Former congressman and tea-partier-turned-Trump-critic Joe Walsh said Wednesday that if he does enter the primary against President Donald Trump, he’ll do it “soon.”
Gnat declares war on elephant.
Megalomaniac dead-beat dad vs. megalomaniac dead-beat dad…
To put on a show - you need an opponent - but to keep it following the script - you need it to be an opponent - you can beat - and who is in on the scam … so …
Well, that delays the James Gang reunion tour…
Again,
First question: Is he current on his child support payments??
Best response to this so far. And the guitar-player would definitely have a better shot at the nomination.
Still, that said–I’m glad to see the foundations begin to crumble, even if it’s from the edges, inward.
If nothing else we will see Trump balk and swallow gum,This move will drive him crazy.And will be great entertainment from within the GOP.Popcorn Row 1 Seat 1 Please.
In the past I’ve found this guy as sickening as any of them. I haven’t looked into his eyes and seen his soul, and I’m not even a dentist to read his body language, but I have to say his account of changing his mind and his apology impressed me a little—if it’s not genuine, it sounds good. And I’ve been saying all along we underestimate how hard it is to do this. It’s like if your entire family were racist power-grabbers, and you repudiated them and made your way alone in life. No support, no inheritance, you sit alone on Thanksgiving, your kids hate you. It would be like that. It’s a BFD when anyone does it. They still ought to, but it’s hard. Just saying.
Can’t wait to see Trump freak out,for you know the name calling will start in 3,2,1
Running from the right isn’t going to get him far, but it does show that there are Rs out there who are more egotistical. Still, I give him until the end of September before he drops out for a lack of financing.
I dunno how long he thinks he is going to last, he doesn’t seem to remember all the scandals that drove him out of Congress, the internet does…
I always have a hard time keeping Joe Walsh separate from Joe Wilson (btw, has anyone ever seen both together in the same room?). That said, maybe Walsh could license the Wilson quote for his campaign slogan and just follow Trump around shouting “You lie!”
I think anyone who primaries Trump does so knowing there’s no chance of being nominated. It’s a case of setting yourself up for the post-Trump world. Obviously he thinks this is a good bet, so that’s nice. Also for any traditional Republican who’s troubled by Trump in all the ways you ought to be, this is validation from someone they know and probably trust that yeah, he’s unfit, so unfit that I’m breaking ranks to say so. That persuades people in a way none of us can. He’s the family and friends that are famously most persuasive in political discourse. He’s saying out loud what they’ve long suspected and tried to deny. I’m not dismissing it as just cynical maneuvering in the sidelines. This is poison for Trump.
For some reason this story sort of reminds me of Christine O’Donnell declaring she’s not a witch.
The issue isn’t whether anybody who reads (much less comments on) Josh’s site would vote for Joe Walsh.
The issue is how many Republicans will vote for somebody who isn’t Trump in 2020 primaries.
Even after Trump’s nomination was all but secure, Cruz still got millions of votes – as did several other Republican candidates for the Presidency, none of 'em exactly formidable, e.g., John Kasich.
It bugs people who imagine issues actually move voters (they only sorta work), but the simplest explanation for the success that Obama and Sanders had, respectively in 2008 and 2016, is that neither of 'em were Clinton.
An R challenge to Trump’s renomination is invaluable and a third party drawing R votes would be priceless.
FOCUS.
“I think if there is an alternative out there, the money will follow.”
Who else had this on their bingo card?
“I regret doing that” is not an apology. Those are politicians’ weasel words that are roughly equal to “my bad, bro.” A real apology would be including something like this in his NYT op/ed:
“To President Obama, I am sincerely sorry for every public utterance that cast doubt on your religion, your ethnicity, and your citizenship. I humbly ask for your forgiveness for these offenses. Further, I sincerely apologize to the American people for my part in denigrating the civil discourse of this nation and I look forward to making amends in whatever way possible.”
Anything less than that is just self serving bullshit.
But he is still touring with the Eagles, even after Glen Frey’s death.
