Incumbency matters greatly. The only races Donald Trump had a distinct impact in were the open races for Lt. Governor and United States Senate. Even then, it is somewhat limited. Walker is Herschel Walker. Trump induced him to run and Walker did not need Trump’s help thereafter.
I should add one of best outcomes yesterday is the resounding defeat of Jody Hice. To quote Bugs Bunny, "what a maroon." This guy gave up a pretty safe Republican seat, I do believe. If I'm wrong, please correct me. I hope Mr. Trump has a nice cushy job for him at Truth Social, but I kinda doubt it.
He was also one of the 139 Congressmen that voted to overturn the 2020 election results on January 6. He also signed the Amicus brief in support of that stupid Texas versus Pennsylvania lawsuit which the Supreme Court refused to hear. This man doesn't deserve to hold office, anywhere.
Erick, Donald will not "wake up." Grifters can be the easiest people to grift, particularly narcissistic ones.
I have a question. What can Donald Trump do with all that money he's raised. I know there are laws about its use but how much slippage is there in those laws?
Great article. I think the Headline is clever but does not settle the argument of whether the whole narrative of 2000 Mules was accurate. I know the/your arguments against enough widespread fraud to turn the election, but fraud is fraud. It needs to be investigated, and if there are compelling cases, they need prosecuting. I still believe both Kemp and Raffensberger were duped by Stacie Abrams in 2020, and the rush to "accommodate" the panic over COVID but I also believe they have reformed the system...to their credit. Most of my candidates won their races, but I will support the people's choices against the D's completely. I did not vote for Raffensberger, but he is good at claiming credit for the reforms put in place. I think he is arrogant and has a poor temperament compared to others in the race, but the people have spoken.
Kemp won on his past performance...simple as that. Purdue lost because he couldn't even beat Jon Ossoff, and no one wanted him running against Abrams and suffering the same defeat. Now, as long as the Purdue voters don't refuse to show up in November...
I had to laugh at the "breaking news" that Stacey Abrams was decreed the "winner" in the Democrat primary...not hard to do when you're the only one on the ballot!
Only sadness I see is the MTG clown show being emboldened. I foresee the Republican version of Cynthia McKinney only more so. It is going to be embarrassing.
Me, Me, Me, I, I, I.....hmm, perhaps a lesson can be learned and we can focus on what really matters...everyone else. Public Service should be just that. I am happy that the Georgia voters picked service over ego. I suspect that you may see a tantrum still, and in 2024 we will need to make another choice. Here's hoping I get to vote "for" someone and not just "against" someone.
I am sure there are a multitude of reasons why people of Georgia voted for Trump in 2016. Someone smarter than me would have to figure out how many of those people voted for him because they really didn't want Hilary Clinton to be president. With Clinton off the ticket in 2020, how many of them moved back to being the moderates (even left leaning moderates are moderates) that they are?
In most states, Trump won the GOP primary in 2016 with only about 35-40% of the vote followed by a general election where the Democrats nominated the only person who could lose to a candidate who could barely hit 50% in his own party. That is not enough to carry him when competing against a single opponent when that opponent isn't Hilary Clinton. And, it is now apparent that it is not enough for him to carry his water carriers in down-ticket races.
Great article, Erick! It was a great election night. Icing on the cake if Butch can pull it out. I wish/hope Georgia would be repeated throughout the country and we can get past Trump. I’m confident Herschel will be his own mean and not a trump puppet.
Canadian Conrad Black, in an Epoch Times article said all but 3 of the approximately 70 candidates Trump endorsed won their race. Perhaps this is just a Georgia phenomenon. So either the Georgia Republican voters are smarter than the rest of the country, or the old boy Republican machine is more deeply embedded there. I agree that Trump needs to move on. I don’t agree that there wasn’t enough significant fraud to alter the election results.
I should add one of best outcomes yesterday is the resounding defeat of Jody Hice. To quote Bugs Bunny, "what a maroon." This guy gave up a pretty safe Republican seat, I do believe. If I'm wrong, please correct me. I hope Mr. Trump has a nice cushy job for him at Truth Social, but I kinda doubt it.
He was also one of the 139 Congressmen that voted to overturn the 2020 election results on January 6. He also signed the Amicus brief in support of that stupid Texas versus Pennsylvania lawsuit which the Supreme Court refused to hear. This man doesn't deserve to hold office, anywhere.
Erick, Donald will not "wake up." Grifters can be the easiest people to grift, particularly narcissistic ones.
I have a question. What can Donald Trump do with all that money he's raised. I know there are laws about its use but how much slippage is there in those laws?
Great article. I think the Headline is clever but does not settle the argument of whether the whole narrative of 2000 Mules was accurate. I know the/your arguments against enough widespread fraud to turn the election, but fraud is fraud. It needs to be investigated, and if there are compelling cases, they need prosecuting. I still believe both Kemp and Raffensberger were duped by Stacie Abrams in 2020, and the rush to "accommodate" the panic over COVID but I also believe they have reformed the system...to their credit. Most of my candidates won their races, but I will support the people's choices against the D's completely. I did not vote for Raffensberger, but he is good at claiming credit for the reforms put in place. I think he is arrogant and has a poor temperament compared to others in the race, but the people have spoken.
Since 2000 Mules focused heavily on drop boxes in Atlanta, how is the current election going to be spun to keep up the movie narrative?
Yep
Kemp won on his past performance...simple as that. Purdue lost because he couldn't even beat Jon Ossoff, and no one wanted him running against Abrams and suffering the same defeat. Now, as long as the Purdue voters don't refuse to show up in November...
I had to laugh at the "breaking news" that Stacey Abrams was decreed the "winner" in the Democrat primary...not hard to do when you're the only one on the ballot!
Only sadness I see is the MTG clown show being emboldened. I foresee the Republican version of Cynthia McKinney only more so. It is going to be embarrassing.
I never thought Kemp would win by +/- 50%. Simply stunning.
Looks like Herschel ran away with it.
Me, Me, Me, I, I, I.....hmm, perhaps a lesson can be learned and we can focus on what really matters...everyone else. Public Service should be just that. I am happy that the Georgia voters picked service over ego. I suspect that you may see a tantrum still, and in 2024 we will need to make another choice. Here's hoping I get to vote "for" someone and not just "against" someone.
I applaud the results! The Republican voters finally see the back of Donald Trump.
I am sure there are a multitude of reasons why people of Georgia voted for Trump in 2016. Someone smarter than me would have to figure out how many of those people voted for him because they really didn't want Hilary Clinton to be president. With Clinton off the ticket in 2020, how many of them moved back to being the moderates (even left leaning moderates are moderates) that they are?
In most states, Trump won the GOP primary in 2016 with only about 35-40% of the vote followed by a general election where the Democrats nominated the only person who could lose to a candidate who could barely hit 50% in his own party. That is not enough to carry him when competing against a single opponent when that opponent isn't Hilary Clinton. And, it is now apparent that it is not enough for him to carry his water carriers in down-ticket races.
Glad to wake up to learn of this.
That being said, what the hades happened in MTG’s district that allowed her to continue to November?
Great article, Erick! It was a great election night. Icing on the cake if Butch can pull it out. I wish/hope Georgia would be repeated throughout the country and we can get past Trump. I’m confident Herschel will be his own mean and not a trump puppet.
Canadian Conrad Black, in an Epoch Times article said all but 3 of the approximately 70 candidates Trump endorsed won their race. Perhaps this is just a Georgia phenomenon. So either the Georgia Republican voters are smarter than the rest of the country, or the old boy Republican machine is more deeply embedded there. I agree that Trump needs to move on. I don’t agree that there wasn’t enough significant fraud to alter the election results.
Yes! Trump needs to move on from his loss and get to the multitude of problems we now have thanks to Joe and his incompetent cronies.