Butter and nasty won’t work. If we’re willing to donate and speak positively about Trump why can’t he be persuaded to change his tactics and stay on point. He can’t afford to take a break to recoup from his near death situation even though he needs to. That being said, if he’s going to stay on the trail then he should MAN up and campaign like HE wants to win.
He CAN win and he needs to get out there and take this election. Fight like HE wants to be President.
Eric, all of your readers need to call the RNC today! And push your message to HIM!
Maduro, once pardoned, may receive a comfy cushy job in the Biden/Walz administration's foreign service team. Maduro could pick up the color revolutions right where Victoria Nudelman left them when she, ah, retired.
This year’s Gathering was another successful Erickson production, with one added unexpected pleasure.
I brought Erick’s latest book to have him sign it. Although Erick was booked solid, I still managed to have a great conversation with Erick.
He told me about when he was a young man and starting out as a teacher, and coached, all to support his young family. Eventually he also took on a contract job in the oil industry, while also teaching and coaching on the side. All to support his family.
And now I know where Erick Woods gets his work ethic and drive.
While I did get Erick Woods’ autograph, right under his name I also have the autograph of his dad, Erick “THE ORIGINAL” Erickson (as he signed it).
Erick, I thought I just heard you tell listeners to sit the election out as opposed to holding their noses and voting for Trump to get a campaign’s attention. Isn’t that basically what Trump did in the GA runoff Senate races that cost us 2 Senate seats. I think a better message is that it’s better to vote for someone you agree with 51% of the time than someone you disagree with 51% of the time.
Erick - interesting perspective on sitting out this presidential election, but I have to push back a bit. If the message I am trying to send on party is that I am unwilling to vote for someone that illegally tried to end democracy, but would have voted for almost anyone else that was the nominee then the best way to do that is to flight 93 this election for Harris, go down ballot republican and then vote Harris at the top.
The message is is we nominate a criminal that tried to violate the constitution from the Whitehouse then I'm out. The message to the party is do better at the top of the ticket next time.
Side note, I agree with your earlier commentary on Vance. He is really smart and it would be so much better if he were leading the ticket even if I disagree with much of his worldview.
Never Trumpers are seeing a media induced opening to beat the drum. Like the idiot David French in the NYT this weekend. Time to rise up or we’ll all be swallowed up by an elite that believes they are better than the people they serve.
If Trumps loses , we are screwed . The democrats will never ever let go of power and will fundamentally change the courts and the way we govern . You can forget about starting with someone new . To me all this show does today is put extra glee in the democratic message and discourage the rest of us. I get what Erick is trying to do , but I don’t know . Not sure I can continue to listen to the show .
Your show today may have worked to discourage people to actually vote and just accept Trump upcoming loss . I’m but sure if that’s what you meant to do , but that is how it came across to me .
I don't like the RINO term these days because I think it misses the mark for what has truly happened to the GOP. RINOs are largely Democrats in a different suit. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger come to mind. Yes, there is another type of Republican like Mitch McConnel and Mitt Romney that have been plastered with the RINO label, but Mitch and Mitt are classic Republicans... real conservatives that don't buy any of the Democrat dog food. They are not RINOs... they are simply obsolete Republicans.
The Republican party became weak. It failed to consistently educate the voting public on the values of conservatism, capitalism and Republican ideology. It failed to real with the rise of radicalism in the education system and media. The current obsolete Republicans are people that walked around thinking they were better than everyone else... the high and mighty moralists that never had to dig any ditches in the political game... because, well, they were always better than that... God confirmed it every day. Romney had to tell people he ironed his own shirts to help make up for the clear brand of a disconnected smug elite of the right.
Just like the smug elite's on the Democrat side, that use identity politics as their "shirt ironing" virtue signaling to be connected to the regular American, none of these people have any remaining connection to the average middle-class American. In fact, they dislike the working class... think them too unwashed and uneducated to deserve any seat at the table of power and control.
But the those smug elites in the GOP lost the party because they failed to win... and the Democrats in their winning strategy had eliminated those unwashed and uneducated working class from their platform. So along comes Trump and notes the largest voter demographic in the nation just a hanging-chad... and he remakes the Republican Party into a party for the producer... small business and working men and women. He wins the 2016 election doing so. He loses the 2020 election because the old smug elites in the GOP partnered with their working-class-hating peers in the Democrat Party to defeat him.
And today those smug elites still remaining... those that have not yet been fired by Trump... are trying to make the case that Trump is blowing it by not being more like them.
No, Trump is not blowing it. The GOP party is blowing it by not being 100% behind Trump, and thus also 100% behind the working men and women of the country.
Either the GOP needs to purge these obsolete Republicans, or the lightbulb needs to go on that opposing Trump within the party is going to continue to put Democrats in control and power.
Here is a consideration to help with the lightbulb. When Joe Biden or Kamala Harris says something inane or extreme... does any part of the Democrat party apparatus or friendly media come out to criticize either of them with handwringing over how it might be responsible for the polling? No, they circle the wagon and explain it away. Even today the press is starting to complain about Harris not giving the press any access. All of the Democrat writers are busy explaining that away.
Once again, you hit the nail on the head. Pretty sure what you are calling the obsolete republicans is the same as what I have been calling the establishment republicans. And yes, this class of republican is going to blow it once and for all it seems.
Re: Wikipedia scrubs JD Vance's military awards:
...... Is anyone really surprised?
If people sit it out they deserve what they get . Unfortunately the rest of us don’t . We will get it because of dumbasses who did .
Is Trump really being sued for using an Isaac Hayes song during his rallies?
How much worse can it get for him.
SMH
Butter and nasty won’t work. If we’re willing to donate and speak positively about Trump why can’t he be persuaded to change his tactics and stay on point. He can’t afford to take a break to recoup from his near death situation even though he needs to. That being said, if he’s going to stay on the trail then he should MAN up and campaign like HE wants to win.
He CAN win and he needs to get out there and take this election. Fight like HE wants to be President.
Eric, all of your readers need to call the RNC today! And push your message to HIM!
Correction: Make that bitter and nasty.
Maduro, once pardoned, may receive a comfy cushy job in the Biden/Walz administration's foreign service team. Maduro could pick up the color revolutions right where Victoria Nudelman left them when she, ah, retired.
This year’s Gathering was another successful Erickson production, with one added unexpected pleasure.
I brought Erick’s latest book to have him sign it. Although Erick was booked solid, I still managed to have a great conversation with Erick.
He told me about when he was a young man and starting out as a teacher, and coached, all to support his young family. Eventually he also took on a contract job in the oil industry, while also teaching and coaching on the side. All to support his family.
And now I know where Erick Woods gets his work ethic and drive.
While I did get Erick Woods’ autograph, right under his name I also have the autograph of his dad, Erick “THE ORIGINAL” Erickson (as he signed it).
Erick, I thought I just heard you tell listeners to sit the election out as opposed to holding their noses and voting for Trump to get a campaign’s attention. Isn’t that basically what Trump did in the GA runoff Senate races that cost us 2 Senate seats. I think a better message is that it’s better to vote for someone you agree with 51% of the time than someone you disagree with 51% of the time.
Precisely. What good is "getting the campaign's attention" AFTER they've lost the election?
Erick - interesting perspective on sitting out this presidential election, but I have to push back a bit. If the message I am trying to send on party is that I am unwilling to vote for someone that illegally tried to end democracy, but would have voted for almost anyone else that was the nominee then the best way to do that is to flight 93 this election for Harris, go down ballot republican and then vote Harris at the top.
The message is is we nominate a criminal that tried to violate the constitution from the Whitehouse then I'm out. The message to the party is do better at the top of the ticket next time.
Side note, I agree with your earlier commentary on Vance. He is really smart and it would be so much better if he were leading the ticket even if I disagree with much of his worldview.
"Next time". Yep.
I think you underestimate how much damage Kamala can do in four years. The world is very dangerous and she doesn’t exactly radiate strength.
Never Trumpers are seeing a media induced opening to beat the drum. Like the idiot David French in the NYT this weekend. Time to rise up or we’ll all be swallowed up by an elite that believes they are better than the people they serve.
Trump to sue DOJ for $100M over Mar-a-Lago raid, alleging 'political persecution' - Fox News
Can't wait for discovery to start -- maybe in a month or so.
If Trumps loses , we are screwed . The democrats will never ever let go of power and will fundamentally change the courts and the way we govern . You can forget about starting with someone new . To me all this show does today is put extra glee in the democratic message and discourage the rest of us. I get what Erick is trying to do , but I don’t know . Not sure I can continue to listen to the show .
If people sit this one out because it is Trump, there will never be another republican.
Can someone ask Trump, who says he loves this country, what does he love more..USA or himself.
Trump is going to blow it. At least then we’ll be done with him.
Is it worth it to be done with him if it also means the democrats finish what Obama started and there is never another republican in office ever?
Your show today may have worked to discourage people to actually vote and just accept Trump upcoming loss . I’m but sure if that’s what you meant to do , but that is how it came across to me .
Trump doesn’t need any help discouraging people to vote. He’s doing an excellent job on his own.
That’s for true!
I don't like the RINO term these days because I think it misses the mark for what has truly happened to the GOP. RINOs are largely Democrats in a different suit. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger come to mind. Yes, there is another type of Republican like Mitch McConnel and Mitt Romney that have been plastered with the RINO label, but Mitch and Mitt are classic Republicans... real conservatives that don't buy any of the Democrat dog food. They are not RINOs... they are simply obsolete Republicans.
The Republican party became weak. It failed to consistently educate the voting public on the values of conservatism, capitalism and Republican ideology. It failed to real with the rise of radicalism in the education system and media. The current obsolete Republicans are people that walked around thinking they were better than everyone else... the high and mighty moralists that never had to dig any ditches in the political game... because, well, they were always better than that... God confirmed it every day. Romney had to tell people he ironed his own shirts to help make up for the clear brand of a disconnected smug elite of the right.
Just like the smug elite's on the Democrat side, that use identity politics as their "shirt ironing" virtue signaling to be connected to the regular American, none of these people have any remaining connection to the average middle-class American. In fact, they dislike the working class... think them too unwashed and uneducated to deserve any seat at the table of power and control.
But the those smug elites in the GOP lost the party because they failed to win... and the Democrats in their winning strategy had eliminated those unwashed and uneducated working class from their platform. So along comes Trump and notes the largest voter demographic in the nation just a hanging-chad... and he remakes the Republican Party into a party for the producer... small business and working men and women. He wins the 2016 election doing so. He loses the 2020 election because the old smug elites in the GOP partnered with their working-class-hating peers in the Democrat Party to defeat him.
And today those smug elites still remaining... those that have not yet been fired by Trump... are trying to make the case that Trump is blowing it by not being more like them.
No, Trump is not blowing it. The GOP party is blowing it by not being 100% behind Trump, and thus also 100% behind the working men and women of the country.
Either the GOP needs to purge these obsolete Republicans, or the lightbulb needs to go on that opposing Trump within the party is going to continue to put Democrats in control and power.
Here is a consideration to help with the lightbulb. When Joe Biden or Kamala Harris says something inane or extreme... does any part of the Democrat party apparatus or friendly media come out to criticize either of them with handwringing over how it might be responsible for the polling? No, they circle the wagon and explain it away. Even today the press is starting to complain about Harris not giving the press any access. All of the Democrat writers are busy explaining that away.
Once again, you hit the nail on the head. Pretty sure what you are calling the obsolete republicans is the same as what I have been calling the establishment republicans. And yes, this class of republican is going to blow it once and for all it seems.
That is what bothers me about today’s show .
You have some good points .
Buckle up.