David Cay Johnston: Trump Republicans "giddy or smug" over Nevada; NeverTrumpers & Dems distraught

[highplainsdem]

I hope most people here know who Johnston is, since he's on cable news often.

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Every Trump Republican at social event tonight in Rochester giddy or smug; every NeverTrumpGOPer & Dem aghast or distraught that Bernie won Nevada, asking “how can Sanders possibly win the Electoral College?”

FYI. Just FYI.

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Bernie likely can win the popular vote on Nov 3. But that’s irrelevant. Electoral College is ALL that matters.

Politics reporters should focus on how he will do against Donald in these states- Arizona
Carolinas
Florida
Georgia
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Pennsylvania

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Editing to add that since Johnston mentioned NeverTrumpers, I checked tonight's tweets from a NeverTrumper who's quoted fairly often here, Tom Nichols.

Here's his comment on the EC:

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You can all stop explaining to me what Sanders will do and why it'll be awesome or terrible. The Electoral College is going to obviate all those discussions. If he gains the nomination, start thinking ahead to dealing with that second Trump term.

And as for that second Trump term:

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When Trump wins again, during his second term we will have the most serious civil-military crisis in our history. It'll make Truman-Macarthur look like a mild spat. What form it will take, I can't predict, but it'll happen.

[Cha]

1. This is good info.. Fortunately it's not Game Over..

in the primaries. just getting started!

[2naSalit]

23. I see it as

sounding the alarm early enough to catch the attention of those who have yet to vote.

[Cha]

28. There is that.. Thank you.. also we're up against

the gop voters doing trump's bidding in "operation chaos".

Don't want to be pessimistic but there it is.

[2naSalit]

29. Yeah..

the spoiler vote from other parties is also a factor in all states where it's possible. GOPers are the ones who try to vote illegally so it makes sense they would stoop to such measures.

They seem to have utopian ideas of white supremacy dancing in their empty heads.

[jimfields33]

26. Bernie is running a brilliant campaign

While the others were wondering what was going on in Nevada, Bernie was in Texas having huge rallies all over the state. I give bernie credit for working hard. Remember when joe took days off. Bernie went to California during those times to campaign. We are so lucky we have a fighter winning the nominee.

[Sugarcoated]

2. Shit

[HarlanPepper]

3. I would be too if I were them.

[dalton99a]

4. Everything is going according to plan.

[David__77]

10. Cold war kookery.

...

[hangaleft]

13. That's the thing

We are in a cold war. With the Republicans. And if Sanders is our nominee, it’ll be time to hoist the white flag.

And let us not forget — to the victor belong the spoils.

[David__77]

15. That's a perspective.

And disagreement over that can be expressed via the elections leading up to the convention.

[pazzyanne]

19. Question:

Do you trust that our elections are fair and not compromised? I am not so sure, and hate the open primaries and caucuses that allow GOP Rat-f*ckery.

[peequod]

12. Yes, I think that is this implication

Don’t trust these misguided voters to tell you what they really want with their silly voting and their aspirations, we, the commentariat (I actually like David Cay Johnson) will tell you what Republicans at parties you’ll never be invited to think who they’ll win against. Wink wink, nudge nudge, be afraid, be demoralized, run into the warm, safe embrace of Joe Biden, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, you name it. What a hot load of horsesh*t.

[rwsanders]

17. Either that or it will provide a good enough cover story when the DLC decides to use the

super-delegates to shove another unpopular candidate into the race against trump.

[pazzyanne]

20. "unpopular candidate into the race against trump" ...

You mean like the candidate that won the popular vote? Hmmm.

[rwsanders]

30. Didn't help Al Gore either.

Until we get rid of the electoral college, the popular vote is bit meaningless.
Congress is skewed the same way.
Maybe we should try a candidate who's policy positions are supported by 72% of democrats and a majority of republicans, rather than one supported by Goldman Sacks.

Hmmm.

[pazzyanne]

31. If he becomes the nominee, I will.

Until then I will be supporting my #1 and #2 choices. As for the electoral college, I couldn't agree more!

[highplainsdem]

5. kicking after editing the OP to add a couple of tweets from a NeverTrumper

[Skya Rhen]

6. Bernie will NEVER win Florida the GE. Now he's at 13% in Primaries. If he's the nominee, we lose.

[rwsanders]

18. Probably.

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/democratic-party-loyalty-has-always-been-a-scam/

[Alliepoo]

22. Bernie will never ever win Ohio either...

Yes, Handsome Joe is my chosen candidate. I also believe he has a fairly good chance of winning this narrow minded, backward thinking state. I think he could appeal to the old, conservative demographic that turns out in droves here on Election Day and believe me-they do turn out- much more reliably than the young’s. No way in hades is bs gonna get their vote. It’s just not going to happen. He is not an attractive or relatable candidate to a big part of the voting public here. I wish I could think otherwise but I’m old too and I’ve lived in this state for a very long time and bs is not the candidate we need imo.

[blue-wave]

7. Well then,

it's time to kick some ass in South Carolina. Just donated to Joe to help.


Here are Jill and Joe giving thank you's while leaving Nevada for South Carolina.

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[Duppers]

14. Great! I donated twice tonight to Joe. nt

[Duppers]

11. TY!! I've immense respect for these guys'

opinions and wish folks here would listen to them.

Btw, who does Pres. Obama support?
Bet ya know.

Also wish Bloom would drop out and pitch a bank's worth of cash at Joe.

It's all about whom those electoral college votes will go to.

[2naSalit]

24. And Bloomberg has been

all over the place trying to convince them to not donate to anyone. Wonder how any of the campaign millions are actually going into that effort. So is he buying delegates too?

[oasis]

16. Joe's not done and I'm not done with Joe. nt

[Corgigal]

21. I feel for the people of Ukraine.

Trump is going to give them to Russia.

[2naSalit]

25. And us too. ...nt

[Tarc]

27. A lot of people in these parts were giddy over Trump's surge in the primaries as well

thinking that he'd destabilize the entire party.

How'd that work out?