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The conservative crackup: How progressives can exploit the GOP’s implosion and attain an “earthquake election”

Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg is optimistic that Trump will be a godsend if Dems play their cards right

By Heather Digby Parton



It’s fair to say that most Democrats and a good many Republicans are still in a state of shock over the fact that a narcissistic, know-nothing,  billionaire demagogue is actually going to be on the ballot this November as the GOP nominee for president. Democrats are nervous that this outrageous character is going to be normalized over the next few months and there are signs that the media is on board with that project.  Many Republicans worry that he spells the end of their party altogether. And everyone aside from his fanatical following is desperately worried about what could happen if he actually manages to win the most powerful office on earth.

Take, for example, the comments by GOP strategist Mike Murphy on MSNBC earlier this week:

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I think he is a stunning ignoramus on foreign policy issues and national security, which are the issues I care most about. And he’s said one stupid, reckless thing after another, and he’s shown absolutely no temperament to try to learn the things that he doesn’t know, and he doesn’t know just about everything. …The guy has a chimpanzee-level understanding of national security policy.

When he’s right he’s right. And it’s not just foreign policy where Trump shows a pan troglodyte level of understanding. Just Thursday night Trump appeared at a Chris Christie fundraiser and said to the audience of big donors, “Look, a lot of you don’t know the world of economics and you shouldn’t even bother. Just do me a favor, leave it to me.”
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I wouldn't classify myself as #NeverTrump. I am more #BecauseHillaryIsNotAnOption.

Your vote; your conscience. I won't condemn you.

MHO - Hillary cannot be POTUS.

How in the hell did we get here? I cannot bring myself to defend Trump. WTF am I gonna do when he's POTUS?
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@sinkspur

@mystery-ak told me that the same posting rules as FR apply here. Fair use and all. So, I excerpted it.
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I'll tell you what I think.  I think that the Clintons instigated this mess in order to win the election.  Trump had the Clinton stamp of approval to run.  They were thinking that both Democrats and Republicans alike would dump him.  I think she is a little shaken lately by the numbers.  Hillary probably never imagined that Trump could garner support from the left but he's done it.  I guess not all Democrats are Clinton Democrats. 

And I would have never guessed that Republicans would embrace him either.  Who would think that Conservatives would even consider a liberal for our party candidate.  After having eight years of Obama should have produced a Constitutional Conservative.  But we get Grumpy Trumpy.
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I wouldn't classify myself as #NeverTrump. I am more #BecauseHillaryIsNotAnOption.

Your vote; your conscience. I won't condemn you.

MHO - Hillary cannot be POTUS.

How in the hell did we get here? I cannot bring myself to defend Trump. WTF am I gonna do when he's POTUS?

If only the Trumpians were as classy and honest as you are.
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sink I removed your post because it contained the rest of Salon's article...I prefer we just excerpt from there please.
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How in the hell did we get here? I cannot bring myself to defend Trump. WTF am I gonna do when he's POTUS?

I'm not sure, but using quotes from DailyKos and a democrat  pollster seems a little strange.

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I wouldn't classify myself as #NeverTrump. I am more #BecauseHillaryIsNotAnOption.

Your vote; your conscience. I won't condemn you.

MHO - Hillary cannot be POTUS.

How in the hell did we get here? I cannot bring myself to defend Trump. WTF am I gonna do when he's POTUS?

Right. What a pickle.


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I'm not sure, but using quotes from DailyKos and a democrat  pollster seems a little strange.

No more strange than quoting you.

Just sayin'  :smokin:
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I'm not sure, but using quotes from DailyKos and a democrat  pollster seems a little strange.

Agreed. It feels like a political bizarro world. In my defense, the quote was from a supposed Republican strategist.
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I'll tell you what I think.  I think that the Clintons instigated this mess in order to win the election.  Trump had the Clinton stamp of approval to run.  They were thinking that both Democrats and Republicans alike would dump him.  I think she is a little shaken lately by the numbers.  Hillary probably never imagined that Trump could garner support from the left but he's done it.  I guess not all Democrats are Clinton Democrats. 

And I would have never guessed that Republicans would embrace him either.  Who would think that Conservatives would even consider a liberal for our party candidate.  After having eight years of Obama should have produced a Constitutional Conservative.  But we get Grumpy Trumpy.

They are not conservatives.. those who have embraced trump.  First they are they racists in the south.. and north. But the south who gave Scam Wow the vote. I say racist.. they are the whites voting like any other race.

But trump is NOT a Conservative.. certainly not a Tea voter. A Limited government  type.

At best, trump is a fascist El Douche type.. maybe make that trains run on time.
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You're how old?

Nobody's as old as you.  Had your applesauce yet?
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They are not conservatives.. those who have embraced trump.  First they are they racists in the south.. and north.

At best, trump is a fascist El Douche type.. maybe make that trains run on time.

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I'll tell you what I think.  I think that the Clintons instigated this mess in order to win the election.  Trump had the Clinton stamp of approval to run.  They were thinking that both Democrats and Republicans alike would dump him.  I think she is a little shaken lately by the numbers.  Hillary probably never imagined that Trump could garner support from the left but he's done it.  I guess not all Democrats are Clinton Democrats. 

And I would have never guessed that Republicans would embrace him either.  Who would think that Conservatives would even consider a liberal for our party candidate.  After having eight years of Obama should have produced a Constitutional Conservative.  But we get Grumpy Trumpy.

Trump is nothing more than a pawn for the Clintons and the DEMS; it doesn't matter if Clinton or Trump wins the outcome will be the same.  Trump has no more intention of building a wall, stopping amnesty, stopping Muslim refugees, stopping Planned Parenthood, stopping ISIS, appointing conservative justices, protecting the 2nd amendment, etc., etc., than Hillary Clinton.  Those that believe otherwise have been duped by a con artist.
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Trump is nothing more than a pawn for the Clintons and the DEMS; it doesn't matter if Clinton or Trump wins the outcome will be the same.  Trump has no more intention of building a wall, stopping amnesty, stopping Muslim refugees, stopping Planned Parenthood, stopping ISIS, appointing conservative justices, protecting the 2nd amendment, etc., etc., than Hillary Clinton.  Those that believe otherwise have been duped by a con artist.

I would love that we are wrong.

But, I do not think we are. Scam Wow... is not trustworthy.. like Obama.. he says whatever to gain his goals.
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But trump is NOT a Conservative.. certainly not a Tea voter. A Limited government  type.

At best, trump is a fascist El Douche type.. maybe make that trains run on time.

We don't call him Lil' Benito for no reason:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN7KHWdyrbI

Class act for a President, 'aint he?
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Trump is nothing more than a pawn for the Clintons and the DEMS; it doesn't matter if Clinton or Trump wins the outcome will be the same.  Trump has no more intention of building a wall, stopping amnesty, stopping Muslim refugees, stopping Planned Parenthood, stopping ISIS, appointing conservative justices, protecting the 2nd amendment, etc., etc., than Hillary Clinton.  Those that believe otherwise have been duped by a con artist.

yes.
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Alexander Acosta Labor Secretary resigned under pressure concerning his "sweetheart deal" with Jeffrey Epstein.  He was under consideration for AG after Sessions was removed, but was forced to resign instead.

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Trump has no more intention of building a wall, stopping amnesty, stopping Muslim refugees, stopping Planned Parenthood, stopping ISIS, appointing conservative justices, protecting the 2nd amendment, etc., etc., than Hillary Clinton. 

It was clear in July 2015 when Trump went to Laredo that he would never build a 2000-mile wall. And, FWIW, it was never feasible to do so for many reasons. So, kudos to him for realizing the facts early on.

No one, including Trump will do anything to Planned Parenthood.

If he defeats ISIS, I'll be ecstatic. If he defends 2A, I'll be ecstatic. If he appoints conservative justices, I'll be ecstatic. I know without a doubt that Hillary will do none of the above. Thus, I will crawl, snot-slinging drunk if I have to, to the polls to pull the lever for Trump.

I am sick thinking about it.
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Trump is nothing more than a pawn for the Clintons and the DEMS; it doesn't matter if Clinton or Trump wins the outcome will be the same.  Trump has no more intention of building a wall, stopping amnesty, stopping Muslim refugees, stopping Planned Parenthood, stopping ISIS, appointing conservative justices, protecting the 2nd amendment, etc., etc., than Hillary Clinton.  Those that believe otherwise have been duped by a con artist.

Tinfoil alert!!!

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We could've had the POTUS equivalent of Scalia or Thomas. Instead ...

Roberts, Kennedy, or O'Connor.

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How in the hell did we get here?

In order:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/us/politics/06mccain.html?_r=0

http://www.politico.com/story/2010/01/schmidt-palin-has-trouble-with-truth-031335

http://www.politico.com/story/2009/01/obama-to-gop-i-won-017862

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/5128171/Barack-Obama-criticised-for-bowing-to-King-Abdullah-of-Saudi-Arabia.html

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128214887

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/as-debt-d-day-approaches-mcconnell-reid-alternative-plan-gains-favor/

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/176261-gop-announces-its-picks-for-supercommittee

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/22/obama.health.care/

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/11/02/election.main/

http://www.politico.com/story/2010/09/soul-searching-time-a-gop-torn-042199

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/17/AR2010071702375.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-castle-wont-endorse-christine-odonnell/

http://www.politico.com/story/2010/10/next-for-gop-leaders-stopping-palin-044449

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/us/politics/27guns.html

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/11/02/US-officials-CIA-ran-Benghazi-consulate/UPI-44771351839600/

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/12/emails-ois-lerner-specifically-targeted-tea-party/?page=all

http://nypost.com/2013/02/10/the-secret-war-behind-benghazi/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2012/10/19/lugars-sour-grapes-straining-mourdocks-indiana-senate-bid/

http://scaredmonkeys.com/2010/06/30/sour-grapes-ousted-gop-utah-senator-bob-bennett-says-gop-has-many-slogans-but-few-ideas/

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/01/palin.trump/

http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/473025/syria-red-line-that-wasnt/

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2013/11/12/va-gop-lt-gov-bill-bolling-undermined-cuccinelli-at-every-step/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-lt-gov-bollings-part-in-endorsement-controversy-angers-fellow-republicans/2013/09/17/a6677110-1ee0-11e3-8459-657e0c72fec8_story.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/boehner-tea-party-rant-182952968.html?ref=gs

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/05/john-boehner-allies-tea-party-107189

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/politics/hamby-midterms/

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/05/in-kentucky-mitch-mcconnell-crushes-tea-party-challenger-matt-bevin/

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/world/middleeast/militants-in-mosul.html

http://www.wnd.com/2015/04/u-s-cities-secretly-selected-for-muslim-immigration/

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/21/surge-illegal-children-families-accelerates/?page=all

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/trump-and-palin-pizza-date-round-two

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/05/07/team-mcconnell-isnt-about-to-let-matt-bevin-become-governor/

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/John-Boehner-house-dissent-tea-party/2015/06/25/id/652150/

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/383087/barbour-machines-mississippi-ad-war-eliana-johnson

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/haley-barbour-group-funded-black-turnout-in-thad-cochran-reelection/

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/politics/election-day-story/

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/12/23/report-gop-establishment-plotting-to-oust-conservative-leader-sen-mike-lee/

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/vladimir-putin-syria-outfox-obama-220745

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/23/how-obama-lost-the-mideast-to-putin.html

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/23/politics/lois-lerner-no-charges-doj-tea-party/

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/history-sarah-palin-donald-trumps-friendship/story?id=36403986

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/26/opinion/sarah-palin-rage-whisperer.html

http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Nicolle-Wallace-Trashes-Sarah-Palin-New-York-Times/2016/01/26/id/711056/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/06/16/donald-trump-to-announce-his-presidential-plans-today/

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/01/27/gop-crumbles-republicans-blame-sarah-palin-demise.html

Full circle---Trump is Palin's revenge.
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Still waiting ob those lottery numbers from the Liberal/neverTrump fortune tellers.
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They are not conservatives.. those who have embraced trump.  First they are they racists in the south.. and north. But the south who gave Scam Wow the vote. I say racist.. they are the whites voting like any other race.

But trump is NOT a Conservative.. certainly not a Tea voter. A Limited government  type.

At best, trump is a fascist El Douche type.. maybe make that trains run on time.

Agree but he also had Sarah Palin join him which surprised me.  I no longer believe a word the woman says.
AG William Barr: "I'm recused from that matter because one of the law firms that represented Epstein long ago was a firm that I subsequently joined for a period of time."

Alexander Acosta Labor Secretary resigned under pressure concerning his "sweetheart deal" with Jeffrey Epstein.  He was under consideration for AG after Sessions was removed, but was forced to resign instead.