Bear in mind this is from RCP: Mitch doesn’t do well. However, for anyone who thinks it could somehow make sense for Dems to maneuver Nan into the WH … think again.
I’m surprised Kevin McCarthy is so unpopular. My guess would have been nobody knows who he is. I think the Frank Lunz room mate is little known, as well as his aiding and abetting Cheney and the 2nd impeachment.
Seems to be a bit of score settling. Some good analysis.
Misses how the establishment gop at all levels aided and abetted the election frauds to get rid of Trump. Romney’s niece name was not mentioned once. Not was the censorship of Trump.
I forgot about Pence’s involvement in the defenestration of General Flynn.
Another anonymous insider dishing dirt disguised as thoughtful analysis. Skeptical of all the red meat he/she strews about regarding betrayers of the cause especially in light of his or her conclusions that Trump should no longer lead the MAGA movement. Sure, maybe he should maybe he shouldn't , but what kind of "insider" pens this ? I'm judging the kind of "insider" who doesn't like the thought of Orange Man leading MAGA nation. And also, most if not all of the observations could be made by an "outsider".
Why anonymous? Not enough courage to stand behind what he/she says or to risk future sinecures that might otherwise be received from political benefactors. "Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness" (Ephesians 5:11).
Orange Man would be more or less flawless if he would just own up to his past mistakes. Those liabilities are piling up. I don't see any better-qualified contenders, though.
Lots of people say it is ego. I believe it is because he is first and foremost a negotiator. That is his training and his natural mindset. Master negotiators never admit mistakes pro forma - it makes them too vulnerable. You can be flexible and redirect but you can't admit you were wrong.
Exactly my thinking on this too, diss, well said. You don't have to believe Trump is playing or is even capable of playing 5-level chess, you only have to believe he possesses uncommon DISCIPLINE within the craft (negotiation, persuasion).
I tend to view him through a prism of Master Persuader, by which I mean I always take him very seriously in terms of the significance of his public persona. The media and IC and deep state and political parties that oppose him in this "contest" of persuasion take him seriously, all the flak and hit pieces and propaganda and CNN they churn out that on the surface seems to try to diminish him, to turn him into a cartoon, is only evidence of how seriously they take him. He has in no way left the field. And the contest is by no means over. Tea Party, MAGA, all of the instances of popular uprising and the threat of a growing momentum and a new larger manifestation in the future is the whip hand Trump the master persuader is trying to wield against his opponents.
'Cocaine' Mitch has the worst favorable/unfavorable rating, but the GUP (Globalists United Party) caucus won't dump him as leader, the stupid party indeed! Actual conservatives loathe him and his minions.
The NRO types (beginning with Kristol the younger) are not and never were Conservatives. They have done untold damage to both the popular conception of Conservatism and to the Republican Party through their masquerading all these years. They care about nothing more than having a place at the dinner party tables in the swamp and money coming in, regardless of where it comes from.
I am sick and tired of politics and politicians. Anti-Trumpers are not anti-Trumpers. They are basically establishment types. Nobody in politics is comfortable with Donald Trump. He has committed the cardinal sin of being the best President in my lifetime, which goes back to FDR. He was a chief executive par excellence. He rolled with the punches, dealt with the opposition and got things accomplished. If I were to define his leanings I would say 'pragmatist.' He worked for the benefit of all Americans. There would have been no 'mean tweets' if he had not been attacked so savagely. His popularity is based on no party or even personality but on that he gave Americans what they wanted, a better life. For a change we had hope.
I’m surprised Kevin McCarthy is so unpopular. My guess would have been nobody knows who he is. I think the Frank Lunz room mate is little known, as well as his aiding and abetting Cheney and the 2nd impeachment.
The only real difference between Republicans and Democrats is who gets to spend our* money when they are in control.
Some analysis of Trump's term from an insider:
https://amgreatness.com/2022/01/25/donald-trump-and-the-future-of-maga/
Seems to be a bit of score settling. Some good analysis.
Misses how the establishment gop at all levels aided and abetted the election frauds to get rid of Trump. Romney’s niece name was not mentioned once. Not was the censorship of Trump.
I forgot about Pence’s involvement in the defenestration of General Flynn.
Another anonymous insider dishing dirt disguised as thoughtful analysis. Skeptical of all the red meat he/she strews about regarding betrayers of the cause especially in light of his or her conclusions that Trump should no longer lead the MAGA movement. Sure, maybe he should maybe he shouldn't , but what kind of "insider" pens this ? I'm judging the kind of "insider" who doesn't like the thought of Orange Man leading MAGA nation. And also, most if not all of the observations could be made by an "outsider".
Why anonymous? Not enough courage to stand behind what he/she says or to risk future sinecures that might otherwise be received from political benefactors. "Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness" (Ephesians 5:11).
Orange Man would be more or less flawless if he would just own up to his past mistakes. Those liabilities are piling up. I don't see any better-qualified contenders, though.
Lots of people say it is ego. I believe it is because he is first and foremost a negotiator. That is his training and his natural mindset. Master negotiators never admit mistakes pro forma - it makes them too vulnerable. You can be flexible and redirect but you can't admit you were wrong.
Exactly my thinking on this too, diss, well said. You don't have to believe Trump is playing or is even capable of playing 5-level chess, you only have to believe he possesses uncommon DISCIPLINE within the craft (negotiation, persuasion).
I tend to view him through a prism of Master Persuader, by which I mean I always take him very seriously in terms of the significance of his public persona. The media and IC and deep state and political parties that oppose him in this "contest" of persuasion take him seriously, all the flak and hit pieces and propaganda and CNN they churn out that on the surface seems to try to diminish him, to turn him into a cartoon, is only evidence of how seriously they take him. He has in no way left the field. And the contest is by no means over. Tea Party, MAGA, all of the instances of popular uprising and the threat of a growing momentum and a new larger manifestation in the future is the whip hand Trump the master persuader is trying to wield against his opponents.
I read a couple of paragraphs and then just stopped.
'Cocaine' Mitch has the worst favorable/unfavorable rating, but the GUP (Globalists United Party) caucus won't dump him as leader, the stupid party indeed! Actual conservatives loathe him and his minions.
May be changing...
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2022/01/28/mo-brooks-will-be-significant-resistance-to-mcconnell-resuming-leadership-role-if-gop-retakes-senate/
Or maybe Brooks is just covering his rear end.
The NRO types (beginning with Kristol the younger) are not and never were Conservatives. They have done untold damage to both the popular conception of Conservatism and to the Republican Party through their masquerading all these years. They care about nothing more than having a place at the dinner party tables in the swamp and money coming in, regardless of where it comes from.
Thanks - Emerald is always interesting.
I am sick and tired of politics and politicians. Anti-Trumpers are not anti-Trumpers. They are basically establishment types. Nobody in politics is comfortable with Donald Trump. He has committed the cardinal sin of being the best President in my lifetime, which goes back to FDR. He was a chief executive par excellence. He rolled with the punches, dealt with the opposition and got things accomplished. If I were to define his leanings I would say 'pragmatist.' He worked for the benefit of all Americans. There would have been no 'mean tweets' if he had not been attacked so savagely. His popularity is based on no party or even personality but on that he gave Americans what they wanted, a better life. For a change we had hope.