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This Is How the Left Wins in November…
…if we voters allow Republican candidates to retain Mendacious Mitch and Misleading McCarthy as the personnel setting the policy of the congressional Republican parties.
Whether in the State of the Union address or as an October surprise, the Democrats need only declare victory over COVID, in the face of an empty, more of the same fake opposition, establishment Republican campaign.
Steven Hayward, over at the new and improved, addition by subtraction, Power Line, shares the details of the Democrat strategists plan:
DEMOCRATS LOOKING TO BUG OUT OF THE WAR ON COVID?
Declare the crisis phase of COVID over and push for feeling and acting more normal. . .
Recognize that people are “worn out” and feeling real harm from the years- long restrictions and take their side.
Don’t set “COVID zero” as the victory condition. Americans also don’t think victory is COVID Zero.
Stop talking about restrictions and the unknown future ahead.
As I have written before, it is necessary, for the sake of our constitutional republic, to force our prospective representatives in the House and Senate to change policy by changing leadership, starting by ejecting Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy from leadership. Fail to insist on making this public declaration, without weasel words, by every candidate who needs your vote and you accept the repeat of the flagrant fraud of Mendacious Mitch and Lyin’ Ryan on Obamacare, the border, and every other issue not favored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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Or maybe the way that the Democrats win in November is for us to wage a civil war in the Republican Party, starting with insults and disavowals directed at the two top Republicans in Congress.
Contrast this agenda with The Turtle’s comment that you can ask him about his agenda after the GOP retakes the senate.
Sen. Rick Scott Unveils 11-Point Plan to Rescue America, and It Is Glorious – PJ Media
Declaring victory over Covid will not be easy because there is a lot of justifiable cynicism on the subject, but more important, how will the Dems get around inflation? It’s interesting that the strategy does not include opening the Keystone pipeline or encouraging drilling, etc., because that would make a huge difference. Tells me that the radicals will not budge.
I would like to see an actual plan for accomplishing point 6 before I get too excited about it.
Do you believe this, or are you just playing devil’s advocate, or are you considering alternative views?
I think at this time in our history, McCarthy and McConnell are not up to the jobs. Maybe they were in the past, but we need warriors, not just words. They need to be able to challenge Republicans to stand up in no uncertain terms, and I just don’t think that is their style. The times call for an aggression that I think either doesn’t comport with their personal styles, or doesn’t fit in with their personal narratives. I’d like to see others step up who are fearless and forward-thinking.
I am not as angry at Mitch McConnell as some of my Republican brethren, but the man just turned 80. It is high time for him to step aside. Whom would everyone like to see as the new Republican leader in the Senate? It’s not as simple as just selecting someone whose views you agree with. You need someone who has the skills to do the job.
Declaring victory in the War on COVID may help the Dems a little, . . . but that’s just one issue of many. If the Dems keep pushing inflation ever higher with their STUPID energy policies, they don’t stand a change. “It’s the economy stupid” still applies. Then consider the education issues. Democrats are still saying stupid things like “Parents shouldn’t have any say over how we teach their children.”
And people may have short memories, but I think two years (and counting) of COVID trauma will not be easily forgotten.
For the Dems to do well, they’re going to have to refute the entire Woke agenda, including the trans-agenda and various attempts at race hustling. They’re going to have to somehow avoid dragging us into the Russia/Ukraine war. (That goes for Republicans, too, by the way.) And their figurehead is still a nasty, angry, racist, dementia-addled puppet who is compromised by foreign powers and his crack-addict son. Hard to see how having Biden in the White House helps.
They won’t win just by declaring COVID over. There’s so much more that’s wrong with the Dems.
Rick Scott’s agenda is excellent, and too bold for Republicans who work hard to maintain the status quo. (i.e. McCarthy and McConnell.)
I am not optimistic about November. The Democrats have played the gerrymandering game flawlessly. In the states they control… New York, Illinois, California, Oregon, Maryland… they have eliminated Republican districts wholesale. Michigan’s “non-partisan” redistricting commission (stacked, like California’s, with Democrat operatives) has approved a Democrat-friendly congressional map. Ohio’s redistricting is at the whim of a “moderate Republican” Ohio Supreme Court Justice who deems anything less than a 50-50 split to be unconstitutional.
That’s really how the left wins in November. That and, of course, truckloads of unverifiable junk-mail ballots harvested by activists funded by Soros and Zuckerberg.
How would we know when we’ve had no one else in that position?
Looks to me like Rick Scott needs to learn the difference between a goal and a plan. These are promises, something politicians are generally good at developing. How we get there is the real issue, what’s he got for that?
Oh yes it will. Just like Afghanistan and Benghazi.
Mitch McConnell has always been at war with Oceania.
Sure. Reject it out of hand as not-doable. Rather than, you know, coming up with ways to do it.
You set these things as goals, and then you call on all your fellow Republicans to find ways to get it done, rather than just writing it off as “Can’t be done.”
I’m sure most Republicans would rather engage in failure theater again. So much easier that way. Make promises you never plan on keeping, but which you know will result in donor cash flowing your way.
Look, I learned to never say “That won’t work,” but instead to say “How can we make this work?” I wish Republicans would do the same.
I don’t think people have forgotten those either.
I mean, the press has (dutifully) and the Ruling Class has (because it helps them sleep better at night), but the citizen class has not.
It’s more than McConnell has put out. He’s perfectly happy to wait until after the election.
First, you agree on the goals. You commit to being held to them, something The Turtle won’t do.
After the election, you look at your assets and formulate a plan. A realistic plan. You are honest enough to say that with the current votes, three of the 11 are doable. You are honest enough to tell voters to get off their collective [redacted]s and put pressure on their representatives if they want something done. When the voters shrug, you formulate a plan for your own success in the private sector and announce that you will not be seeking re-election.
Your level of cynicism approaches my own.
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Suzuki says it works.
Pfft. That won’t work.
You put the A, S, Something in Asymptote.
I strongly concur. Moreover, the new leader must be committed to more than show votes, at best, on the issues about which voters care, not those pushed by Big Business, Pharma, and Farm.
I heard a longtime incumbent Republican congressman roll out that excuse already for not taking back the House or barely gaining a single digit majority. All the more reason to upset the usual calculus with a real national campaign promising real relief/results, demonstrated by dumping the status quo “leaders” now. How did a truck driver upset the most powerful incumbent legislator in NJ? Redrawn districts do not protect against a large and broad enough voter revolt.
It’s like this. I like Rand Paul. But he’s a little prickly. He’s become kind of caustic. While I agree with him more than most senators and am happy that he is in office, I don’t know if he has the people skills to be an effective leader of the Senate. Some people may wish for a human flamethrower for the position, but to actually get things done I think we need someone who can get along with others.
Is there anyone who can bridge that gap?
I think Rick Scott is auditioning with us for that spot.
I read an article yesterday that said he is doing exactly that. He said that no repub who won’t support the goals doesn’t deserve your vote. Gauntlet thrown down I would think.
Well that’s interesting…
That Rick Scott angle… he comes across as an establishment guy but has never actually voted against the Trump wing. He just doesn’t boost it and nor does he ridicule it. He has always felt establishmenty and chamber of commerce aligned.
He might actually be a good candidate.