur with whatever bizarre claim they made — Georgia governor Brian Kemp stole money and gave it to China! The Federal Reserve is trying to destroy the economy on behalf of George Soros! — or suffer the consequences of Wood-Powell “Republicans must stay home and not vote” rallies in their backyard.

What we’re seeing in Georgia in these coming weeks is nothing less than a test to determine if the Republican Party has enough will to survive. If two lawyers can come out of nowhere with a farfetched conspiracy theory, and persuade thousands, or tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of self-identified Republican-learning voters to not make their voices heard at the ballot box, then the GOP — despite all of its gains in the state legislatures and U.S. House and Senate this year — will not really be a functioning force in American politics. Too many members of the party’s grassroots will be too gullible to be a reliable base of support, and willing to act in a way that fulfills the Democratic Party’s wildest fantasies.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: 2020; 2021; gop; jimgeraghty; linwood; nationalrespew; nationalreview; nevertrumper; rino; sidneypowell; trump
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

This trash is from the Official Never Trump Web Blog.
Not one sentence about the massive fraud in GA.
The 2 GA RINO Senators need to show they are willing to
fight for their own seats before others will fight for them.
They have failed in that respect.


41 posted on 12/05/2020 9:49:08 AM PST by tennmountainman ( Liberals Are Baby Killers)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

They are the only ones actually fighting for honest elections.

I suggest that the Deep State, Uniparty loving, Reach Across The Aisle, R.I.N.O - D.I.A.B.L.O. Elitists get on the Powell / Wood team and try to save this nation rather than feather their own little nests.


42 posted on 12/05/2020 9:49:53 AM PST by LegendHasIt
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

You forgot to include a Projectile-level HURL ALERT with this posting.


43 posted on 12/05/2020 9:49:53 AM PST by semaj (Death to Traitors)
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To: OttawaFreeper

As a reminder and for those newbie Freepers.

http://www.modernliberals.com/to-the-collabators-on-national-reviews-anti-trump-issue-hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha/


44 posted on 12/05/2020 9:50:52 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
National Review? The place where Chris Buckley announced he was voting for Barack Obama?

GOPe cesspool.

45 posted on 12/05/2020 9:50:55 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

The National Review flag is all white.


46 posted on 12/05/2020 9:52:25 AM PST by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
What we’re seeing in Georgia in these coming weeks is nothing less than a test to determine if the Republican Party has enough will to survive. If two lawyers can come out of nowhere with a farfetched conspiracy theory, and persuade thousands, or tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of self-identified Republican-learning voters to not make their voices heard at the ballot box, then the GOP — despite all of its gains in the state legislatures and U.S. House and Senate this year — will not really be a functioning force in American politics.

No, what we're seeing in the Georgia runoff is the usual Kabuki theater between Dems and their fake opponents, who are really part of the same team, the establishment Republicans.

The purpose of which is twofold. To extract mountains of campaign cash from the public to give to each side's favored campaign committees. The second purpose is to provide the false veneer that there is a competition between these parties and provide the voters with a fake choice meaning nothing, except the illusion the public is in charge. It's not.

The deep state is in charge and they decide who gets into power. Yes, it is likely in the bag that one or both of these pathetic GOPe senators will win providing a slim majority and producing a divided government. It's what the corporate interests want.

In fact, I would not worry about Harris, who if she actually achieved the presidency would be extremely dangerous. No, she was put there to appease a voting base and nothing more. When the deep state decides Biden is more of a liability to them than an asset, they'll maneuver the election of a puppet Republican the likes of a Romney or a Jeb Bush.

47 posted on 12/05/2020 9:53:12 AM PST by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
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To: BrexitBen

“””The National Review is a dinosaur. Conservatives have too many REAL opinion outlets to choose from these days.


I agree National Review is a dinosaur. But as posted above, 96,000 people who think they are ‘conservative Republicans’ still subscribe and read the NR garbage.


48 posted on 12/05/2020 9:53:15 AM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
National Review: Stop Lin Wood and Sidney Powell Now ...

Sidney Powell & Lin Wood say, Don't vote for the two Georgia Republican Senate candidates unless they stand up against the Democrats' nationwide Presidential election fraud.

Trump lawyer Guiliani calls state Republican legislatures a bunch of "cowards."

Glad to see Republicans are finally starting to get along with each other. ;)

49 posted on 12/05/2020 9:53:33 AM PST by gw-ington (The Office of the President-Elect gw-ington and Vice President-Elect Loch Ness Monster)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Chuck Schumer must be thinking God blessed the Democrats with the dumbest of enemies.


50 posted on 12/05/2020 9:54:27 AM PST by Trump20162020
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To: Jane Long

He looks like a clown without make up.


51 posted on 12/05/2020 9:54:27 AM PST by tennmountainman ( Liberals Are Baby Killers)
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To: KTM rider

Thanks for the correction. I was puzzled when I read it.

PR


52 posted on 12/05/2020 9:55:01 AM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Yeah. Victor Davis Hanson still writes columns for National Review.

But, you can easily access his columns on Free Republic.

Why subsidize a neo-con rag like National Review ?


53 posted on 12/05/2020 9:56:06 AM PST by BrexitBen
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To: .30Carbine

What did the Colson Center have to say?

Are they now on the anti-American/NeverTrumper side, too?


54 posted on 12/05/2020 9:56:13 AM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
Listen to this and please pass it on.

(why POTUS should not concede)

55 posted on 12/05/2020 9:56:24 AM PST by yoe (President Trump works for We The People - not China as Biden has and will.)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
Vote fraud is as real as aborted babies in a dumpster. Nobody has the stomach to come to terms with some truths.

As it is real and given cover by the media, no politician is safe from an establishment shadow government that can and will do anything to either make you or break you.

56 posted on 12/05/2020 9:56:37 AM PST by blackdog (Proud Dog Faced, Deplorable, Pony Soldier.)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

Exactly! National Review despises Trump and therefore, other MAGA types.


57 posted on 12/05/2020 9:57:41 AM PST by TeddyRay ( I am a Chump 4 Trump)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter; All

You want to get out the vote how about try governing. They kneecapped the President for four years now they care about his legacy. The Repukes should be in the minority telling the people how much of a disaster every move is. In the majority they will fold over and over again. I’m sure of that. A Repuke Senate is not the atop gap between freedom and tyranny. Trump is. If Trump can’t pull it off the next line of defense has absolutely nothing to do with the ballot box.


58 posted on 12/05/2020 9:58:29 AM PST by wiseprince (Me,)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

“far fetched conspiracy theory” This just goes to show that someone else needs to control the GOP and we need new people to listen to. I am tired of country club surrender monkeys.


59 posted on 12/05/2020 10:00:23 AM PST by amnestynone (We are asked by people who do not tolerate us to tolerate the intolerable in the name of tolerance.)
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To: tennmountainman

And, with make up, too.


60 posted on 12/05/2020 10:01:18 AM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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