Steve Schmidt(MSNBC): Presidential Campaign Like an Iceberg

[Avalux]

I like what the Republican strategist had to say about this:

The public sees 10% of the campaign(iceberg), the rest is under the surface. Hillary's iceberg is deep with resources and organization, Trump's isn't. His campaign is run like a rock band tour, they travel around and draw big crowds but there's nothing else going on, save the RNC and they're not helping much at all.

He sees no victory path for Trump.

[Happyhippychick]

1. And he's a republican strategist!

[C_U_L8R]

2. Empty suit of campaign

and pardon the mixed metaphors... a fast melting ice cube.

[madaboutharry]

3. Steve Schmidt is a man of principal.

One may disagree with another's political view and still respect them.

[Wounded Bear]

7. Yeah, I've respected him and what he's said this election cycle...nt

[HipChick]

25. Yes, I have to give him that..

[DLCWIdem]

38. he did say on hardball..."i still don't like the coruption.....but Trump is...."

[Cicada]

14. He's a genius

I mean that literally, IQ over 140. I think David Frum is also a genius. And both are honest. So I will always listen to them and I will always have an open mind about what they say.

[DLCWIdem]

23. I don't think Frum is too smart

He still basing Bill's " corruption " in bad sources.

[Cicada]

36. Frum is really really smart. But he may be a fool.

I haven't seen him say something dumb like Clinton being corrupt, but I don't read a lot of conservative stuff. If he Says Clinton is corrupt then my respect for him will go away.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

18. I wonder how principled he really is, given

he was instrumental in bringing us Sarah Palin.

I gather that he spent much of the 2008 campaign waxing misty-eyed about what a "game changer" her nomination was, without any consideration whatsoever as to here actual qualifications for the job of VP.

On the other hand, perhaps he is a principal at some school somewhere.

[madaboutharry]

22. He has admitted

that he was wrong with Palin and that it was a total fuck up.

[Qutzupalotl]

4. Trump is like the Titanic

and he's going down!

[ffr]

8. I was waiting for that analogy in 3 - 2 - 1

[Wounded Bear]

10. No...

It's about the "only 10% of an iceberg is visible" meme. He's saying that 90% of campaigning happens below the national press radar. It's all about ground game and GOTV. Trump has ignored this. Clinton has built on the impressive one that got Obama into office.

[Qutzupalotl]

13. I understand that, but I couldn't resist.

[regnaD kciN]

12. …while screaming "I'm King of the Wor…glub, glub, glub…"

[kstewart33]

5. When did he say this? nt

[Avalux]

6. On MSNBC, about an hour ago. n/t

[kstewart33]

9. Thanks!

Good to know.

[Cha]

11. I like that, too! Hillary has serious ground game like

President Obama did. Obama won with high tech ground game.

TY Avalux

[mama]

15. Great ground game in Ohio

I've volunteered for them Dems other years, but I can't this year.
Every day I get two texts: Have I sent in my ballot? Can I help?

It's great, no interfering phone calls, just gentle reminders.
But relentless.... no one will forget to turn in their ballot or gotv for want of a request to do so!

[Cha]

16. Good to know... thank you, mama!

[hj.anony1]

17. Still millions of

Americans will vote for this bully of a Con Man. Where does that leave us? This will be interesting.

[Fahrenthold451]

21. Trumps campaign is like a pile of dog shit whose summit is barely visible above the weeds.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. Unfortunately America stepped in it,

and now is trying to scrape it off its shoe before tracking it into the house, stinking the place up and ruining the carpet.

[Fahrenthold451]

30. And it will smell for months

[Bob Loblaw]

29. Brilliant

[Fla Dem]

24. I heard that. Great analogy. Lets just hope the RMS Titanic hits it.

[liberalla]

32. Schmidt is my favorite Repug. He always has something to add that isn't an echo of all the

other crap Repug talking points. He's more honest.

*** not that I have many 'favorite' repukes... maybe nicole wallace once in a while...

[BumRushDaShow]

35. Michael Steele has seen the light as well

The only hope is that after they clear the huge debris field that Drumpf will leave behind, will they at least try to get back to debating intellectual policy issues (vs the usual social wedge crap) or go back to business as usual supporting the crazies. I fear that this year's RNC "Post Mortem" will probably be a rehash of the 2012 one because their crazies will insist that Drumpf was "not a conservative" or "not conservative enough".

[tallahasseedem]

37. I don't like Michael Steele...

but no one can deny that he was extremely efficient throughout (most) of his time heading up the RNC. I'm glad he's still not there.

[BumRushDaShow]

39. His own party threw him completely under the bus

after using him as a "token black" to purportedly establish their "diversity". He in turn let it go to his head by going on a spending spree and getting his hand caught in the cookie jar, resulting in him being forced out. Meanwhile bigger failure Reince Prickbus is still there after what will most likely be a 2nd lost Presidential election under his "leadership" (maybe no one else wants that position?).

In any case, Steele never descended into the teabagger talk and has been right along with Schmidt in terms of trying to get their party back on track.

[red dog 1]

33. K&R

[rury]

34. Great news!!