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What do you think of the apparent Republican election season implosion?
In terms at least of the Republican primary season, the Republican party establishment has seemingly been imploding for months. There is no sign of it stopping. Establishment candidates can't get traction. Jeb Bush has spent 60+ billion dollars and all that it has earned him is a litle turtle and little sympathy.
That should mean good news for us, but it might not.
Night before last the Republican presidential debate was purposefully boycotted by their billionaire front-runner. He set up a rival event a few miles away and received the lion’s share of the media attention for the night.
Will there even be debates with the Democratic nominee? Who knows if he will bother. He’s proven he no longer needs debates to get media attention. He can insult and slur our candidate from his private jet and get even more media coverage than from a debate.
He is the very definition of a “loose gun on deck” shooting more often at his own side than ours...and coming out with more support each time.
He won’t debate on policy, because he has discovered that policies don’t really matter to his supporters. They’ve been lied to too many times by Republican elites. Insults and entertainment are what matter to them. The more he insults the more he wins in their eyes.
“You’re stupid, fat & ugly. Nobody likes you.” Ted Cruz got it right, that is the Trump campaign slogan and zeitgeist. Trump is the joker in the deck that has smashed all the Republican kings and queens...and insulted everyone else in the process.
Politeness? Nope. Decorum? That’s gone. Deference to party bosses? Hah! The old rules? Vanished. Policies? What’s that? Conventional wisdom? Wrong every time this year.
When a game is played by a set number of rules, and then those rules are effectively negated, how do you win the game?
How do you win when you’re playing against an uncontrollable wild card?
This is, as always, an open thread. Talk about whatever is on your mind.
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Events Currently Scheduled
Strategy meeting to convene for the Mass Moral March on Raleigh.
Saturday, Jan. 30th, 1:00 PM at:
The Block off Biltmore
39 S. Market Street, Asheville, NC 28801
(Corner of Eagle & Market)
Directions (Google Maps)
Kosmail randallt to reserve you a seat. More information here.
RSVPS:
1. randallt
2. Joieau
3. davehouck
4. Lamont Cranston
5. Gordon20024
6. DawnN
7. Otteray Scribe
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February 7 (Super Bowl Sunday!) at 2PM (well before the game) in Pittsburg, Kansas. This will be a joint meeting with the Crawford County Democratic Party, who is welcoming us all in — so please come. We’ll go over new poll numbers taken inside of Senate District 13, as well as statewide polling data conducted January 13-15. More info in Chris Reeves’s diary.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH
TRIANGLE KOSMOPOLITANS JOIN THOUSANDS IN THE 10TH ANNUAL MASS MORAL MARCH ON RALEIGH & HKONJ PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY GET-OUT-THE-VOTE GATHERING AND MOBILIZATION
TIMES and LOCATIONS:
Pre-rally — 9:00 AM Corner of Wilmington and South Streets near Shaw University
March — 10:00 AM to the State Capitol on Fayetteville Street • Raleigh
ORGANIZER: RSVP at Facebook to bolster their numbers!
Look for the Daily Kos — Forward Together, Not One Step Back signs to march with the Triangle Kosmopolitans!
Send a kosmail to the local Triangle Kosmopolitans or state group North Carolina Blue to connect with other readers of Daily Kos for future events.
The Four Corners Kossacks are having an EPIC meet-up on The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. The date is Saturday, February 20th, 2016. The cost is $27.90 PLUS fees & tax. The train begins boarding at 9:15am, and leaves the station at 9:45 sharp, and it waits for no one. Thinking Fella will be there by 9:00am for your assistance. Please RSVP to Thinking Fella, via kosmail. As of noon, 1/26/16, there were still 44 tickets left—act soon or lose the chance to join us!
For more detailed information please see: Announcing a Four Corners Kossacks Meet-up: Going to be another EPIC One!
RSVPS:
1. Thinking Fella
2. unfangus
3. Mrs. unfangus
4. COMTNGRL
5. 'Uncle John'
6. Carol R.
7. Mr. Carol R.
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LucyTooners
Mr. LucyTooners
Land of Enchantment
jnhobbs
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February 27th at 1PM at Ferguson Brewing Company, 418 S Florissant Rd, Ferguson, Missouri. We expect to have a few guests, good food, and we will have new data available from the state house. Netroots Nation 2016 planning is also on the menu (besides great food). More info in Chris Reeves’s diary.
navajo is going to be on vacation in NYC and the NYC Kossacks are gathering for lunch on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016 at Noon at Spitzer's Corner - 101 Rivington Street, cross street Ludlow. Meet in the back room. This venue is wheelchair accessible.
There will be fries.
RSVPS:
1. kathny
2. belinda ridgewood
3. navajo
4. sidnora
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Registration and hotels still available
Cheers & Jeers Welcoming Dinner Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Time: TBD, early evening, 5-ish or 6-ish Location: TBD, near Convention Center
Roll call for the C&J Dinner in Connect! Unite! Act! This will be the headcount for the C&J Dinner. Spread the word.
RSVPS:
1. navajo
2. Meteor Blades
3. Bill in Portland Maine
4. Common Sense Mainer
5. jotter
6. aha aha (Mrs. jotter)
7. side pocket
8. Mrs. side pocket
9. paradise50
10. smileycreek
11. Chris Reeves
12. Ramara
13. loggersbrat
14. Justice Putnam
15. theRoaringGirl
16. winkk
17. jakedog42
18. vicki
19. markm667
20. brillig (bday gurl that day!)
21. mik
22. K1
23. K2
24. Eddie in ME
25. moody in savannah
26. lulu
27. texasmom
28. texasdad
29. Ed Tracey
30. Shermanesq
31. Doggie
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normAl1792
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There will also be a Daily Kos Caucus session during NN16. Stay tuned for date and time.
Event Reporting
nhox42 organized and reports details about a recent meet-up in Maine along with food pr0n! Cheers and Jeers/NE Kossacks Midwinter Meetup Success!
While visiting Boston, belinda ridgewood invited TrueBlueMajority to her annual Boxing Day holiday party and it became a meet-up of two Kossacks! Yay! In the meantime, an impromptu gathering occurred in NYC consisting of the Saturday Morning Garden Bloggers, Kishik, Missys Brother and Christin. Go NYC!
Houston Area Kos met on 11/24/15 for community fortitude and basic camaraderie. A good time was had by all. If you’d like to connect with other readers of Daily Kos in the Houston Area, please kosmail Chrislove, he’ll send you an invite.
navajo maintains the above event list. Kosmail her if you have any diaries about your event or if you have changes or additions.
This is an open thread. Nothing is off topic.