We just got a fundraising questionnaire two pages long from Sen. Thune. My answer to every question in red felt-tip pen was "Pass the SAVE America Act." My concluding remark was "No more money until that act is passed." The money will go to Scott Pressler instead. I have written, longhand, to each of Thune's four offices, and left a phone message once. This act is the entire ball of wax.
Yes, this! Never give a dime to RNC or NRSC.... Give directly to candidates or Pressler...
Look how much they donated to Cornyn vs Virgina redistricting referendum. That ended up working out ok buy our $ makes them powerful and they waste it and spend it on worthless RINOs
The problem is that absent the SAVE act passing, every one of those seats are in states well known for stealing elections. Captain Seth Keshel’s book, ‘The War on Election Corruption’ details all the ways the Dems cheat, none of which have anything to do with party preference, electorate turnout, or other conventional metrics. What we would need to win in ANY of the seats you mention is a ‘too big to rig’ vote count, and given the feckless nature of the current Republican leadership, that ain’t happening. Not trying to be a doom-sayer or stop folks from voting, but we need to be prepared for what seems like a rigged, pre-ordained conclusion and plan for what comes next.
Never underestimate the ability of Republicans to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Thune, Corning, McConnell, etc. are perfect gentleman when they lose. They haven't learned a damn thing from Carville and Elias and the bruisers on the Dem side. The current situation is too important to be left in the hands of gentlemanly losers.
I think passing the Save Act is the key. The Republican base has seen what the house and senate DIDN’T do with their majorities when they had them. They were too scared of the consequences in their personal career paths if they didn’t follow Mitch McConnell’s “Get Trump” vendetta in Trump 1.0 and I’m still trying to figure out their motives for throwing away the majority voters gave them for Trump 2.0.
Republicans are demoralized and disillusioned about whether we can continue to believe we have representation at the federal level. When the senate tells 80% of voters (R & D’s) to pound sand, it’s hard to keep convincing voters their vote matters to anyone other than the candidates, parties and hangers-on. From my perch, I see a lot of loyal republicans who are questioning whether many of our elected representatives have been hiding their true intentions behind “if only the Democrats weren’t so obstreperous”. We haven’t overreached in our expectations or made up our grievances. We’ve now witnessed, in real time, 2 Trump terms, and two Republican majorities that were thrown away by Senate leadership in preference to working with the President. Virtually all of Trump’s highly popular reforms have been by easily-reversed executive orders that Congress REFUSES (not fails, refuses) to ratify. It’s not unreasonable to think most of the drama and suicidal action in the party is a direct result of jealousy and petty slights our Senators feel towards voters who prefer Trump’s approach to theirs. It’s like their little feelings are hurt and THEY (not we the voters) can’t move past it.
So the Republican base, came by its election apathy very honestly. We’ve acted like the abused spouse who clings onto a relationship way past the time any self-respecting person would have left. Many Republican voters can now sense a path where getting rid of obstreperous dead-wood of the Thune, McConnell, Cotton (yes, I said it) and Cornyn varieties may be a better long term strategy than winning every cycle. Might we be ignorant and uninformed about the hell we might unleash? Maybe, but you can’t deny Thune, et al, are double dog daring us to do it.h
<snip> The danger is that they will believe they have already lost it, surrender the cycle to fatalism, and stop fighting for the twelve districts that actually matter.<snip>
They've had the majority for a year and a half. Putting the words GOP and FIGHT in the same sentence is an oxymoron!
Why do so many Republicans “retire” when they are in the majority like they did in 2018? It’s almost like they suddenly needed to hand the house to the Democrats, or were they told to do so.
Or what? We'll vote them out? Do you realize what the retention percentages typically run after every election? They have no fear because the halfwits keep voting them back in.
Jerilyn, your warning is important! Pnoldguy is just reminding everyone to stay vigilant and involved. Trump sending Green Card holders out of the country to reapply is part of the process of clearing up the mess the Democrats have created.
You are right. The ignorant do keep voting them in. But: History is not going to be Kind to these snakes. I’m not a writer, i’m not a talker, i’m not savvy with tech stuff so this is my best way to convey myself. I hope you have calmed down now. My hair is actually standing on end😂
Trump 2.0 is a highly functional operating machine, executing a detailed plan. I have to believe they have red-teamed the Thune impediment.
Further, Chris LaCivita is better than Carville ever was. He is still in the game, chief of staff for the RNC, and a director of MAGA Inc., the Trump super PAC.
Your piece is the strategic roadmap. Get it to LaCivita on X for comment. The RNC has the bucks now, but your point about donor brushback is well made. Gonna be a busy summer.
The ruling on Callais by SCOTUS was a ruling that as Justice Alito stated, respected precedent. Five members of South Carolina’s legislature have zero respect for law, precedent, or have the guts to oppose racial gerrymandering. This is humiliating to those registered as Republicans who vote freedom for everyone over racially motivated politics.
The Republican party once again setting us up to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. I live in one of those crucial counties you mention. What should I do? How should I help?
This election is like being trapped in a room with only two doors to escape: one opens to flying, fire-breathing dragons, and the other to a bunch of slithering snakes.
My take is this: if voters can overcome or put aside for the moment their very justified rage and demoralization over the behavior of Republicans these last two years, hold their nose, and Vote Red in November, in effect, calling their bluff, it is our only chance to stay in this fight and help Trump continue to reverse this country’s decline and set it on a surer foundation.
Not voting or voting Democrat is nothing other than surrender, and handing this country over to its sworn enemy.
It may be a choice between the lesser of two evils, but it’s the only one that keeps us in the fight. It’s the hand we’ve been dealt. We need to play it, so we have at least a glimmer of a chance at saving this country.
Bud, the Democrat running for ohio governor for more votes in her primary - where she was the only person running - than the Republican got in his primary where he had an opponent.
Polls, analysis, blah blah blah. Dems are motivated enough to win the governor race in a red state. Republicans are not.
If the rumors are true and trump is announcing a total surrender to Iran that's not even going to fix gas prices, it's not going to be pretty this November.
I mean I'm seeing Israeli sources, Iranian sources, and us sources all in agreement:
15 billion to Iran
The ending of Iran sanctions
Withdrawal of us forces
Nothing on nuclear for 60 days
And the only thing I don't see clarity on is whether Iran is allowed to charge for Hormuz access or not, but in either scenario they have practically complete control
We just got a fundraising questionnaire two pages long from Sen. Thune. My answer to every question in red felt-tip pen was "Pass the SAVE America Act." My concluding remark was "No more money until that act is passed." The money will go to Scott Pressler instead. I have written, longhand, to each of Thune's four offices, and left a phone message once. This act is the entire ball of wax.
Yes, this! Never give a dime to RNC or NRSC.... Give directly to candidates or Pressler...
Look how much they donated to Cornyn vs Virgina redistricting referendum. That ended up working out ok buy our $ makes them powerful and they waste it and spend it on worthless RINOs
The problem is that absent the SAVE act passing, every one of those seats are in states well known for stealing elections. Captain Seth Keshel’s book, ‘The War on Election Corruption’ details all the ways the Dems cheat, none of which have anything to do with party preference, electorate turnout, or other conventional metrics. What we would need to win in ANY of the seats you mention is a ‘too big to rig’ vote count, and given the feckless nature of the current Republican leadership, that ain’t happening. Not trying to be a doom-sayer or stop folks from voting, but we need to be prepared for what seems like a rigged, pre-ordained conclusion and plan for what comes next.
I agree about the SAVE Act. See my remarks, above. Thune, at least, can be emailed from non-constituents. (I have done that, too).
Superb and timely analysis across many fronts most germane to us regular citizens, and free to boot! Many thanks and know it is filling a void!
Thune is a RINO and is not going to do anything!
Never underestimate the ability of Republicans to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Thune, Corning, McConnell, etc. are perfect gentleman when they lose. They haven't learned a damn thing from Carville and Elias and the bruisers on the Dem side. The current situation is too important to be left in the hands of gentlemanly losers.
I think passing the Save Act is the key. The Republican base has seen what the house and senate DIDN’T do with their majorities when they had them. They were too scared of the consequences in their personal career paths if they didn’t follow Mitch McConnell’s “Get Trump” vendetta in Trump 1.0 and I’m still trying to figure out their motives for throwing away the majority voters gave them for Trump 2.0.
Republicans are demoralized and disillusioned about whether we can continue to believe we have representation at the federal level. When the senate tells 80% of voters (R & D’s) to pound sand, it’s hard to keep convincing voters their vote matters to anyone other than the candidates, parties and hangers-on. From my perch, I see a lot of loyal republicans who are questioning whether many of our elected representatives have been hiding their true intentions behind “if only the Democrats weren’t so obstreperous”. We haven’t overreached in our expectations or made up our grievances. We’ve now witnessed, in real time, 2 Trump terms, and two Republican majorities that were thrown away by Senate leadership in preference to working with the President. Virtually all of Trump’s highly popular reforms have been by easily-reversed executive orders that Congress REFUSES (not fails, refuses) to ratify. It’s not unreasonable to think most of the drama and suicidal action in the party is a direct result of jealousy and petty slights our Senators feel towards voters who prefer Trump’s approach to theirs. It’s like their little feelings are hurt and THEY (not we the voters) can’t move past it.
So the Republican base, came by its election apathy very honestly. We’ve acted like the abused spouse who clings onto a relationship way past the time any self-respecting person would have left. Many Republican voters can now sense a path where getting rid of obstreperous dead-wood of the Thune, McConnell, Cotton (yes, I said it) and Cornyn varieties may be a better long term strategy than winning every cycle. Might we be ignorant and uninformed about the hell we might unleash? Maybe, but you can’t deny Thune, et al, are double dog daring us to do it.h
<snip> The danger is that they will believe they have already lost it, surrender the cycle to fatalism, and stop fighting for the twelve districts that actually matter.<snip>
They've had the majority for a year and a half. Putting the words GOP and FIGHT in the same sentence is an oxymoron!
Why do so many Republicans “retire” when they are in the majority like they did in 2018? It’s almost like they suddenly needed to hand the house to the Democrats, or were they told to do so.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Alex Muse
Senator Thune you better get your Ass in gear. And every smart Republican.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Or what? We'll vote them out? Do you realize what the retention percentages typically run after every election? They have no fear because the halfwits keep voting them back in.
I just have to laugh. It makes me feel better.
Jerilyn, your warning is important! Pnoldguy is just reminding everyone to stay vigilant and involved. Trump sending Green Card holders out of the country to reapply is part of the process of clearing up the mess the Democrats have created.
You are right. The ignorant do keep voting them in. But: History is not going to be Kind to these snakes. I’m not a writer, i’m not a talker, i’m not savvy with tech stuff so this is my best way to convey myself. I hope you have calmed down now. My hair is actually standing on end😂
Excellent work, thank you.
Trump 2.0 is a highly functional operating machine, executing a detailed plan. I have to believe they have red-teamed the Thune impediment.
Further, Chris LaCivita is better than Carville ever was. He is still in the game, chief of staff for the RNC, and a director of MAGA Inc., the Trump super PAC.
Your piece is the strategic roadmap. Get it to LaCivita on X for comment. The RNC has the bucks now, but your point about donor brushback is well made. Gonna be a busy summer.
The ruling on Callais by SCOTUS was a ruling that as Justice Alito stated, respected precedent. Five members of South Carolina’s legislature have zero respect for law, precedent, or have the guts to oppose racial gerrymandering. This is humiliating to those registered as Republicans who vote freedom for everyone over racially motivated politics.
The Republican party once again setting us up to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. I live in one of those crucial counties you mention. What should I do? How should I help?
This election is like being trapped in a room with only two doors to escape: one opens to flying, fire-breathing dragons, and the other to a bunch of slithering snakes.
My take is this: if voters can overcome or put aside for the moment their very justified rage and demoralization over the behavior of Republicans these last two years, hold their nose, and Vote Red in November, in effect, calling their bluff, it is our only chance to stay in this fight and help Trump continue to reverse this country’s decline and set it on a surer foundation.
Not voting or voting Democrat is nothing other than surrender, and handing this country over to its sworn enemy.
It may be a choice between the lesser of two evils, but it’s the only one that keeps us in the fight. It’s the hand we’ve been dealt. We need to play it, so we have at least a glimmer of a chance at saving this country.
Bud, the Democrat running for ohio governor for more votes in her primary - where she was the only person running - than the Republican got in his primary where he had an opponent.
Polls, analysis, blah blah blah. Dems are motivated enough to win the governor race in a red state. Republicans are not.
If the rumors are true and trump is announcing a total surrender to Iran that's not even going to fix gas prices, it's not going to be pretty this November.
We must be looking at different sources, but I ignore Iranian sources.
No armed forces being removed
60 days for IRGC to commit to handing over uranium
Iran will not charge tolls through the Straight
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Aw man, you are... about to be so disappointed
I would say those rumors are false
I mean I'm seeing Israeli sources, Iranian sources, and us sources all in agreement:
15 billion to Iran
The ending of Iran sanctions
Withdrawal of us forces
Nothing on nuclear for 60 days
And the only thing I don't see clarity on is whether Iran is allowed to charge for Hormuz access or not, but in either scenario they have practically complete control
If the battlefield has shifted from the Hurtgen Forest to the Rhineland do we have a General Patton?