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Republicans must stop relying on the political
consultant class that’s addicted to losing.

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Posted By: GustoGrabber, 11/19/2022 6:28:48 PM

If there’s one thing the 2022 midterms made clear, it’s that Democrats have a huge ground game advantage over Republicans. Whether it’s a month of harvesting (and curing) ballots thanks to early voting, or going door-to-door filling out ballots for huge swaths of unlikely voters, Democrats know that turning out ballots is more important than turning out votes. They don’t have to rely on generating traditional Election Day enthusiasm through distributing campaign mailers or running TV ads. Republicans, however, still insist on investing the majority of their campaign funds into these antiquated (or pre-2020) methods. And they’re showing no signs of stopping. Why? Blame the political consultant class.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: itsonlyme 11/19/2022 6:49:46 PM (No. 1337933)
Hannity adores Karl Rove.....Has him on the show quite often......Yes, Karl Rove supporting Liz Cheney August, 2022 "Zoom out: Other Texas contributors include … George W. Bush loyalists Karl Rove and Karen Hughes"
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Reply 2 - Posted by: JonR 11/19/2022 7:34:08 PM (No. 1337953)
We don’t call the Republican Party the Party of Stupid without good reason! As usual, they never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity!
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Reply 3 - Posted by: edgar 11/19/2022 7:41:14 PM (No. 1337958)
Does that include Beta Mitch who ran for Minority Leader by defunding R candidates in close races allowing the d's to maintain the majority.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Catherine 11/19/2022 7:53:38 PM (No. 1337967)
My first vote, after turning 18, was democratic. All others since then have been Republican. At this point, tho, I'm thinking of switching to Independent. Republicans don't represent us anymore.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 11/19/2022 8:08:14 PM (No. 1337976)
Headline says it all.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: bobmadison 11/19/2022 8:47:09 PM (No. 1337992)
When I was campaign manager for a local candidate, he asked me to find out how much money went to the ad agency for their 'services.' FIFTY-TWO percent of the total budget went in THEIR pockets. That's why they still use 'old school' methods.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: ChattyCatsSusan 11/19/2022 9:43:07 PM (No. 1338036)
When Trump self funded his campaign in 2016, all the donors should have gotten a major clue that the politicians and political consultants were robbing them blind and treating them like chumps at the same time. I guess these fools never learn.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: pmcclure 11/20/2022 12:09:16 AM (No. 1338087)
We used to elect candidates by voting at a precinct. The Demoncrats have now turned it into a contest determined by how many pieces of paper they can generate.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: govlawyer 11/20/2022 6:30:27 AM (No. 1338174)
The consultant class isn't addicted to losing....they're addicted to the money they get with losing only setting the "floor" of the fee; so long as the floor is strong enough for luxury living, they don't have to worry. Electioneering is truly not a science or an art--
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Krause 11/20/2022 7:21:11 AM (No. 1338201)
If the dirty Dems can’t be convicted for their cheating, you have to get down in the muck with them.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: MDConservative 11/20/2022 8:35:11 AM (No. 1338274)
FTA: In the 2014 election cycle, the same consultants reaped more than $19.6 billion. Politics is all about who can grab what from this outlandish pot of dough. Candidates are often motivated by vanity, paying for the “best” because they can. That description covers some of these profiled candidates. The cultists and ideologues just don’t get it.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: DiegoDude 11/20/2022 8:40:22 AM (No. 1338285)
If Repubs don't get on board with mail in voting and ballot harvesting and start using the same playbook as Dims, then expect more of the same. The only true election reform will come when Repubs start kicking the Dims' ass with the same tactics.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Rumblehog 11/20/2022 9:34:48 AM (No. 1338353)
Hey, Demonrats have their own consultancy "baggage," the name "Doug Scheon" comes to mind.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Zigrid 11/20/2022 10:54:28 AM (No. 1338438)
Carl Rove is a sniveling Washington toad....who loves the limelight and needs validation from the fake media...I figured him out years ago...and the bushes/chennys controlled the Washington DC crowd for years...
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Reply 15 - Posted by: MindMadeUp 11/20/2022 11:34:57 AM (No. 1338478)
Republican leadership actually *prefer* to be the minority party. It allows them to spout conservative talking points to their constituency while working behind the scene with Democrats to pass big government laws. They fail because they want to.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: Aria 11/20/2022 11:46:24 AM (No. 1338484)
I only want to give to the candidate directly and often it isn't easy because of all the tricks win-red has up it's sleeve. And if you give through win red you might as well turn off your phone....CONSTANT pleas for money!!! If they really wanted to win they'd do what the rats are doing, ballot harvesting, and beat them at their own game.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: Strike3 11/20/2022 12:28:34 PM (No. 1338508)
Is that the republicans' excuse now - Bad Advice?
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Reply 18 - Posted by: Hazymac 11/20/2022 12:43:20 PM (No. 1338522)
Rocky Raccoon checked into his room, only to find Karl Rove's white board....
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Reply 19 - Posted by: Alecto2 11/20/2022 12:56:43 PM (No. 1338539)
It's all one big con and we ain't in on it. The whole world is one giant Ponzi money laundromat.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: Sgt. Stubby 11/20/2022 4:56:35 PM (No. 1338708)
Scott Presler AKA The Persistence has been our one man dynamo. We need more like him.
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Reply 21 - Posted by: lennon47 11/20/2022 5:58:23 PM (No. 1338749)
IF DEMS ARE NOT STOP FROM STEALING ELECTIONS ON ALL LEVELS THE GOP IS A DEAD PARTY
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Reply 22 - Posted by: BigTimeTrumper 11/20/2022 6:58:58 PM (No. 1338783)
The GOP was all too happy to lose...as evidenced by China Mitch withholding funds from Trump endorsed candidates...the table was set.... the plan executed ....defeat the GOP Trump endorsed candidates and blame Trump for the loss...it was evident election night and next morning the talking points were.... Trump lost it for us....Trump is absolutely correct...TERM LIMITS....These career criminals will only have one or two terms to rob us blind and not time to collude with the other criminals living off of the Americans foolish enough to vote for them.... ad infinitum....By the way end their lifetime salaries...one term one salary...
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Reply 23 - Posted by: judy 11/21/2022 5:10:12 AM (No. 1338964)
Elect new leaders ....replace Mitch, Kevin & McDaniel..
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Reply 24 - Posted by: Mr_Rich 12/6/2022 9:28:01 AM (No. 1350200)
Instead of throwing money at the media that hates us, why don't we flood the zone with ballot harvesters like the dems do? We are getting beaten on the ground and giving aid and comfort to the enemy. Nursing homes, retirement communities, monster truck rally's et. al. are easy targets
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