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Can Quist win Montana? watch party inside (1 Viewer)
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Gr00vus
Footballguy
You know what's great about this? It'll reinforce the notion that it's not only o.k. to assault people who ask you questions you don't like, it's actually to your benefit to do so.
Hey, Gr00vus, I know I asked you this last month, but are you on schedule for your products?
Normally I'd just answer - Why yes Tito, as always.
But from now on, Tito gets the full suplex. I expect big, big increases in my compensation forthwith.
Hey, Gr00vus, I know I asked you this last month, but are you on schedule for your products?
Normally I'd just answer - Why yes Tito, as always.
But from now on, Tito gets the full suplex. I expect big, big increases in my compensation forthwith.
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
Tough but fair.
Hillary could have taken a dump on her desk the night before the election and I probably would have defended it.
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
Sean Spicer's next press briefing could turn into the church scene from Kingsman: The Secret Service and Trump's approval rating might drop a point.
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
In a normal special election, sure.
In this one, it's like the 12th-toughest thing to explain.
cosjobs
Footballguy
cosjobs
Footballguy
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
msudaisy26
Footballguy
Sorry for all the questions, but would this be a major shake up if Quist pulled the upset? Would there be any expected changes?
msudaisy26
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cosjobs
Footballguy
A loss/poor showing would make Rs wonder how much longer to stay on the Trump Train, with mid-term elections coming up next year
NCCommish
Footballguy
A win would be a win but would it be a bellwether? Harder to say. This far out there is too much time left for something to happen one way or the other. A close win or a close loss both give an idea that perhaps trump is dragging down the GOP at the Congressional level which would maybe impede him a but with purple Congressman. But it's really hard to make the case that it would be more than one vote in Congress really.
The Future Champs
Footballguy
bananafish
Footballguy
"Quist" sounds like a crispy Australian candy bar. Kind of a tough ask.
NCCommish
Footballguy
So that's pretty much it. Personally if it holds in this margin even for a loss there is good news here. Heck a month ago Democrats would have celebrated it. But expectations got a bit out of hand. Quist did outperform Clinton in every county. This close a loss, for what one race is worth, does bode well nationally.
I have heard some Democrats claiming Quist wasn't a serious candidate and that was the problem. Well if left to them there wouldn't have been any candidate as far as i can tell. Quist had baggage for sure. But I think this result has far more good than bad in it.
I have heard some Democrats claiming Quist wasn't a serious candidate and that was the problem. Well if left to them there wouldn't have been any candidate as far as i can tell. Quist had baggage for sure. But I think this result has far more good than bad in it.
whoknew
Footballguy
I mean, I understand what you are saying but the bottom line is the Dems can't win. Anything. Its extremely frustrating. Moral victories aren't worth ####.
NCCommish
Footballguy
This is more than a moral win. And we had a couple nice local wins over the last couple days. And we still Ossoff in Georgia who I think has a real chance. Quist was always a far longer shot. And I'd even point out that in my state we threw out the GOP governor despite Trump winning the state. It's isn't all doom and gloom. It took a long time to get to the point where this party is as wiped out as it is. It will take more than one cycle to turn it around but we got to keep fighting.
skol asylum
Footballguy
Looks like we have our next Republican candidate for POTUS. Great job Montana.
timschochet
Footballguy
Amen to that. This idiot isn't just another Republican; he's a diehard Trump guy. The Trump fans just see this as another win. And what's worse is that some folks are going to think it's OK to hit journalists. This whole thing stinks. I feel like our country is going to Hell.
CurlyNight
Footballguy
Yesterday this guy gets charged with assault and today he wins the special election in MT. Our country is devolving.. 
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Dedfin
Footballguy
If you are in the dumps, you should be. I wouldn't even call it a moral victory; it was a loss. What we are witnessing is Trumpkins circling the wagons around their way of life despite the flaws of the candidate. We should expect more. This is their philosophy now, the ends justify the means. Any means at all are justified. I think it will still get worse before it gets better.
Thunderlips
Footballguy
Meh. Wasn't like 70% of the votes cast before the assault?
Widbil83
Footballguy
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Eh, that point, equating Trump & Trump Lite (Gianforte) supporters to Berry voters, isn't really favorable to Trumpians. I mean if Trump supporters want to own that, please do.
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IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
I'm not terribly surprised that this guy won, considering all the early voting that took place.
What will be interesting and telling is whether any Republicans call on the House not to seat Gianforte. If we were having this conversation 10-15 years ago, I think it would be pretty obvious that this guy would never serve another day in the House -- he would get the Bob Packwood treatment. But I don't think today's Republicans have the spine to police their own ranks.
Dedfin
Footballguy
There were multiple Republican House members that actually stated that they didn't like what he did, but he's an important vote in Congress, so they support him. The ends justify the means.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Besides Barry, there was Toronto's district who loved Rob Ford. And in New Orleans we voted back in $Bill Jefferson term after term even though everyone knew he was crooked. And Edwin Edwards (and actually LA has lots of examples). And hell look at Trump himself, dragging in private income as president of the US.
I will take encouragement from the fact that Gianforte only got 50.2% in a heavily GOP district he should have won by +20.
I will take encouragement from the fact that Gianforte only got 50.2% in a heavily GOP district he should have won by +20.
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Ramblin Wreck
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McGarnicle
Footballguy
The assault was a brilliant move to ensure the Trump dip####s would turn out. Quist probably had a shot before that. You just gotta tip your cap; the guy knows the electorate.
