Trump Humiliated By Georgia Voters
There's an old adage that says success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan. Last night's election results in Georgia, however, did indeed have a single clear father, and his name is Donald Trump. Not that he'll admit this fact, even with the proof of a paternity test. But perhaps I'm stretching the metaphor a bit too far, so let's begin again, shall we?
After Georgia's primary, many are today proclaiming that Trump is now a paper tiger within the Republican Party and that it is safe for candidates to buck both him and his toxic Big Lie that the last election was somehow stolen from him (spoiler alert: it wasn't). This may be overstating the case, but it is undeniable that Trumpism suffered a big and humiliating body blow last night.
Trump had a singular focus on Georgia, where he hand-picked candidates for: U.S. senator, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and (why not?) insurance commissioner. Only two out of Trump's six candidates won their GOP primaries (for senator and lieutenant governor), but the big embarrassment was that the ones Trump really wanted to win lost -- badly. They got absolutely spanked, in fact.
Trump's major targets were Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger -- the two officials who absolutely refused to "find 11,780 votes" for Trump and thus steal the election for him. Trump personally recruited David Perdue to run against Kemp, campaigned for him in the state, and -- something he hasn't done for any of his other endorsed candidates -- actually sank more than two million of his own PAC dollars into the race. Kemp beat Perdue by over 50 points (73 percent to 22 percent), which is a truly pathetic showing for a Trump-blessed candidate. Trump's pick for secretary of state, Jody Hice, did a bit better than Perdue, but still got beat 52 percent to 33 percent -- a margin that will allow Raffensperger to avoid having to win again in a runoff election. Attorney General Chris Carr also badly beat his Trump-backed challenger and skated to the nomination with a huge margin of victory.
Trump hasn't been doing so well with his picks for governor, as this is now the third one who has failed to carry the day in the primary election (the other two happened in Idaho and Nebraska). Perhaps this is a function of state-level officials having their own solid base of voter support within their own states, and/or them being able to lock up the local field of big GOP donors. Trump has one big victory in this category (in Pennsylvania), so this isn't universally true. But Trump has had more success with picking Senate candidates, and his pick (Herschel Walker) skated to victory last night in the Peach State.
What was truly notable about the Georgia races, however, was how heavily centered most of them were around Trump's Big Lie. Trump has been on what's been called a "vendetta tour," where the measure of his dislike for his fellow Republicans is based solely on their perceived disloyalty to Trump and to Trump's goal of overturning the 2020 presidential vote. Kemp and Raffensperger were two of the most prominent officials who stopped Trump's plans for a coup in its tracks back then, therefore they earned more of his rage than other officials elsewhere. Perdue's campaign was reportedly completely built around touting the Big Lie and all but promising that that he would do whatever Trump wanted him to in 2024 -- he essentially ran a one-issue campaign on it.
Georgia Republican voters were not impressed, obviously. They chose the men who stood up to Trump instead of knuckling under. That's an impressive vindication for standing up for democracy and fealty to the United States Constitution. And it is also impressive because Trump was so invested in these races -- out of all the primary contests this year, these were both very high on Trump's list of people he wanted to politically destroy.
And he lost both races -- badly. This shows other Republican candidates that even if Trump loathes you, this doesn't automatically equate to losing your election. So it'll be interesting to see in the coming weeks if any of the other Republicans who have enraged Trump in some way or another begin to feel a little freer to actually stand up against Trump, against the Big Lie, and against Trumpism itself.
But no matter what Trump's win/loss record turns out to be when the primary season dust settles, the true test of the Big Lie being a political liability won't come until November. Trump, as is his wont, doesn't care one whit about how qualified a candidate is or how electable he or she might be. All Trump cares about is subservience to Trump, period. This has led him to endorse some very sketchy candidates -- some of whom have already won their primaries. But a Republican primary win doesn't automatically equate to a general election win everywhere (although, to be fair, it really does if the state is red enough). So the big test will be whether Trump's picks wind up costing the Republican Party some Senate seats that they otherwise could have won.
Right now, Trump's got a few of his heavily-backed Senate candidates who have won their nominations -- in Ohio, now Georgia, and possibly in Pennsylvania (pending a recount). All three are flawed, however, with plenty of built-in weaknesses that the Democrats running against them will feel no compunction about exploiting. Trump's biggest win in the governor's category (in Pennsylvania) might also be vulnerable for exactly the same reason.
So what lesson will the Republican Party learn if Trump romps to victory in the primaries -- only to lose races in November that could have been a lot more winnable with a more-conventional candidate? If Trump is seen as the sole reason Republicans fail to take control of the Senate, this is going to create a lot of resentment and bad feelings within the party. Trump loves television personalities and sports stars and true believers, but if the voters reject these choices (some of whom have an incredible amount of baggage) then perhaps the party will rethink the strategy of nominating such candidates in the first place.
We're not at that point yet. Right now, there are only grumblings -- mostly grumbled behind closed doors within the Republican caucus. This isn't the first time the party has faced losing easily-winnable seats because of disastrous choices made by the voters in the primaries, after all.
Right now the only thing that is abundantly clear is that the Trump brand was badly tarnished last night. Even Republicans who have earned the full-on wrath of Trump can overcome his vindictiveness and fury and still convince their voters to side with them (and not Trump and his Big Lie). Trump is not quite a paper tiger -- not yet -- but it is impossible to conclude anything other than that last night was a gigantic humiliation for him.
-- Chris Weigant
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Herschel Walker's candidacy may not be hurt too much by his false claim that he graduated from the University of Georgia--voters have gotten all too accustomed to an inflated personal resume. But at least some voters may wonder what planet he's on saying that Trump never claimed the election was stolen from him. Trump's base apparently likes to be told "Believe me and not your lying eyes and ears," but I'm hopeful that there are other voters who don't like to have their intelligence--and in fact their sanity--insulted like that.
andygaus,
No one in Georgia gives a rat’s asp whether or not Herschel graduated from UGA…he was the Bulldog’s biggest star to EVER play between the hedges! The man is a GOD in the SEC. Sadly, Herschel took many a cranial blow running for all that yardage…enough to make someone who started out like Stephen Hawking end up seeming more like Stephen Dorff! Except with Herschel, saying he started out like Dorff would be considered very charitable.
And the President Trump Derangement Syndrome continues to be very strong in Weigantia.. :eyeroll:
I glanced at that site before I left. Looks like they deleted the trans stuff? Check it out. Also, your second and third posting of the picture: the B&W photo in [159] looks like it might be a heavily photoshopped version of the B&W in post [163]. I could be wrong, but I'm getting an uncanny valley vibe off the two photos. The angle of the face matches a bit too perfectly..
The photo's are still there.. The even added another one of the scumbag that even proves more conclusively that the comparison is genuine.
Did you notice the room that the trannie photo was taken in??
It fits the description that the mother of the scumbag said was where her son slept perfectly..
The facts are overwhelmingly conclusive, Bashi..
But I get why you won't admit it, I really do..
A> You hate to be wrong.
B> You hate it even more when you are wrong and I am right.
C> Your Party slavery will not allow you to concede the point..
So, I get it.. I won't belabor the point so as not to embarrass you anymore.. :D
President Trump had more wins than losses..
But, of course, ya'all won't concede that..
And Barack Hussein Odumbo has gone and done something moronic again.. :eyeroll:
Barack Hussein Odumbo... The moron that still plagues this country.. :eyeroll:
I mean, the fact that Odumbo would want to honor a scumbag druggie woman-beating thug is bad enough...
But then Odumbo tries to link it to the Uvalde tragedy??
Sheeesh..
Odumbo is one tone deaf moron... I can't believe I actually VOTED for the guy!! :^/
It's funny how ya'all are so silent about the Russia Collusion Delusion..
For years, that was ALL ya'all could talk about..
Now that DEMOCRATS are being prosecuted..
Not that HILLARY has been named as the person in CHARGE of the Russia Collusion Delusion con...
NOW ya'all are strangely silent about it..
"Gee!! I wonder why that is!!??"
-Kevin Spacey, THE NEGOTIATOR
hehehehehehe :D
Ooops.. Forgot to add the article to go with the afore comment..
DOH!! :D
Hillary Clinton caught in perhaps the most shocking lie of her career
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/may/24/another-big-story-the-press-missed/
Musk favors some gun control, calls for special assault rifle permits for 'extremely well vetted' people
Musk says assault rifles should require a special permit, where the recipient is extremely well vetted
https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/musk-gun-control-assault-rifle-permits-extremely-well-vetted
Unfortunately, Elon has drank the hysterical anti-gun moron koolaid..
There is no such firearm nomenclature as "assault rifle"...
It's no different than saying "assault knife" or "assault baseball bat"...
Assault Rifle is a media/politico creation that has NOTHING to do with actual firearm identification..
OK, it's a new day.. Let's revisit the challenge I made yesterday..
Ya'all are now in charge..
Your word will be law as long as the Constitution is observed..
Give me a gun law that A> will prevent or help prevent mass shootings and B> is compatible with the 2nd Amendment..
You can't, because any such law that meets those criteria has already been passed..
The laws proposed yesterday would not be compatible with the 2nd Amendment..
Only ONE thing will prevent mass shootings..
Pass mental health laws that give LEOs access to any and all mental health records. Pass a law that FORCES mental health workers to report even the SLIGHTEST hint of violence from ANYONE to LEOs.
THAT will prevent or help prevent mass shootings..
It's not a GUN issue here.. It's a MENTAL HEALTH issue..
But Democrats won't even CONSIDER mental health laws as moron Senator whatisname made clear yesterday..
So, these incidents will continue to occur and Democrats will still wail and whine about a non-existent problem..
As the Australia gun ban has proven beyond ANY doubt, addressing the tool used won't do squat..
Those who want to mass murder will STILL mass murder.. They will simply use a different tool..
It's only fair that I answer my own challenge..
My solutions are two fold.. To address Crowd Based Mass Shootings in general and school shootings in particular..
For CBMSs.. Pass mental health laws that give LEOs access to any and all mental health records. Pass a law that FORCES mental health workers to report even the SLIGHTEST hint of violence from ANYONE to LEOs.
THAT will prevent or help prevent mass shootings..
It's not a GUN issue here.. It's a MENTAL HEALTH issue..
As the Australia gun ban has proven beyond ANY doubt, addressing the tool used won't do squat..
Those who want to mass murder will STILL mass murder.. They will simply use a different tool..
As far as school shootings specifically..
Since Democrats instituted their DEFUND, DEMORALIZE, DEMONIZE THE POLICE policies, schools have booted SROs out of schools all over the country.
THAT needs to be reversed. We need to put cops BACK in schools. When I was an deputy, we would have small SO substations scattered all over the county.. Rooms were us deputies could drive to and sit with some peace and quiet to write reports and such.
It wouldn't be too difficult to set up such small substations in every school in the country..
We also need to train and arm teachers and school officials and allow conceal carry at ALL schools. People who conceal carry have already been trained and vetted and have extensive background checks.. It's simply moronic to disallow such trained and vetted people from carrying on school grounds.. I'm retired LEO so I conceal carry everywhere I go...
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.
We need to insure that more good guys with guns are present in our schools..
As far as how to pay for it?? There is already an influx of funds to expand Law Enforcement. Adding SROs and substations in schools would be easily covered by those funds..
Once the GOP takes over Congress, even more funding will become available for Law Enforcement.. There won't be any DEFUND THE POLICE bullshit after Jan 2023 ya'all can bet on that..
Those who complain about funding will simply be exposed as the kid-hating school-shooting-loving morons they really are..
BOTH problems solved.. :D
And before breakfast even!! :D
Gods, I'm good!!! :D
Ooops.. I noticed I got a little bit of redundancy there..
"Mr President! In the dictionary under 'redundant' it says 'see redundant'..??"
-Robin Williams, LIVE AT THE MET
My bust..
I am playing in two different venues this morning...
I'll try to watch the redundancy.. :D
-CBS NEWS
-NY TIMES
-BALTIMORE SUN
Are ya'all sensing the pattern here??
SROs work!! SROs SAVE LIVES!!
Democrat response??
DEFUND DEMORALIZE DEMONIZE THE POLICE SROs are removed from schools..
And THEN Democrats whine and complain about school shootings..
Texas school shooting: Hat reveals close brush with death for elite Border Patrol agent who killed gunman
The U.S. Border Patrol agent was also grazed in the head by the bullet when he engaged the Uvalde school shooter
https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-school-shooting-hat-death-border-patrol-agent
These are the brave man of Law Enforcement who Democrat so-called "leaders" castigated and demonized as men who whipped illegal immigrants..
Has ANY Democrat walked back those BS claims and apologized for them??
Of course not..
How do Democrats sleep at night?? :^/
Speaking of bullshit lies that Democrats spew..
Record Georgia turnout exposes the Democrats' voter suppression lie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/record-georgia-turnout-exposes-the-democrats-voter-suppression-lie
Anyone here want to concede that their claims of voter suppression in GA were out and out lies??? Complete and utter fabricated BULLSHIT...???
ANYONE??? ANYONE??
Of course not.. Being a Democrats means never having to admit you were full of shit, even if the FACTS and REALITY completely and utterly PROVE how full of shit ya'all actually are.. :eyeroll:
Just more hysterical Democrat fear-mongering and bullshit..
It must be a day that ends in 'Y' here in Weigantia.. :eyeroll:
Friday Talking Points -- Stop Jim Crow 2.0!
http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/03/19/friday-talking-points-stop-jim-crow-2-0/
"The Republican Party is now engaged in a massive effort to make it harder for everyone -- Democrats in particular -- to cast their ballot in every election. I've taken to calling this 'Jim Crow 2.0,' because that's precisely what it is.
-Weigantian Talking Point #2
Does the Weigantian Administration want to concede how completely and utterly full of shit their claims were??
50,000 quatloos says.... NOPE..
They never will concede how full of shit the claim was...
And now for a comical interlude..
MonkeyPox Season
http://mfccfl.us/poxseason.jpg
Stacey Abrams serves as board member, governor of foundation that supports #AbolishThePolice
Stacey Abrams has previously tried to distance herself from hardline rhetoric of #DefundThePolice movement
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/stacey-abrams-governor-foundation-abolish-police
Abrams is just another DEFUND THE POLICE Democrat scumbag...
:eyeroll:
Abrams is trying to have her cake and eat it too...
Facts clearly show she needs to stay away from cake.. And PIE too!!
Uvalde shooting: Texas Gov. Abbott says Chicago, NYC crime proves harsher gun laws not solution
Abbott says 'Chicago and L.A. and New York disprove that thesis'
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/uvalde-shooting-texas-abbott-says-chicago-nyc-crime-gun-laws-not-solution
Strict gun laws != Lower Violent Crime Rates
This is well documented..
Further reports indicate that the Uvalde scumbag was bullied at school for wearing makeup...
Further evidence that the scumbag was trans...
It's inarguable that the scumbag had mental issues..
@m[12],
Isn't that kinda the same thing i wrote? I don't know about "unrestricted" unless you're planning to rescind the 4th amendment as well, but wouldn't you be willing to tie mental health access to weapon records? If you can do one, you can do the other.
I.e. the cops should know precisely who is armed with what.
but wouldn't you be willing to tie mental health access to weapon records? If you can do one, you can do the other.
As I indicated, I would be OK with that..
Create the Mental Health Databases... Open them up to LEOs...
There is already a national gun registry in effect..
ATF Form 4473..
So, get your Democrats to create the mental health databases and open them up to LEOs..
Then we're all set...
But as we saw with Democrat Chris Murphy, Democrats don't even want to CONSIDER any mental health laws..
They are focused SOLELY on guns..
The photo's are still there.. The even added another one of the scumbag that even proves more conclusively that the comparison is genuine.
Force reload the page. The mini skirt picture is gone. Just the dude in a sweatshirt, the B&W and the photoshopped version of the same photo.
On the other hand we now know what happens when a good guy with a gun meets a bad guy with a gun. The good guy with a gun waits outside until the tactical unit arrives 40 minutes later...
Force reload the page. The mini skirt picture is gone. Just the dude in a sweatshirt, the B&W and the photoshopped version of the same photo.
Facts to support it's photoshopped??
None..
The good guy with a gun waits outside until the tactical unit arrives 40 minutes later...
That is a policy amongst some departments.. It's a tactically sound policy..
But that policy IS changing..
And it wouldn't be much of a problem if Democrats and their DEFUND THE POLICE policies hadn't eliminated funding for SROs... :^/
It is drilled into cops from day 1 at the academy that you never enter a dangerous situation alone.. You wait for backup..
Personally, I don't agree with that and never followed that policy..
I understand why it's in place.. But I don't agree with it..
And it IS changing..
I am running some Facial Recognition software and putting the photos thru... So far I have gotten upwards of a 90% match comparing the photos..
That, plus the facts we already know would indicate that the Uvalde shooter was a trans. Or at least a cross dresser...
Given the facts it's hard to come up with any other conclusion but that this scumbag was one sick puppy..
Your trans angle has been debunked by just about everyone. This link even has your skirt photo which may have been from 4chan...
I see nothing in that link of yours that says the trans link is factually debunked..
Nice try though..
But hay.. If you want to continue to claim that there was no mental health aspect in this scumbag's shooting rampage...
Feel free to continue to fight that losing battle..
Schumer blocks Senate GOP school safety bill, angering Republicans
'You're a liar and a hack,' Sen. Rick Scott tweeted to Schumer after he blocked Luke and Alex School Safety Act
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schumer-blocks-senate-gop-school-safety-bill-angering-republicans
Apparently, Democrats WANT to see school children slaughtered..
:^/
If Democrats can't kill babies in the womb, they'll kill them in school. :eyeroll:
RIP Ray Liotta....
The good guy with a gun waits outside until the tactical unit arrives 40 minutes later.
Except in this case, LEOs were in the building from the second the incident began..
A deputy exchanged fire with the scumbag and was the first one on scene to be wounded..
Border Patrol agents (yunno.. The ones that DEMOCRATS claim were whipping illegal immigrants) went in from the back while deputies out front engaged the subject..
Shit on cops all you want, Bashi..
But they were the true heroes of this tragedy...
The Republican wave is building fast
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/politics/midterm-election-wave-republicans/index.html
Democrats better get their floaties on!! :D
Shit on cops all you want, Bashi..
But they were the true heroes of this tragedy...
Tell that to the parents begging the cops to do something while they waited for the tactical team...
Tell that to the parents begging the cops to do something while they waited for the tactical team...
I'de be happy to.. Cops were already inside trading fire with the trans scumbag..
When a gun walks into a school of it's own volition and makes a conscious decision to kill people....
Then.. and ONLY then... Will hysterical anti-gun morons have a logical and rational argument..
Why are you so obsessed with this dude being trans?
I only posted one link but many, many media outlets have debunked the story. There is currently no proof the guy was trans with every media outlet looking...
Why are you so obsessed with this dude being trans?
I am obsessed with facts.. You should try it some time..
I only posted one link but many, many media outlets have debunked the story.
Your idea of "debunked" is a Left Wing rag WITHOUT ANY FACTS saying it's not true...
THAT is no "debunked"..
There is currently no proof the guy was trans with every media outlet looking...
EXCEPT photographic evidence that facial recognition shows upwards of NINETY PERCENT match AND the mother of the scumbag describing the exact room where the tranny pic was taken AND your own link stating that the scumbag was bullied for wearing woman's makeup and clothing..
The facts are overwhelming..
The only real question is why are you so hysterical about your denial of the facts??
It doesn't really matter if he was trans or not.. He was obviously frak'ed in the head, his tranny aspects notwithstanding..
I just hate to see Democrats ignore the facts because it doesn't suit their agenda...
AND your own link stating that the scumbag was bullied for wearing woman's makeup and clothing..
He put on eye liner. You know like punk rockers, heavy metal headbangers, goths and yes trans people too. Doesn't prove anything.
Big talk about facts and all you got is a unverified photo that other media outlets as well as evidently 4chan have dismissed. Have fun playing with your trans dude, I'll wait for something real...
Doesn't prove anything.
It proves the scumbag had mental issues..
I'll wait for something real...
.... that is compatible with your Party slavery..
Fine.. Wait all you want..
Won't change the facts..
Yer boy was frak'ed in the head..
This is FACT..
Uvalde scumgbag claims another victim...
Husband of teacher slain in Uvalde shooting suffers fatal heart attack: Reports
Joe and Irma Garcia leave behind four children
https://www.foxnews.com/us/husband-teacher-texas-shooting-heart-attack-garcia
Democrats can add THAT death to their DEFUND, DEMORALIZE, DEMONIZE THE POLICE policies... :^/
That especially hits home for me because the exact same thing would likely happen to me if I ever lost my wife...
:^(
Washington Post editor flamed for claiming the AR-15 rifle was ‘invented for’ the Nazis
It was reported the Texas shooter used an AR-15 rifle during Tuesday's school shooting
Fisher tweeted an article he wrote in 2018 about the AR-15 rifle while saying, "Invented for Nazi infantrymen, further developed by the US military, the AR-15 was the Texas school shooter’s weapon of choice…."
https://www.foxnews.com/media/washington-post-editor-flamed-claiming-ar-15-rifle-nazis
What *IS* it about Democrats that they are so frakin' STOOPID!!!???
And it wouldn't be much of a problem if Democrats and their DEFUND THE POLICE policies hadn't eliminated funding for SROs... :
SRO programs are not touched by cuts to police departments general budget because they are mostly funded by the school systems, not the police departments who may only cover 25% of the officers pay at MOST!
The problem is that police departments across the country are having a difficult time hiring enough officers to fill their own needs to be able to consider having SRO officers in their schools. Being an SRO officer takes that officer out of the departments daily shift rotations as they cannot answer 911 calls for service (except in the most dire of circumstances).
And for every story of an SRO stopping a possible mass shooting event there are just as many stories of unarmed teachers and students tackling and preventing a possible mass shooter from carrying out their plan.
You want a way to stop mass shootings? Best chances to achieve that would be with (1) universal medical coverage for all citizens which might have gotten the shooter the mental health care that he needed and (2) a national registry of gun ownership which would allow officers to remove firearms from homes where domestic violence is present so that mental health evals can be performed before the guns are returned to the home.
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Your solution has great theoretical merit, but the reality of health care for tne nut jobs of the world turns out to be seriously problematic, because the definition of nut jobs is definitely not an exact science.