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The funny thing, of course, being that they’ll both vote EXACTLY THE SAME WAY.
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Oh, dear whom to vote for?
The domestic animal abuser who fondly recalls the bestiality of his youth?
Or the White Supremacist cock-fighting aficionado who breaks into convalescent homes?
Decisions, decisions…
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This is one of the very few things I actually appreciate about the TP. Had they simply accepted Cochran’s 100% conservative rating instead of looking for a 150% conservative, they wouldn’t have wasted so much money on an election they were sure to win. Now I wonder if McDaniel loses, will TP voters be so butthurt they sit out the election? If McDaniel wins, will moderates be so angry that they sit out the election? Hotly contested, contentious primaries can be a good thing, but they can also be leave one faction with such hurt feelings that they alienate a portion of the base.
The only chance Childers has is if Cochran wins and the teabaggers continue their tantrum through November.
Yes, that’s right, I think that Cochran will be easier to beat because rednecks act like particularly short-sighted children.
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For a primary?? That’s alright, Mississippi doesn’t use it’s tax dollars on education, they can afford it!
Absolutely. I can totally see McDaniel refusing to endorse Cochran or trying to run third party. Even if he got behind him 100%, there’s still likely to be a not small portion of baggers who refuse to vote for Cochran, who feel they’ve again gotten screwed by the establishment. Shoot, I’ve gone from rooting for McDaniel to rooting for Cochran. Do you think Black voters will turn out for Cochran?
It…seems like it. Whether there will be enough, of course, is the question.
And my other prediction is that there will be way too many “scared to go into that neighborhood” crackers for their latest voter intimidation scheme to work out.
There’s a reason during the primary they broke into an empty courthouse at night instead of trying to interfere with the wrong voters during the day.
The scandal is what’s legal. Outside groups outspent both candidates combined! It would be easy for the nominee to forget to represent his own people, and I hope he goes the way of Eric Cantor.
You think the nominees and elected officials are supposed to represent their constituents?
How quaint.
Not to worry; much of it was probably donated to tax-exempt, educational-outreach organizations. And doesn’t America need more educational outreach!
I repeat my call for alternative minimum tax reform. No legal person’s taxable income, regardless of any other deduction, credit, exemption, or other excuse for not paying their fair share, should be less than the amount they spend on politicking.
If you’re one of Romney’s mythical 47% who pay no income taxes, but you donate 10 bucks to the Obama campaign, your taxable income should be $10. If you’re a church and you spend $10,000 on voter guides telling your congregation who the most biblical candidate is, your taxable income should be $10,000. If you’re a corporation who evades all taxes by paper shuffling, and you donate $1 million to the RNC, your taxable income should be $1 million. If you’re a tax exempt 501(tp) organization running $6 million worth of issue advocacy ads, your taxable income should be $6 million. Etc.
No political influence should be bought with pretax income.