tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post9185635175381736737..comments2024-01-05T06:18:18.086-05:00Comments on CommentaramaPolitics: Re-Election ThoughtsAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-46354176578814702902019-11-07T22:56:37.733-05:002019-11-07T22:56:37.733-05:00Daniel, This one is very uncertain. I think we wo...Daniel, This one is very uncertain. I think we won't know anything for sure until we get a lot closer and see how scary the Democratic nominee turns out to be.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-27768006724839569222019-11-07T22:55:23.897-05:002019-11-07T22:55:23.897-05:00tryanmax, Belvin has been a dead man walking for s...tryanmax, Belvin has been a dead man walking for some time now, so I'm not as shocked he lost as I would otherwise be. But it is still problematic.<br /><br />And yes, the Democrats learn all the wrong lessons.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-29227687852517688952019-11-07T22:54:28.285-05:002019-11-07T22:54:28.285-05:00Right after posting this, word came out that Bloom...Right after posting this, word came out that Bloomberg is thinking of jumping into the race in the next few days. So that does change the analysis and tips it a good deal away from Trump.<br /><br />And honestly, Bloomberg strikes me as a good compromise between Trump and the whacko Democrats. He could be a problem for Trump if he can beat the whacko brigade.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-50445070330882010282019-11-07T09:03:18.422-05:002019-11-07T09:03:18.422-05:00Kentucky is not normally on my radar, so my first ...Kentucky is not normally on my radar, so my first blush reaction is the same as yours, that the GOP shouldn't lose it. But the more I look into it, the more it seems the real story is Trump nearly dragged a dead corpse of a candidate across the finish line. <br /><br />Moreover, the op-eds seem to indicate that, per the norm, Democrats are taking the wrong lessons from their victories. Democrats seem somewhat surprised by their Kentucky victory, and equally perplexed about what to do with it, considering the Governor is boxed in on all sides by Republican officeholders. So they chalk it up to something, something Orange Man something. <br /><br />In Virginia, they think they've learned that gun control and socialism are winning issues, which they knew already, but they just wanted to be sure. tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-52234986797353914722019-11-06T18:11:35.457-05:002019-11-06T18:11:35.457-05:00Looks like a good analysis and conclusion to me. ...Looks like a good analysis and conclusion to me. I agree Trump's re-election is more likely than not, especially next to the weak Democrat field, but it's not something he or the GOP needs to take for granted either. I hadn't been paying attention to Kentucky, and while I know Bevin was widely disliked across the board losing the suburbs in another usually reliable red state is a bad sign for sure. It's sad and frustrating that for all the crazy Democrats throw out there that the GOP <i><b>still</b></i> manages to make themselves look worse by comparison. In the end I don't think Trump is going to have too much trouble getting re-elected but what comes after him, as well as the GOP in general being unable and/or unwilling to actually learn from their mistakes, does make me nervous for the future.ArgentGalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173296751792700318noreply@blogger.com