by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Though Donald John Trump would be loathe to admit it, he is apparently not the be-all and end-all when it comes to backwoods politics in America. Yesterday a candidate whom Trump personally campaigned for lost his senate seat in a brutal Alabama run-off election. Yup, The Donald, God's gift to poor white voters, had flown into Alabama the previous week and put a big pile of political capital on the table in support of the state's appointed incumbent senator, Luther Strange - and it turned out to be a losing bet!
Trump was a big gun, and by God he was going to tell those crackers what to do and who to vote for. Vice President Pence flew in later with the same message - and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spent about a bazillion dollars also backing Strange. The big guns were all locked and loaded and aimed squarely at the white voters of Alabama.
Strange's opponent in the run-off election was Roy Moore, also a Republican. Moore is a colorful bigot who doesn't like Muslims or gays, and has twice been removed as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court for political stunts. Moore had far less money to campaign on than Strange, but he did ride to the polls yesterday on horseback, and he did campaign relentlessly portraying his opponent as part of the status quo in Washington, DC - a gator in the swamp. Roy Moore was also actively supported in his campaign to unseat Luther Strange by white supremacist Steve Bannon and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.
Trump's man lost yesterday by ten full percentage points, enough to thoroughly embarrass a normal human being. Trump, who likely will remain unfazed, might do well to have Ms. Palin back to the White House for another meal and perhaps a lesson or two in how to speak cracker.
It looks as though Sarah Palin may rise again, and for that we can thank Donald Trump.
Glory, glory hallelujah, Her truth is marching on!!!
Citizen Journalist
Though Donald John Trump would be loathe to admit it, he is apparently not the be-all and end-all when it comes to backwoods politics in America. Yesterday a candidate whom Trump personally campaigned for lost his senate seat in a brutal Alabama run-off election. Yup, The Donald, God's gift to poor white voters, had flown into Alabama the previous week and put a big pile of political capital on the table in support of the state's appointed incumbent senator, Luther Strange - and it turned out to be a losing bet!
Trump was a big gun, and by God he was going to tell those crackers what to do and who to vote for. Vice President Pence flew in later with the same message - and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spent about a bazillion dollars also backing Strange. The big guns were all locked and loaded and aimed squarely at the white voters of Alabama.
Strange's opponent in the run-off election was Roy Moore, also a Republican. Moore is a colorful bigot who doesn't like Muslims or gays, and has twice been removed as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court for political stunts. Moore had far less money to campaign on than Strange, but he did ride to the polls yesterday on horseback, and he did campaign relentlessly portraying his opponent as part of the status quo in Washington, DC - a gator in the swamp. Roy Moore was also actively supported in his campaign to unseat Luther Strange by white supremacist Steve Bannon and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.
Trump's man lost yesterday by ten full percentage points, enough to thoroughly embarrass a normal human being. Trump, who likely will remain unfazed, might do well to have Ms. Palin back to the White House for another meal and perhaps a lesson or two in how to speak cracker.
It looks as though Sarah Palin may rise again, and for that we can thank Donald Trump.
Glory, glory hallelujah, Her truth is marching on!!!
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