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It is “unusual” to claim Republican strategy is a failure when it has control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 2002. In addition, it achieve its largest majority in the house since 1929. So, let’s dispel once and for all with this fiction that Republican party are doing “mind-numingly dumb things”, they know exactly what they are doing. And most importantly, they are winning and winning yuuuuuuge.[/quote]

Winning elections does not mean that you know what you’re doing. Unless your only goal is winning elections. Which is exactly the problem with republicans. They’re not interested in running the country, they’re interested in winning elections. And why are they winning elections, even if they can’t govern? Two main reasons, in my opinion: Gerrymandering of districts, and the right-wing noise machine’s brilliant manipulation of the emotions of millions Americans. Americans who are, thanks to that manipulation, far angrier and more fearful than they need to be, but whose concocted fear and anger play right into republicans’ hands.[/quote]

Well, winning elections shall be the most important goals for any political parties in a democratic society. Without it, there is no point of talking governance. I will also not agree that the Republican party has no interest in running the country. It is just that their style of governance will require them to control the president, senate and the house. See all these Southern state that are run by Republicans.

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It might not work the way Republican party elites will like it to work, I will like to remind you since Obummer took office, Republican have won 14 Senate seats, 69 House seats, 12 governorships, and 910 state legislature seats. If this is a failed strategy for a political party, show me a successful strategy.[/quote]

Not unusual that the party that loses the Presidential election picks up seats in the next cycles – it has worked that way often.

But they are doing mind-numbingly dumb things.

Let’s look at Oklahoma. Republican governor, Senate and House. Running a $1.3B deficit for the next fiscal year. That’s $420 for each man, woman and child in the state.

The starting pay for teachers is $31,600 in Oklahoma and they have a shortage that caused 850 classrooms to go unstaffed due to teacher shortage (I wonder why?). What is the Republican’s answer to all of this? SB1187 which eliminates the requirement for teachers to be certified and for districts to participate in the teacher retirement construct or do background checks on teachers. This bill will likely pass the Republican house and be signed by the Republican governor. Yessirree Bob, they have a crack leadership team in OK![/quote]

It is “unusual” to claim Republican strategy is a failure when it has control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 2002. In addition, it achieve its largest majority in the house since 1929. So, let’s dispel once and for all with this fiction that Republican party are doing “mind-numingly dumb things”, they know exactly what they are doing. And most importantly, they are winning and winning yuuuuuuge.

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[quote=svelte]lol scaredy.

Now, the NYT article the WSJ points to, that is excellent:

It explains Trump’s rise. A very good article. Now I understand for the first time why rank and file Republicans are flocking to Trump.

I’ve always wondered how the Republican party coalition of the rich, the lower middle class whites, and the ultra religious could work. It sounds like Trump explains that: it doesn’t. The lower middle class whites feel alienated by the Republicans and are redefining the party right in front of our eyes.[/quote]

It might not work the way Republican party elites will like it to work, I will like to remind you since Obummer took office, Republican have won 14 Senate seats, 69 House seats, 12 governorships, and 910 state legislature seats. If this is a failed strategy for a political party, show me a successful strategy.

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Because Obama refuse to do what Republicans told him to do, they are left with no choice to burn its own party down. Donald Trump is Obama’s creation and its great triumph of his presidency.
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lol! Obama gets the blame for everything! 🙂

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See this amazing article from the Wall Street Journal below:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-greatest-triumph-1459379804%5B/quote%5D

You do realize one must have a WSJ account to view the article, right? I doubt many folks will be viewing the content referenced by your link.[/quote]

I will think the Piggs will be smart enough to realize that if you google “Obama’s greatest triump” and you can click the link from the search and view the article for free.

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Because Obama refuse to do what Republicans told him to do, they are left with no choice to burn its own party down. Donald Trump is Obama’s creation and its great triumph of his presidency. That will be the reasons that Republican voters cannot vote for Trump because it will give Obummer another victory.

See this amazing article from the Wall Street Journal below:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-greatest-triumph-1459379804

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[quote=SK in CV][quote=bearishgurl]Okay, SK. Can we agree that “Medicaid” is not actually “insurance” and is instead a government-run entitlement program, initially put in place to serve the “poor?”

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No, we can’t.[/quote]

I was laughing so hard when I read this.

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[quote=SK in CV][quote=bearishgurl]In reality, CC does not exist to place individuals and families in plans they like (or can live with) who are willing to pay the monthly premium for. CC does not care if it signed up 1M enrollees into “marketplace plans” or just 200K. CC exists solely to gather financial information from its unsuspecting enrollees to be culled and re-culled from month to month and year to year for possible forced Medi-Cal placement. [/quote]

1.7 million Californians purchased qualified healthcare plans on the exchange.[/quote]

I think 1.7 million is the goal. Total registration is at 1.575 million according to this article below:

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/feb/04/covered-california-2016-enrollment/

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Agree. Look at Ted Cruz, the more acceptable candidate for the Republicans tap into anti-immigrant sentiment of the electorate with this ad campaign in Arizona.

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[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=ltsdd]Rubio is done.
Kasich is done (mathematically) and should also drop out.

It’ll come down Cruz vs Trump. I think most of the Rubio and Kasich’s votes will go to the lesser of the two evils and that would be Cruz.

I’ll go out on the limb and say that Cruz will get the nomination.[/quote]

Sounds about right. But Kasich might want to stay in the race in case there’s a convention fight.[/quote]

Kasich’s plan is to win the nomination in the convention. The problem is with three candidates race, Trump might win the nomination outright before the convention.

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[quote=flu]I’m not a big fan of Rubio also, but something he said hit spot on..

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Rubio said: “I’m very concerned about that. We don’t know what’s going to happen next here. I know that we’ve reached the point where people in American politics have decided that if they don’t agree with you, they can get angry at you, that you’re a bad and evil person, that they can say anything they want about you.”

“I think that all the gates of civility have been blown apart. We’ve now reached a point where everyone on both sides everyone is just saying or doing whatever they want, and you know, you can’t just say or do whatever you want,” he said. “This is not about political correctness. This is about rules of civility and the way a society talks to each other.”
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/13/politics/marco-rubio-donald-trump-support/index.html%5B/quote%5D

Let’s dispel once and for all with this fiction that Little Marco doesn’t know what he’s talking about; he knows EXACTLY what he is talking about. See the paragraph below yourself. Remember, Little Marco is supposed to be a moderate RINO.

“Remember, Rubio is the candidate who says President Barack Obama is “undermining this country” as “part of a plan to weaken America on the global stage.” Rubio says of Obama that “all this damage that he’s done to America is deliberate.” He attacked the president’s choice to speak at a mosque as an example of his “constant pitting people against each other,” which is “hurting our country badly.”

Last month, when CNN asked Rubio’s spokesman Alex Conant whether the senator believes Obama is “intentionally trying to destroy the country,” Conant said “absolutely.”

http://www.businessinsider.com/marco-rubio-donald-trump-obama-2016-3

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[quote=svelte]I apologize in advance for bringing up the topic (it is sure to be over-discussed next year!), but now is a good time to make predictions.

The primaries start in just a few weeks and bring clarity to who will be the final candidates.

So now is the opportune time to make predictions: who will be the final, post-convention candidate selections for US President of the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, and any other party you which to mention?

Bonus points for specifying who their running mate will be![/quote]
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/07/politics/marco-rubio-campaign-weighs-getting-out/index.html

I think Rubio is on fume now. CNN released this extremely damaging report late this afternoon that his advisers are recommending him to drop out before 3/15 so he won’t get embarrassed at his home state. We will see what happen tomorrow. I think his campaign is about to collapse.

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Out of control job creation in San Diego continue. I will say Donald Trump deserves most of the credit for this. Business owners in the city are hiring as much as they can so they will be ready when President Trump take office and make America great again!!! The confidence genie that President Trump brings has more than cancel out the devastating effect of January minimum wage hike, which are supposed to kills thousands of jobs.

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/mar/04/january-unemployment-down-in-san-diego-county/

“Over the entire year, however, San Diego County gained 38,200 nonfarm jobs, with growth in nearly all sectors.

The best performers were professional and business services, particularly in administrative support, as well as ambulatory healthcare services and construction.”

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[quote=svelte][quote=svelte]Man.

Now Rubio says that Trump “wet his pants”.

Not very presidential. He just joined Trump in the gutter.[/quote]

Trump: “He {Rubio} has really large ears, the biggest ears I’ve ever seen.”

Rubio: “Trump likes to sue people, he should sue whoever did that to his face.”

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Check out the latest video posted from Marco Rubio youtube channel from 0:45.. I kid you not.

“Trump has small hands for how tall he is.. and you know what they say about men with small hands…you can’t trust em!”

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Trump was quoted that if he won the presidency, he will nominate Judge William Pryor and Judge Diane Sykes as Supreme Court justices. The next president of the United States will probably get to choose three new justices to the court. Hugh Hewitt, the influential conservative talk radio host, has made this argument to support Trump if he is the Republican nominee.

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http://www.cbs8.com/story/31307995/local-congressman-duncan-hunter-endorses-donald-trump

Local Congressman Duncan Hunter becomes one of the first members of Congress to openly express support for Trump.

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