What it is for me, and this is subjective- I’ve heard it in the original German, and every soundtrack parody takes that towering moment of drama and trivializes it. It sort of predisposes any one of the type to nails on a blackboard for me.
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New and improved strains of covid continue to take out lots of 65+ voters every week, even though most are vaxxed. 2K a week for a hundred weeks is 200K dead from covid alone. Many elections are settled by a few thousand votes, so the republicans need to come around to sanity or go extinct. The main thing is they have destroyed their "brand" among a generation of voters and damaged it with another. I think the forces for and concerns about liberal democracy are just beginning to be aroused. War has unintended consequences and those waging it in America for power and profit might end up suffering them.
Well we all knew he wouldn’t accept responsibility
And he's gonna do Georgia again because he can't help himself.Oh, this will go over well.
Wall Street Journal labels Trump biggest Republican ‘loser’
The Wall Street Journal editorial board this week put the blame for Republican losses in the midterms at the feet of former President Trump, calling him the GOP’s “biggest loser.”
The board said in an editorial published Wednesday that Trump-style Republican candidates lost in races that were “clearly” winnable, but the defeats might be what the Republican Party needs to see before the 2024 presidential election.
“What will Democrats do when Donald Trump isn’t around to lose elections? We have to wonder because on Tuesday Democrats succeeded again in making the former President a central campaign issue, and Mr. Trump helped them do it,” the board said.
Republicans were hoping for a red wave to retake control of both houses of Congress, but Democrats outperformed the polls in many races. The GOP will likely win a narrow majority of the House, while which party will control the Senate is uncertain.
The board also criticized Trump for attacking other Republicans at a rally ahead of the midterms in an editorial published this past weekend.
The board pointed to several Senate races where Trump-backed candidates underperformed.
Don Bolduc lost the New Hampshire Senate race to incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan (D) by about 8 points, according to most recent estimates, but Gov. Chris Sununu (R), who has been critical of Trump, won reelection by 16 points.
The board said businessman David McCormick would have been a better candidate to face Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) for the state’s Senate race. But McCormick would not entertain Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen, so Trump endorsed a weaker candidate in Mehmet Oz, who lost to Fetterman, the board said.
The board said Trump could have stayed mostly quiet in the last few weeks of the election cycle except to spend money for Republican candidates, but he did the opposite and “played into Democratic hands.”
They said Trump’s rally with Oz last week could have hurt the Senate candidate with suburban voters who voted against Trump in 2020.
“Since his unlikely victory in 2016 against the widely disliked Hillary Clinton, Mr. Trump has a perfect record of electoral defeat,” the board said.
They said Republicans faced heavy losses in the 2018 midterms, then Trump lost reelection in 2020, then sabotaged two key Senate runoffs in Georgia in 2021 and has botched the 2022 midterms. They said he had successes as president, but he has sent the party into one “political fiasco” after another.
Trump is expected to announce a third bid for the presidency next week and has been seen as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination.
Wall Street Journal labels Trump biggest Republican ‘loser’
The Wall Street Journal editorial board this week put the blame for Republican losses in the midterms at the feet of former President Trump, calling him the GOP’s “biggest loser.” The board s…
Loser45Oh, this will go over well.
Wall Street Journal labels Trump biggest Republican ‘loser’
The Wall Street Journal editorial board this week put the blame for Republican losses in the midterms at the feet of former President Trump, calling him the GOP’s “biggest loser.”
The board said in an editorial published Wednesday that Trump-style Republican candidates lost in races that were “clearly” winnable, but the defeats might be what the Republican Party needs to see before the 2024 presidential election.
“What will Democrats do when Donald Trump isn’t around to lose elections? We have to wonder because on Tuesday Democrats succeeded again in making the former President a central campaign issue, and Mr. Trump helped them do it,” the board said.
Republicans were hoping for a red wave to retake control of both houses of Congress, but Democrats outperformed the polls in many races. The GOP will likely win a narrow majority of the House, while which party will control the Senate is uncertain.
The board also criticized Trump for attacking other Republicans at a rally ahead of the midterms in an editorial published this past weekend.
The board pointed to several Senate races where Trump-backed candidates underperformed.
Don Bolduc lost the New Hampshire Senate race to incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan (D) by about 8 points, according to most recent estimates, but Gov. Chris Sununu (R), who has been critical of Trump, won reelection by 16 points.
The board said businessman David McCormick would have been a better candidate to face Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) for the state’s Senate race. But McCormick would not entertain Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen, so Trump endorsed a weaker candidate in Mehmet Oz, who lost to Fetterman, the board said.
The board said Trump could have stayed mostly quiet in the last few weeks of the election cycle except to spend money for Republican candidates, but he did the opposite and “played into Democratic hands.”
They said Trump’s rally with Oz last week could have hurt the Senate candidate with suburban voters who voted against Trump in 2020.
“Since his unlikely victory in 2016 against the widely disliked Hillary Clinton, Mr. Trump has a perfect record of electoral defeat,” the board said.
They said Republicans faced heavy losses in the 2018 midterms, then Trump lost reelection in 2020, then sabotaged two key Senate runoffs in Georgia in 2021 and has botched the 2022 midterms. They said he had successes as president, but he has sent the party into one “political fiasco” after another.
Trump is expected to announce a third bid for the presidency next week and has been seen as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination.
Wall Street Journal labels Trump biggest Republican ‘loser’
The Wall Street Journal editorial board this week put the blame for Republican losses in the midterms at the feet of former President Trump, calling him the GOP’s “biggest loser.” The board s…
He is gonna latch on to Herschel's runoff as the only game in town to delay indictment, it's still election season! Look for rallies in Georgia as Donald runs from the law in Herschel's runoff. Mitch will shit a brick the second time around in Georgia and beg Garland to indict the fucker!
His trial in Georgia will blow the state republicans apart with Kempt and others testifying against him on court TV.
I find it fascinating that not one word was said about the performance of GOP candidates in re carrying on the toxic legacy of that man in the current time:Oh, this will go over well.
Wall Street Journal labels Trump biggest Republican ‘loser’
The Wall Street Journal editorial board this week put the blame for Republican losses in the midterms at the feet of former President Trump, calling him the GOP’s “biggest loser.”
The board said in an editorial published Wednesday that Trump-style Republican candidates lost in races that were “clearly” winnable, but the defeats might be what the Republican Party needs to see before the 2024 presidential election.
“What will Democrats do when Donald Trump isn’t around to lose elections? We have to wonder because on Tuesday Democrats succeeded again in making the former President a central campaign issue, and Mr. Trump helped them do it,” the board said.
Republicans were hoping for a red wave to retake control of both houses of Congress, but Democrats outperformed the polls in many races. The GOP will likely win a narrow majority of the House, while which party will control the Senate is uncertain.
The board also criticized Trump for attacking other Republicans at a rally ahead of the midterms in an editorial published this past weekend.
The board pointed to several Senate races where Trump-backed candidates underperformed.
Don Bolduc lost the New Hampshire Senate race to incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan (D) by about 8 points, according to most recent estimates, but Gov. Chris Sununu (R), who has been critical of Trump, won reelection by 16 points.
The board said businessman David McCormick would have been a better candidate to face Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) for the state’s Senate race. But McCormick would not entertain Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen, so Trump endorsed a weaker candidate in Mehmet Oz, who lost to Fetterman, the board said.
The board said Trump could have stayed mostly quiet in the last few weeks of the election cycle except to spend money for Republican candidates, but he did the opposite and “played into Democratic hands.”
They said Trump’s rally with Oz last week could have hurt the Senate candidate with suburban voters who voted against Trump in 2020.
“Since his unlikely victory in 2016 against the widely disliked Hillary Clinton, Mr. Trump has a perfect record of electoral defeat,” the board said.
They said Republicans faced heavy losses in the 2018 midterms, then Trump lost reelection in 2020, then sabotaged two key Senate runoffs in Georgia in 2021 and has botched the 2022 midterms. They said he had successes as president, but he has sent the party into one “political fiasco” after another.
Trump is expected to announce a third bid for the presidency next week and has been seen as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination.
Wall Street Journal labels Trump biggest Republican ‘loser’
The Wall Street Journal editorial board this week put the blame for Republican losses in the midterms at the feet of former President Trump, calling him the GOP’s “biggest loser.” The board s…
the EPA might wanna test Herschel’s runoff for environmental reasons.He is gonna latch on to Herschel's runoff as the only game in town to delay indictment, it's still election season! Look for rallies in Georgia as Donald runs from the law in Herschel's runoff. Mitch will shit a brick the second time around in Georgia and beg Garland to indict the fucker!
The Republican Party is not changing and is going forward with all the things you list. They are going to dissolve the House Select Committee investigating Jan 6 insurrection. They are going forward with homophobic and ethnic culture wars. All of that hasn't changed as shown by their embrace of DeSantis. Don't forget Walker is still in the running and that right wing Christian culture shit is his brand.
Somehow I do not remember my history texts remarking on the crux of it, your last sentence. It is troubling how well the appeal to emotion overcomes reams of fact.
Things are so close in America that losing even a portion of Trump's base would be catastrophic for the republicans so they must tread carefully, his cult members have great tenacity. They will let the courts and Garland do the work of disposing of him, make the right noises about it, then memory hole him. Fascism will adopt a kinder gentler, more acceptable face and they will get back to business, taking care of the super-rich. Trump punched America in the face and tried to bludgeon it, while Mitch was slowly strangling it to death from the inside.
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“I was merely livid”Trump says he’s ‘not at all angry’ about midterm results
Former President Trump on Thursday pushed back on reports that he is angry and spreading blame for Democrats’ better-than-expected night.
“For those many people that are being fed the fake narrative from the corrupt media that I am Angry about the Midterms, don’t believe it,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I am not at all angry, did a great job (I wasn’t the one running!), and am very busy looking into the future. Remember, I am a ‘Stable Genius.’”
The former president’s comments came after The New York Times reported that Trump is privately spread blame for the loss of Pennsylvania Republican Senate nominee Mehmet Oz, whom Trump endorsed in the primary.
The Times reported that Trump blamed Fox News host Sean Hannity and Republican megadonor and casino mogul Steve Wynn for Oz’s loss, also complaining that his wife, Melania Trump, offered poor advice.
The former president denied that report specifically in a subsequent Truth Social post.
Another Trump-endorsed candidate, Don Bolduc, lost a high-profile Senate race in New Hampshire. Trump-backed Senate nominees in Arizona and Nevada are in tight races with ballots still being counted.
Trump saw success in other races, including Ohio Republican Senate nominee J.D. Vance, who defeated Rep. Tim Ryan (D). Trump also endorsed the
In Georgia, the Trump-backed Herschel Walker (R) is headed to a Dec. 6 runoff against Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) after both came up just short of reaching a majority.
Republicans still appear favored to ultimately win a House majority, although the size of that potential majority would be well under what many pundits had expected leading up to Tuesday’s elections.
Senate control also remains up for grabs, with the majority set to be decided by Georgia’s runoff — assuming Democrats and Republicans split Arizona and Nevada. Either party could also garner a majority by winning both of those two states.
Finger pointing has already started within the GOP, with aides and strategists largely blaming Trump for the party’s failures.
Trump says he’s ‘not at all angry’ about midterm results
Former President Trump on Thursday pushed back on reports that he is angry and spreading blame for Democrats’ better-than-expected midterm results. “For those many people that are being fed t…