They're Organized, They're Well-Funded, They Plan To Cheat, And They're Worried
The Republicans are well-organized this years. They have literally billions of dollars in their war chests. They plan to disenfranchise millions of minority and elderly voters--and they're worried that they might lose after all.
There is an interesting article on MSNBC stating that Republicans are beginning to discover that their name-brand is damaged again. This time, public dislike isn't centered around one George Dubya' What's-his-name, it's centered around the entire Republican Party. Voters are finally beginning to take note of Republican political positions and also what a Romney--Ryan/Rand economic agenda would be.
Todd Akin's comment concerning rape has not only begun to get public attention, but some of the electorate is beginning to see if THEIR Republican political candidates hold similar views--or have been voting the same way. They're also beginning to wonder about what Randian plans for Social Security and medicare would do to them and their loved ones.
I don't deny this is a close election, and that it's all too likely that we'll see Republican pols elected we fought hard to defeat this year. There is no excuse for giving up. There is NO excuse for sitting out this election. There is no excuse for not voting--even in certain-loss races, a vote against a Republican is a vote of protest that would be ignored if we opt out and cop out.
http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/22/13416266-gop-brand-suffers-heading-into-election-season?lite
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With all that $$ and that power... (A) Money only goes so far. My guess is that R-money got so far because he was able to get the most primary voters in Republican primaries. Down here in Texas, the establishment Republican politician gunning for the nomination for a vacant US Senate seat had a large war-chest yet got thumped by a better-organized, energetic Tea Party candidate.
Ryan Silver Spike..I think the R's need lots of money, the Kochs wanted Ryan on the ticket for this election or further down the road, and Mittsie's people decided that Ryan was a pretty face who looked like an All-American whitebread wonk (He doesn't have to BE a wonk, he only needs to play one on TV and in front of carefully pre-screened audiences).
I think the media was FORCED to pay attention by activism of some Democratic and progressive campaigners and by Todd Akin shooting off his mouth. The uproar forced the lazy @ss-ed corporate media to not only note that Akin was connected to Ryan, but that there were interesting threads running from Akin and Ryan from abortion to Medicare to Social Security. But the news-critters will get back to gushing about some Kardashian sister's love affairs shortly.
I suspect that the GOPsters picked Tampa in part because of successful lobbying by Florida politicos and because they didn't think that their convention might end up as a possible bull's eye for a hurricane. IMO climate change denialists don't pay much attention as to how extreme weather might affect them PERSONALLY. (They might get to find out).
I don't know which woman the Republicans could pick and run in 2016. They don't have as many options as we Democrats do and even if they pick a Palinesque candidate, she'd still have to face the general electorate in November, 2016. Do you think that the 2016 electorate could stand for a younger Jan Brewer or a Sarah Palin clone?
how about some poetry?
K&R
But I was led to believe that Vogon poetry should leave me begging for death. I actually quite liked that one.
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The republicans seem to be really into the kinky thrill of getting publicly pantsed
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The Ryan Plan. Why not just admit that they're out to rip off whoever they can?
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The Rommney/Bain files (Makes the X-files look like kindergarten art)
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There's a lot of unrest out there...