Republican chairman predicts 'tsunami' victory in November

[hue]

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Source: The Christian Science Monitor

The November midterms will be a “tsunami” for the Republicans, says the chairman of the Republican National Committee.

"I think that we're in for a tsunami-type election in 2014,” RNC chairman Reince Priebus told reporters Tuesday at a breakfast hosted by The Christian Science Monitor. “My belief is that it's going to be a very big win, especially at the US Senate level, and I think we may even add some seats in the congressional races.”

The next step, Mr. Priebus says, will be to take the “positives and benefits that we’ve been able to provide in 2014 and build on that to have success in 2016,” the next presidential election.

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Since the Republican defeat in 2012, the RNC has invested in infrastructure in the states and in its use of data for voter outreach. Last week’s Republican victory in a special House election in Florida and the recent Republican victory in the San Diego mayor’s race provide evidence that the investment is bearing fruit, Priebus says.

But issues are also a big factor, starting with Obamacare – and they will go a long way toward boosting Republican support among demographic groups that have been Democratic strongholds, the RNC chair says.

Read more: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2014/0318/Republican-chairman-predicts-tsunami-victory-in-November

[OnlinePoker]

1. So, he's predicting a disaster?

I'd like to know what "positives and benefits" he thinks they'll be able to provide in 2014.

[mikeysnot]

2. delusions of grandeur

he is hoping for self fulfilling prophecy. say it enough and try and convince everyone you are correct.

The same strategy Rove, Fox and Romney had in 2012.

Fail pub-ass, fail.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

7. Clinton has often talked about how Republicans convinced themselves they had a winning formula....

So, when they lost to Clinton that couldn't accept it.

WOULDN'T accept it.

They NEVER admitted Clinton won fair and square and they've done the same with Obama.

They actually BELIEVE the White House is THEIRS It belongs to THEM.

They have convinced themselves that the ONLY way the Democrats can win against their sure fire formula is if Dems are cheating.

Of course they consider allowing minorities and WOMEN to vote part of what they call "cheating".

This will continue as long as a majority of white males still have visions of Lazyboy, the pipe and the dog fetching the slippers.

[AAO]

24. "This will continue as long as a majority of white males still have visions of Lazyboy...."

So true. They can't see beyond the 4 walls in the room containing their new Lazyboy 7500.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

29. Or their trailer in some cases.

[AAO]

30. Yeah, 30% trailer, 70% Mom's basement.

[underpants]

23. They have been convincing themselves and the MSM of this since about the day after the last election

I have yet to see a good breakdown of how/where the midterm could end up.


If you listen to any RW radio or Fox (I do as a matter of just keeping an eye/ear on them) them have drilled this home.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

3. Reince Rove or Karl Priebus,....take your pick.

[cosmicone]

4. Rinse Penis is a joke n/t

[DisgustipatedinCA]

5. Republicans are expecting to kill 200,000 people in the mid-terms? Thanks, Raunch Prolapse.

It's good to be prepared, I guess.

What will 2016 be for the GOP? A Holocaust of Winning? A Cultural Revolution of Cool? Killing Fields of Electoral Bliss?

[elleng]

6. Could be, due to the enormous amounts of $$$ being used by and for repugs.

[LibGranny]

8. Surprised he knows the word "tsunami"!

I still think he is really PeeWee Herman.

[Thor_MN]

9. He has been right about so many other things...

[yuiyoshida]

10. YES... YOU'RE RIGHT Priebus...

A TSUNAMI of votes that will devastate your party until it sinks like the TITANTIC.

[Kelvin Mace]

11. Key sentence:

Since the Republican defeat in 2012, the RNC has invested in infrastructure in the states and in its use of data for voter outreach.

Translation: All our money is going into voter suppression and attack ads.

[AAO]

28. bravo!

[QuestForSense]

12. More wishful thinking from just another Republican.

He means if there's any way they can steal it, they'll win.

[Raven]

13. He may be right. I am so disillusioned by this administration that

I am seriously thinking about staying home in 2014 and and maybe 2016. I am so stunned by the lies they have told about the ACA and who and what it covers that I think I have lost faith in the party I have supported the democratic party for 50+ years. I have voted democrat in every election since I was 18 but...go ahead and flame me until you have been in a position to see the actual damage the ACA con has done.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. Brilliant. Abstaining torpedos Pelosi/Reid & puts McConnell in charge.

If you think you are disillusioned now, prepare to have a king-size disillusionment with Boehner & McConnell.

You hate the ACA, so abstain and let McConnell get majorities to repeal it. You can celebrate in November.

We have names for people like you.

[Psephos]

25. "We have names for people like you."

And there's one for you, too.

You wouldn't like it.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

27. Ah yes, you only have names. No reasoned argument.

Not voting is half as bad as voting for the other side.

But no, you don't care to address the GOtV aspect, and by your silence you endorse Raven not voting and thereby advancing Boehner and McConnell.

[Psephos]

32. Why should I bother thinking when you can read my mind and say it first? ;-)

Or maybe not...

Hint to you: WE are the people who tolerate and even promote a bit of diversity in our opinions. THOSE GUYS are the ones who don't.

There is nothing progressive about making sinister insinuations about the "purity" of a fellow prog who dares have an opinion different from yours. The word for that is "reactionary."

If the shoe fits....

[HubertHeaver]

26. What lies? What actual damage has been done by ACA?

If you are that stunned, you should be able to list the items you find untruthful and point out just why they are untruthful.

Please tell us what is the actual damage the ACA has done?

What is your source material? Get as close to original material as possible, right wing talking points not acceptable.

[SeattleVet]

36. Republicans aren't elected by Republicans

They are elected by Democrats that don't vote.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. He's only wrong if Democrats GOtV: Get Out the Vote.

The Republican base is almost always motivated in off-year elections. They may have a diminishing demographic but they have better turnout.

[passiveporcupine]

37. This is what I was thinking

They may be delusional, but I don't think so. They know how to motivate their base. Dems on the other hand...

Opting out never solved anything. Letting one bill change your support for progressive policy is really sad.

[IkeRepublican]

39. Unfortunately, that's the truth

Most of us have jobs to go to and families to look after. We're not sitting around forwarding chain emails full of more fiction than Star Wars and being hypnotized by Stephanie Miller everyday. Republicans - that's all they do; believe every chain email and inject daily Rush Smackball into their veins around lunch time. THAT'S why they're at the polls every two years.

[red dog 1]

15. The next step, Priebus says, will be to take the "positives and benefits..

..that we've been able to provide in 2014 and build on that to have success in 2016"???

WHAT "positives and benefits" is this ass-clown talking about?

Voting to repeal Obamacare 41 times?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. 50 times. But Raven post #13 wants the 51st time to work and for it to be repealed. nt

[AAO]

18. Rancid Penis is a joke. n/t

[jtuck004]

19. That's kinda what Robert Gibbs was intimting... n/t

[SkatmanRoth]

20. Never underestimate the power of the Republicans

I give you Christine O'Donnell and Todd Akin to demonstrate how the Republicans can take a sure bet race for office and lose it straight out.

When the misguided, but very enthusiastic, Tea Party smells victory, they will crush a potential winning Republican candidate and proceed to field a person who can only get a minority of the vote. Moderation is the key to winning office, not ideological purity.

[Psephos]

22. You pretty much nailed right here. n/t

[C_U_L8R]

21. "I will sell this house today"

wishful thinking Rinse.

[tarheelsunc]

31. Can't say I disagree with him.

The Republicans will turn out, that's a given. Haven't seen anything to suggest our side has even half as much enthusiasm.

[DinahMoeHum]

33. In your wet dreams, Rinsed Penis.

[DFW]

34. Maybe he got the inside word from their best strategist: Jerry Mander n/t

[otohara]

35. I Shared This on Facebook - Scare Democrats

what ever it takes to get Dems to the polls in a midterm.

[azurnoir]

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