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KharmaTrain

(31,706 posts)
23. The Lust For Power...
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:25 AM
Nov 2012

I agree that, from hindsight of a very satisfying victory, we can say that President Obama won the election with the killing of bin Laden or the ineptness of the rushpublicans to alienate large blocs of voters were major factors that they still aren't coming to grips with. and so be it!

While I don't want to sound over-confident, I see the rushpublicans doing the same crap they did in the wake of the '08 loss. They give brief lip service to how the party needs to be more inclusive (they find a Mickie Steele...then regret it) and quickly climb turned to the far right. They still haven't learned...and maybe they will get some gains in '14, but the overall picture for '16 looks the same as it does for '12...the clowns are already lining up their cars.

Willard definitely used others...more than they used him. To my knowledge he didn't spend a dime of his fortune for his campaign and was able to soak other 1%'ers into writing big checks...much of went for naught. Huntsman couldn't raise the money or out crazy the batshit...he never stood a chance and still doesn't.

The "moderates" will be shouted down by the Bullshit Mountain gang and any brief moments of clarity and reality will be gone as opportunism is more important than any sort of integrity.

i'm still stunned that they claim to be stunned. unblock Nov 2012 #1
Election Eve Predictions that Romney Supporters beleived......... louis c Nov 2012 #2
morris especially -- after the election, he even admitted he basically made it up unblock Nov 2012 #5
I'll never believe that they didn't have internals more accurate* than what we were being fed. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #6
I think this is a good point--and a legitimate mystery... CoffeeCat Nov 2012 #11
I'm with you on every point... dchill Nov 2012 #12
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #13
Money talks. HurricaneWarning Nov 2012 #16
You're probably smarter than Weird WiLIARd and more innately in touch with reality TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #29
I think mzteaze Nov 2012 #34
the question is what did they do with those numbers. did they tell rmoney the truth? unblock Nov 2012 #19
So am I. I'll never understand how they could be so cluelesss. nt Raine Nov 2012 #7
isn't this ayn rand at its core samsingh Nov 2012 #3
Birds of a feather flock together. oldbanjo Nov 2012 #4
and he finds this surprising krakfiend Nov 2012 #8
Welcome, Newbie louis c Nov 2012 #25
So the sociopath was out sociopathed. nt Javaman Nov 2012 #9
Good one! n/t zentrum Nov 2012 #14
I was expecting to click here and find another version of that Hitler video. LOL! nt Lisa0825 Nov 2012 #10
The pot calls the kettle black. Jamaal510 Nov 2012 #15
What kind of idiot do you have to be to trust Newt Gingrich? JHB Nov 2012 #17
Honestly Mitt DonCoquixote Nov 2012 #18
The Worst Candidate In Our Lifetimes... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #20
I think WilLIARd was used by men who always profit from elections malaise Nov 2012 #22
The Lust For Power... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #23
I think the party will crush the loonies after 2014 but use them until then malaise Nov 2012 #24
It's so hard not to feel for him jsr Nov 2012 #21
Hypocrisy is THE core Republican Value Berlum Nov 2012 #26
New here, so I'll just dive in Edy Nov 2012 #27
Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #30
I guess you're new louis c Nov 2012 #31
I disagree Edy Nov 2012 #32
You're kidding me, right? louis c Nov 2012 #33
Poor Dan Senor and his wife, Campbell Brown, for that matter.. lying hypocritical Cha Nov 2012 #28
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