Why the careful straddle? As Weigel reports, it’s because Republicans “risk alienating their base when criticizing the president.” In other words, Republicans feel constrained by Trump’s popularity with GOP base voters from being forthright about just how risky they themselves think Trump’s policies are to the people they seek to represent.
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* AND TRUMP’S OUTRAGE LOOP IS WORKING AGAINST HIM: A very shrewd point from E.J. Dionne Jr.:
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Trump is a demagogue who relies on the angry energy of his supporters. But he finds himself in an untenable position: No matter how many hot buttons he pushes, he cannot arouse the passion he needs on his own side to counter the determination and engagement of those who loathe him. … Trump has failed to stir his base, but he has become, unintentionally, one of the most effective organizers of progressive activism and commitment in the country’s history.
At the center of this story are women, whose estrangement from Trump is one of the most important dynamics in our politics right now. And it will likely get worse.
Trump has failed to stir his base, but he has become, unintentionally, one of the most effective organizers of progressive activism and commitment in the country’s history.
At the center of this story are women, whose estrangement from Trump is one of the most important dynamics in our politics right now. And it will likely get worse.
You think that will help him? Having someone who wishes people dead(you) respect is supposed to count for something?
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revelette1
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Wed 11 Apr, 2018 10:21 am
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Paul Ryan won't seek re-election
House Speaker Paul Ryan is not seeking re-election and will retire from Congress after this year, the Wisconsin Republican announced Wednesday.
"You realize something when you take this job," Ryan told reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning. "It's a big job with a lot riding on you ... but you also know this is not a job that does not last forever. ... You realize you hold the office for just a small part of our history. So you better make the most of it."
He reminded reporters that he took the job "reluctantly" in 2015, when he took over from John Boehner, but Ryan also said he has no "regrets."
"I like to think I've done my part, my little part in history to set us on a better course," Ryan said.
I hope you read more of the article and links than those two small excerpts
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revelette1
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Wed 11 Apr, 2018 10:34 am
@ehBeth,
lol/ personally I would doubt he would do it eagerly or reluctantly, I personally think Trump has more to do with republicans leaving than anything else. But that is just my opinion.
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coldjoint
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Wed 11 Apr, 2018 10:34 am
@ehBeth,
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this is relevant to my comment about the Republican voting base
I don't think that journalist(political hack) has anything relevant to say unless you believe he has one ounce of objectivity, which he has not. One sided crap.
