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CLAY AIKEN 2016
NYCmetsfan
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I do find it also funnt how people think Grayson is now a
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Guys he's got some questionable positions but he's a damn liberal far more than most.
Jesus christ.
It's a year out from the election, these are largely unknowns, his numbers are worse than Murphy's, and a third of those polls are undecided. He's not even that liberal! He just said something kind of bombastic about healthcare one time! Murphy is, generally, a much more level-headed candidate.
Why though? The only reason to resign is if something improper, like abuse of government resources, was going on. Say, they expensed hotels for trysts. Otherwise mere contrition is the order of the day.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Probably just likes to pick fringe candidates in general for some psychological reason. Might even be a Trump supporter.
Butts-a-plenty
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Maybe the did the nasty on the House floor.
I mean EracerAcer supports Mr. Off shore investment Cayman Island loving Alan Grayson.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/alan-grayson-hedge-fund-ethics-119553
He was forced to shut these down recently due to the ethical issues. If it was Hillary he would be going insane.
Grayson has made it pretty clear over the years his interest isn't being liberal, it's whatever he can say to make money. He is in the business of being outrageous for the $$$.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/alan-grayson-hedge-fund-ethics-119553
He was forced to shut these down recently due to the ethical issues. If it was Hillary he would be going insane.
Grayson has made it pretty clear over the years his interest isn't being liberal, it's whatever he can say to make money. He is in the business of being outrageous for the $$$.
Maybe they were into some of that kinky, nasty, can't-talk-about-it-with-nobody shit.
And it was captured by CSPAN.
Eh, there's been Republican congressmen and women who have come back from worse.
Makes sense no one knew until now.
Morally yes, but unless laws were broken or they were in (say) the process of impeaching a president for having an affair, I would not expect immediate surrender.
Maybe they're trying to get out before the other shoe drops. Or it could be a family thing.
Except one poor unfortunate oppo research intern tasked with trolling through the archives.
Aaron Strife
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Pressure from the other Republicans maybe - the last thing they need during a leadership crisis is for one of those leaders to be tangled up in a sex scandal with another elected official.
Just waiting for something to bring down Ryan if you don't count getting spanked by Uncle Joe.
RustyNails
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But scandal breaking would mean that McCarthy did not get buried by his benghazi comments, which will embolden the conservatives more. They will just blame it on the scandal.
Black Mamba
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This whole fiasco is Obama's fault.
If only Obama showed some leadership, the GOP House could find a leader.
If only Obama showed some leadership, the GOP House could find a leader.
Aaron Strife
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The GOP set themselves on fire. All Obams did was hand them a torch. An unlit torch.
Aaron Strife
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Ellmers probably wouldn't be in the House if McCain had won and Democrats had a decent 2010 midterm as a result. So yeah kind of
Obama is on the record saying that marriage strengthens families, so conservatives were forced to do the opposite.
e: thus it should only increase their standing with the base
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thepotatoman
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While everyone else was quoting republicans who attended the meeting and will decide the next speaker, Fox News was literally reporting solely on what Obama and Hillary had to say about McCarthy leaving, which was basically a no comment.
I was hoping to get better information on where the republicans might go next from a network that largely agrees from them, but it seems like they'll do anything they can to avoid talking about the story.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Fiorina finally ended Trump, complete victory.
I was gonna say that 20 seats ain't bad at all, until I checked the numbers and realized we currently have a near 60 seat deficit. Hell, even when we had a good year in 2012, we still lost the house by 30 seats. Jesus Christ, dems fucked up massively in 2010.
Poodlestrike
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Jindal 0.4
Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
EDIT: In all seriousness, Kasich leading the other establishment candidates is interesting.
Bam Bam Baklava
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No matter how much dumb shit Huckabee does he just can't get anyone to care. It's like being any kind of politician is a detriment but having run before like Santorum and Huckabee is a death blow.
Poodlestrike
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No matter how much dumb shit Huckabee does he just can't get anyone to care. It's like being any kind of politician is a detriment but having run before like Santorum and Huckabee is a death blow.
I gotta say, I'm liking the cut of this "Unsure" guy's jib. 4th place with no last name is nothing to sneeze at.
NYCmetsfan
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People are retweeting a story about Lanny Davis on Acela. People care about Lanny Davis?
Poodlestrike
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Larry David?
So much for the media's "Summer of Trump is ending" narrative. He is killing it.
If Bush's & Trump's poll numbers over the summer up until now were reversed, everyone would be calling this race already.
NYCmetsfan
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Hence the edit lol
No wonder no one knew about it.
Report: Julián Castro to endorse Clinton next week
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/256566-report-julian-castro-to-endorse-hillary-next-week
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/256566-report-julian-castro-to-endorse-hillary-next-week
ItWasMeantToBe19
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No polling change.
Aaron Strife
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Well don't look at it that way - every seat the Democrats gain is a seat the Republicans lose. If we won 30 seats we'd have a majority.
Well sure. Gotta endorse your future boss.
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thepotatoman
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538 jumped all over the fact that Trump started trending downwards. I wonder if they'll mention it if/when he starts trending upwards again.
I think they'll take Trump seriously if he wins Iowa.
Aaron Strife
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"Santorum won Iowa."
People will deny that Trump has a shot at this right up to and including the moment he accepts the nomination.
If he wins Iowa and New Hampshire, then the doubts that he can drive people to the polls go away. At that point, we get to see the establishment's biggest freak-out yet. Pressure on everyone not named Bush (or maybe Rubio) to drop-out will become incredible.
Probably not, they've been denying Trump since day 1.
It'd be amazing.
RustyNails
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Huckabee is a charlatan. He's there to peddle books, his radio show, whatever. He is this election's newt gingrich.
Bam Bam Baklava
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I thought that was Ben Carson.
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