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Rove: GOP could take Senate in 2014 if it avoids self-destructive candidates

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Posted by Fred 2013-05-02 10:20|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 I'm willing to lose a race or two if it means more Senators like Cruz, Lee and Rand.

Posted by Iblis 2013-05-02 11:37|| 2013-05-02 11:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Helen, please send in the next architect.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-05-02 11:54|| 2013-05-02 11:54|| Front Page Top

#3 The Trunks should also avoid spending their money on consultants like Karl Rove.

Posted by lord garth 2013-05-02 11:55|| 2013-05-02 11:55|| Front Page Top

#4 When will Rove self-destruct?

Posted by no mo uro 2013-05-02 11:57|| 2013-05-02 11:57|| Front Page Top

#5 The only problem is that Rove's choices would vote with the Democrats on most issues.

Posted by AlanC 2013-05-02 12:09|| 2013-05-02 12:09|| Front Page Top

#6 "Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock self-destructed last fall, and other candidates squandered important opportunities."

Considering that we have current legislators of all stripes saying stupid things (and getting a pass), it would seem that the differences are:

1. What party the candidate belongs to. Party affiliation also affects how the candidate will be perceived and treated by the media, but there's more. Democrats will not let just anyone off the street run for office as a Democrat. The Democrats in California for example, have a farm-team system where they find, select, and groom people for higher office. The Republicans generally don't; they'll let new people run and let them succeed and fail on their own. We won't talk about Libertarians.

2. Who the candidate's handlers and campaign management team are and much much experience they have. A candidate can be coached on how to act at a press conference or media event (it isn't easy for amateurs).

3. Whether or not there is a local media willing to give a rank amateur candidate the benefit of the doubt. Again, Party affiliation affects how the candidate will be perceived and treated by the media.

4. Lastly, whether or not the candidate's party at all levels is willing to go to bat for that candidate once they become the frontrunner. Again, the Democrats tend to not let just anyone run in the first place. For the Republicans, when it comes to Tea Party or non GOP-selected candidates, the answer appears to be "no".

What it means is the system tends to discourage average citizens from running for office and encourage 'professional politicans'.

Posted by Pappy 2013-05-02 13:41|| 2013-05-02 13:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Partisan coverage. Joe Biden has said more stoopid and unknowingly insulting stuff in the last 5 years than the entire Republican party

Posted by Frank G 2013-05-02 14:23|| 2013-05-02 14:23|| Front Page Top

#8 Rove: GOP could take Senate in 2014 if it avoids self-destructive candidates

Beltway Newspeak translation - only pick Donk Lite candidates approved by the Beltway Party machine.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-05-02 15:58|| 2013-05-02 15:58|| Front Page Top

#9 approved by the same people who betrayed Sarah Palin, McCain and told Romney to 'go easy'....

Posted by CrazyFool 2013-05-02 16:28|| 2013-05-02 16:28|| Front Page Top

#10 The GOP wins the Senate but loses or pars vee the House + State Governator-ships IS STILL A DEFEAT.

Iff one believes that the US is being non-electorally driven or committed toward subornment under OWG-NWO, "Globalism", Global Fed "Unions" + related then by extens one should expect that the Bammer's successor come Jan 2017 - GOP or DEM - M-U-S-T be another alleged Marxist-Anarchist-Globalist.

The US-World Economy will continue to suffer BY DESIGN/INTENT until such time the US is firmly entrenched under the above.

E.G. DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND, FREEREPUBLIC > US FEDERAL RESERVE BLAMES CONGRESS SEQUESTER CUTS [fiscal policies] FOR ECONOMIC WOES.

My bad vibes as per CHINA-VS-JAPAN-VS-DEBT/SEQUESTER-RIDDEN-USA just keeps getting worse.

* GLOBAL TIMES > OPED: "BIRTHER" LUNACY LEAVES ALL REPUBLICANS PAINTED AS [decadent wealthy capitalist elitist snobby]RACIST CROCKPOTS.

Apparently the GOP-Right + mainstream America = Amerika are crazy for thinking that under [post-2015?] OWG-NWO Americans may have to follow the diktat of OWG NAU, ETC. LEADERS WHOM HAVE LITTLE OR NO LINKS TO AMERICA, WERE NOT BORN, RAISED, OR NEVER RESIDED IN AMERICA, NOR EVAR! GAVE ALLEGIANCE + PLEDGE OF DUTY TO SAME,.....@ETC???

DEM LOONIES DEY ARE!

I'm telling Guam locals that iff China refuses to back down + a mil conflict breaks out in Asia andor East Asia, THAT IT MAY BE TOO LATE FOR THE PEOPLE OF GUAM TO EXERCISE ANY FORM = POLITICAL OPTION OF SELF-DETERMINATION [Statehood, Independence, Status quo, Free Association], AS SUCH WILL BE FINALLY DETERMINED BY WHOM WINS THE US-VS-CHINA, OR US-VS-CHINA-VS-NUCLEAR-ISLAM, STRUGGLE FOR DOMINATION + HEGEMONY IN ASIA-PACIFIC.

As illustrated by Pudgy = NOKOR's rants, CHINA is slowly but steadily getting ready to challenge the US position in Asia-Pacific, from East-SOuth Asia thru WESTPAC or CENTPAC.

RIGHT BEHIND THEM IS RADICAL ISLAM + NUCLEAR GLOBAL JIHAD, WHEN THEY ARE READY.

And thus, Virgina, we learn once again why, as it retreated or fell back across the Pacific, the USA decided to sink strategic Pacific Islands, etc. E.G. GUAM using "TECTONIC/
EARTHQUAKE BOMBS" IN ORDER TO DENY UTILITY TO ITS ENEMIES.

SILLY MORIARITY THOUGHT THE PHRASE "GUAM WILL CAPSIZE" WAS JUST SOMETHING A US CONGRESSCRITTER RANDOMLY SAID IN FUN.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-05-02 23:24|| 2013-05-02 23:24|| Front Page Top

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