Re: The American 2016 Presidential Elections & The Ongoing American Saga
Reply #160 –
Republican suicide missions have happened before, how do you think Obama got his Senate seat so easily? The Illinois Republican Party did just about the most ham-handed things they could find to do, all but guaranteeing Obama would win against his Republican opponent.
Correction, please:[Jack Ryan's] 2004 campaign for the Senate, against future-president Barack Obama, received widespread media attention for the disclosure of sealed custody documents stemming from his divorce from actress Jeri Ryan. The unsealing of those documents ultimately led to Ryan's withdrawal from the campaign.
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Team Obama had used this tactic successfully before…
Did I lie? Take a look at what the Illinois Republicans did next: Instead of nominating the runner-up, who might have stood a chance, or holding a special election, again something that might have stood a chance, they went and got a guy from Maryland to come to Illinois and run against Obama. The only thing the carpet-bagger had going for him was that he was the same skin color as Obama. Nobody bought the ruse, especially not people in the Black community. Ordinary Republicans were angered at their party leadership and the way they mishandled the whole business so they didn't vote that year.
Gotta hand it to Illinois Republicans. Where else can you get driven from nomination that you've won because you wanted to have sex with your own wife? (OK, admittedly kinky sex--- but with his own wife.)