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  1. UncleCliffy'sDaddy

    UncleCliffy'sDaddy We're all Bozos on this bus.

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    Because he's a politician?? Because, as we have been told ad nauseum that he is a "master strategist"? Because all he really cares about is "winning"? Because by all indications the Times is not a McConnell fan and vice versa? I'm sure McConnell has all kinds of reasons to be other than truthful. Good for you for buying into it.
     
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    Yeah, I don't either. The 20-25% of the voting population, or 40-50% of the Republican base, that is in "Trump or burn it all down" mode surely couldn't be a consideration. I'm sure McConnell doesn't care about those votes at all for the mid-term elections.
     
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    Because if he's lying, his already dismal ratings would go up?

    I have a hard time figuring out how this line of thinking works.
     
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    It gives his constituents the impression he's working with Trump, an impression he supposedly dearly needs right now. If he fights with Trump, his already dismal ratings" would become even more dismal. Remember, we have been sold McConnell as a master political strategist, so everything related to the individual is open to question and second guessing. In the end, he has his own agenda, one that does not necessarily dovetail with that of Trump. And I don't think that can truly be argued. Presidents come and go, senators can hold office forever if they navigate accordingly........
     
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    Trump is unpopular. Your narrative doesn't fit.
     
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    fixed.....
     
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    See how you made a strawman?
     
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    Trump is still popular among the Republican base. Midterms are base elections. McConnell is obviously not going to publicly break from Trump and poison Trump's voters against Senate Republicans.
     
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    His numbers are headed south. Siding with him is only certain to get a stream of negative reporting against you.

    I don't see the logic in your narrative.
     
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    no...I didn't make anything but a joke......what I miss about mags...he would've liked that post..even while disagreeing with me
     
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    Not all your jokes are funny. Get over it :)
     
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    Wow, you just love to contradict yourself. You're the one who's always saying how popular Trump is. Go figure. And as you orgasmically enjoy pointing out, Trump is the president, like it or don't. And as I have already clearly indicated, Trump is more popular in McConnell's home state than McConnell is. I'm sorry you struggle with truths that don't support your own narratives.......
     
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    I've only said he won the election. He is the president, like it or not.

    That is true.

    I'm sorry you struggle with that.
     
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    Donald Trump is the most popular president, EVER!

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    Another squirrel from the Denny Crane "I Have A Million Of 'Em" Squirrel Ranch. We were talking about whether McConnell was lying, remember??? Maybe you should slow down and actually read the posts of others before getting into a headlong rush to be "right".....
     
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    There's no reason at all to think he's lying. Not only is he not lying, he went out of his way to debunk the NYTimes story. To help an unpopular president, with no real obvious benefit to himself.
     
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    You don't see or you don't want to see?

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    But yeah, McConnell's not going to turn Trump's base against Republicans running in 2018. You know that. Keep arguing, though, it's amusing.
     
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    I see in black and white what McConnell said and did.

    He could have given a non-denial denial. Something like "where did they come up with this?" Or, "how silly Minstrel is."
     
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    Of course you do. Which is why it'll be fun when you don't take at face value what other people say.
     
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