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A Boat-Rocker For Congress
Townhall.com ^ | October 9, 2014 | Derek Hunter

Posted on 10/09/2014 5:06:05 AM PDT by Kaslin

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1 posted on 10/09/2014 5:06:05 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

He’s running as a republican? Bad move. Should have stayed an I.


2 posted on 10/09/2014 5:18:05 AM PDT by GilesB
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To: Kaslin; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; randita; InterceptPoint; BillyBoy; Clintonfatigued; ...
The Republican National Congressional Committee has limited resources and looks at Maryland as a lost cause, so it won’t sink any money into Dan’s race. Outside groups view Maryland the same way. Plus, they view Dan as a problem.

Calling BS on that later point. The NRCC and "outside groups" would be very interested in funding this race if they thought we had a chance. Thanks to the last redistricting this seat is less than 43% Romney, we currently hold only 1 seat that gave him a smaller % than that, and that's only because the Cali open primary resulted in 2 Republicans advancing to the general election.

It's not impossible to win this seat but it's a tough one. That said, according to most recent financial data I have, the rat Delaney had not raised alot, Bongino is competitive financially, this race may be worth a flyer.

3 posted on 10/09/2014 5:21:31 AM PDT by Impy (Voting democrat out of spite? Then you are America's enemy, like every other rat voter.)
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To: GilesB

Yeah, that way he could split the vote with the Republican and eliminate any chance of victory, smart.


4 posted on 10/09/2014 5:22:22 AM PDT by Impy (Voting democrat out of spite? Then you are America's enemy, like every other rat voter.)
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To: GilesB

Why? That’s silly and you know it. Third party candidates get never elected


5 posted on 10/09/2014 5:25:40 AM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: Kaslin

“He was good because he’s not a politician.”

Memo to Derek Hunter;

Dan Bongino could very well be the second coming of Jack Kemp, I really don’t know. But I do know one thing,
Mr Bongino ran for the Senate in 2012 and lost, now in 2014 is running for the House. THAT makes him a politician in my book.


6 posted on 10/09/2014 5:43:19 AM PDT by Tupelo (I am feeling more like Phillip Nolan by the day.)
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To: Kaslin
The thing about Dan Bongino isn’t that he has a burning desire to be in Congress, because he doesn’t.

There's the campaign slogan of the year: "Vote for me because I don't want the job."

7 posted on 10/09/2014 5:55:34 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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Tupelo: Mr Bongino ran for the Senate in 2012 and lost, now in 2014 is running for the House. THAT makes him a politician in my book.

Indeed. That's a point that always bothered me. Those who say "I'm not a politician" just haven't been elected yet. They all want to be elected.

DoodleDawg: There's the campaign slogan of the year: "Vote for me because I don't want the job."

Lol. With the nature of modern campaigns, I don't see why anyone who didn't want it would put themselves through it. If you don't really want it you'll lose the stomach for it quickly.

8 posted on 10/09/2014 6:21:25 AM PDT by Impy (Voting democrat out of spite? Then you are America's enemy, like every other rat voter.)
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To: Kaslin

I’ve met him and voted for him for Senate. I wish I could vote for him in the House. He’s the real deal and seems to be running a strong campaign, with absolutely zero media. The complicity and corruption in Maryland is mind boggling. The article mentions the Gerrymandered districts. They could have done a fairer job vomiting on a wall and drawing circles around the dark spots.


9 posted on 10/09/2014 9:37:35 AM PDT by cyclotic (Join America's premier outdoor adventure association for boys-traillifeusa.com)
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To: Impy; Kaslin

The gop is a rotten corrupt party, whether you can see it or not.

Becoming a republican shows poor judgment; a willingness to join a corrupt party for political success does not impress me.


10 posted on 10/09/2014 9:57:32 AM PDT by GilesB
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To: GilesB

Running for office as an independent shows poor judgment. Quixotic independent campaigns do not impress me.


11 posted on 10/09/2014 10:41:29 AM PDT by Impy (Voting democrat out of spite? Then you are America's enemy, like every other rat voter.)
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To: GilesB

Let’s say he could mount a viable, winnable race as an Independent, he’d still have to caucus with the GOP (much in the same way VT’s Bernie Sanders has done in both the House and Senate with the Democrats).


12 posted on 10/09/2014 11:15:05 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Impy

support the corrupt gop if you want - I can’t. After what they have done the past two years, I won’t vote for the gop. I’ll vote dem first.


13 posted on 10/09/2014 12:34:58 PM PDT by GilesB
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To: fieldmarshaldj

He doesn’t have to caucus with anyone. He can work with whom he chooses, when he chooses.


14 posted on 10/09/2014 12:36:53 PM PDT by GilesB
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To: Kaslin
The Republican National Congressional Committee has limited resources and looks at Maryland as a lost cause, so it won’t sink any money into Dan’s race.

Even if it was winnable they wouldn't put any money into it, because the candidate is a conservative -> according to the author

15 posted on 10/09/2014 12:44:33 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GilesB

There are always 3 choices for the active voter:

1.) Hold you nose and vote for a GOP candidate.

2.) Vote for a non GOP candidate.

3.) Leave the offending candidate slot empty.

In the UN, # 3 is called Abstain, and in the US Senate it is called Present.


16 posted on 10/09/2014 12:44:47 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: GilesB

Blah blah blah. When your third party wins let me know and I might vote for a candidate of your third party, otherwise sthu


17 posted on 10/09/2014 12:52:36 PM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: GilesB

Serving as an “Independent” is a joke, because you still have to pick a side. You get an assignment from the caucus you choose or you go without portfolio (which then means you only vote on the floor, since you wouldn’t be serving in a committee. Not serving in a committee means you have no input in legislation, which then removes the sole reason for being elected to Congress).


18 posted on 10/09/2014 12:56:03 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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Blah blah yourself - voting gop has certainly turned out well, hasn’t it?

Do you really think the republican party will get better, after sinking lower and lower into corruption and fraud over the past few years?

Vote for a gop candidate and you forfeit your right to object to dem fraud.


19 posted on 10/09/2014 1:04:22 PM PDT by GilesB
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Going without portfolio appears to be the only honorable approach - how do you justify sucking up to one corrupt party over the other?

They have built a system to “force” honest men to bend their knee to corrupt overlords. Have you ever wondered why good men become corrupted in DC? There’s your answer.

Should we continue to feed this beast?


20 posted on 10/09/2014 1:07:57 PM PDT by GilesB
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