Thank you, Rachel (again) : "Crazy Shut-Down People" nt

[UTUSN]

[Cleita]

1. Yep.

[elleng]

2. Good that she highlights this,

but the fact she highlights is very troubling. For years, their motives were largely thought of as negative, but now, not so much, so we're in trouble for a long time, imo.

[UTUSN]

3. Take heart/dear, "The sun'l come up tomorrow" (Annie singing to FDR) :

It is devastating to Rethug chances, and this came via Laura INGRAHAM?!1

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025833947
https://www.facebook.com/ingrahamangle/posts/718848661545486
CONSERVATIVE MIND THOUGHTS CHRIS LADD
GOPlifer
[font size=5]Which way is right? With Chris Ladd
The missing story of the 2014 election[/font]

Few things are as dangerous to a long term strategy as a short-term victory. Republicans this week scored the kind of win that sets one up for spectacular, catastrophic failure and no one is talking about it.

What emerges from the numbers is the continuation of a trend that has been in place for almost two decades. Once again, Republicans are disappearing from the competitive landscape at the national level across the most heavily populated sections of the country while intensifying their hold on a declining electoral bloc of aging, white, rural voters. The 2014 election not only continued that doomed pattern, it doubled down on it. As a result, it became apparent from the numbers last week that no Republican candidate has a credible shot at the White House in 2016, and the chance of the GOP holding the Senate for longer than two years is precisely zero.

For Republicans looking for ways that the party can once again take the lead in building a nationally relevant governing agenda, the 2014 election is a prelude to a disaster. Understanding this trend begins with a stark graphic.

Behold the Blue Wall:
The Blue Wall is block of states that no Republican Presidential candidate can realistically hope to win. Tuesday that block finally extended to New Hampshire, meaning that at the outset of any Presidential campaign, a minimally effective Democratic candidate can expect to win 257 electoral votes without even trying. That’s 257 out of the 270 needed to win.

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[elleng]

4. Thanks, UTUSN.

Saw this on Lawrence show, and do hope it happens. VERY concerned about effect of big $ on elections.