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52. Danny O'Connor is smarter than Trump, Joe Scarborough, and Chris Matthews.

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 12:36 PM

Aug 2018

After saying for months he would not back Nancy Pelosi as the Democrats’ leader in the House, congressional candidate Danny O’Connor told a national television audience Tuesday night he would back whichever candidate the Democrats put forth.

Questioned repeatedly by MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews if he would support Pelosi if a Democratic speakership depended on his vote, he finally said: “I would support whoever the Democrat Party put foward.”

Previously, O’Connor several times gave the answer he has rendered on the campaign trail and in TV ads: Both parties in the House need new leadership, and “the old ways aren’t working.”

He's not going to let the Republicans, their enablers, or the MSM revenue-hungry shit stirrers frame his narrative.

http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180724/after-long-dissing-pelosi-oconnor-now-says-he-could-vote-for-her-as-speaker

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So "our" Dem O'CONNOR's first utterance is to *trash* PELOSI [View all] UTUSN Aug 2018 OP

🛑 Freethinker65 Aug 2018 #1

Good grief. honest.abe Aug 2018 #2

Yeah, I thought he was smarter than that. He's gonna need the party to back him in Nov. brush Aug 2018 #39

The Dems he needs to win in KS-03 aren't generally Pelosi fans. SunSeeker Aug 2018 #55

He isn't in KS-3. xmas74 Aug 2018 #58

Yes, he's OH-12. I guess I have Sharice on my mind. So excited by her victory! SunSeeker Aug 2018 #102

Still, don't get baited by gotcha quesitions. There's a better way to phrase an answer to that. brush Aug 2018 #61

He did come within less than a point of winning in a very red district. SunSeeker Aug 2018 #69

I give him credit and I backed him. No need to fall bait to gotcha questions. brush Aug 2018 #74

What you call "falling bait" he would probably say was being nonevasive and appealing to his voters. SunSeeker Aug 2018 #85

You see it one way, I see it another. I'm not in favor of Dems going after Dems... brush Aug 2018 #90

Right. Which is why are you going after this Dem. SunSeeker Aug 2018 #94

I supported him. I don't support him going after Pelosi. Clear? brush Aug 2018 #97

I don't support him going after Pelosi either. Good thing he didn't. Clear? nt SunSeeker Aug 2018 #101

Oh, now you're saying he didn't respond to the reporter's question... brush Aug 2018 #105

No, I just don't agree with your spin of his response. SunSeeker Aug 2018 #109

My "spin", as you call it, is don't fall into traps to dis other Dems. brush Aug 2018 #112

Then you should be done dissing O'Connor. nt SunSeeker Aug 2018 #123

It is for me. sheshe2 Aug 2018 #110

She actually said earlier this year that she is fine with Dem candidates saying what tblue37 Aug 2018 #121

Exactly. nt SunSeeker Aug 2018 #122

Trump is running against Pelosi tparrett62 Aug 2018 #3

This. Smart politics by a smart politician hueymahl Aug 2018 #79

But, he didn't win lame54 Aug 2018 #99

All votes have not been counted. sheshe2 Aug 2018 #111

But, he didn't lose SunSeeker Aug 2018 #124

We're in a fight to save the country. Any Democrat is better than a Republican. Don't be so picky. ramblin_dave Aug 2018 #4

"Any Democrat" - the same can be said for MANCHIN, Blue Dogs, (attacks on ) "Centrists" UTUSN Aug 2018 #9

He does not have a chance of winning this seat in November if he said "yes" Tiggeroshii Aug 2018 #15

Right SCantiGOP Aug 2018 #22

Agreed. Tiggeroshii Aug 2018 #24

Why do all these similar posts ignore that generational turnover is fine ( agreeing with change) UTUSN Aug 2018 #27

Come on. That sounds like a repug talking point. Fu_k what they think. brush Aug 2018 #46

Peculiar virtue: Some repeatedly prefer loss to Republicans Hortensis Aug 2018 #42

Whataboutism Fullduplexxx Aug 2018 #35

the republicans want to make this election about Pelosi lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #5

yes - why let the repubs define the battleground - and why alienate the Pelosi-supporting Dems? DrDan Aug 2018 #56

To paraphrase Winston Churchill: Our party is the worst party, except for all the others. Squinch Aug 2018 #6

"aim that gun somewhere other" - thanks. UTUSN Aug 2018 #20

You know I meant he should be aiming the gun somewhere other than at Pelosi, right? Squinch Aug 2018 #91

I read it the way you're restating it now. I'm not a snarky type except for Flamers, UTUSN Aug 2018 #106

Pelosi "Impeachment Off the Table" mikeysnot Aug 2018 #7

Wow EffieBlack Aug 2018 #16

Well said, thanks. UTUSN Aug 2018 #21

Wow, she didn't call the bush admin mikeysnot Aug 2018 #25

Post hoc ergo prompter hoc. LanternWaste Aug 2018 #76

Not even close mikeysnot Aug 2018 #78

Ditto Iliyah Aug 2018 #83

Aaaaa, Nancy Pelosi is not a Senator MagickMuffin Aug 2018 #18

fixed mikeysnot Aug 2018 #29

When she said that, there was no possible way the numbers could have added up Squinch Aug 2018 #26

you know this how? mikeysnot Aug 2018 #31

Maybe you should look up how impeachment is done. You need numbers. We didn't have them. Squinch Aug 2018 #33

So you are going to indirectly call me stupid mikeysnot Aug 2018 #49

Sigh. Have a nice day Squinch Aug 2018 #59

right back mikeysnot Aug 2018 #73

Wait, basic math requires fact checking, but you freely assert mythology Aug 2018 #38

WTF! mikeysnot Aug 2018 #51

Math? EffieBlack Aug 2018 #63

And numbers mikeysnot Aug 2018 #77

And reality EffieBlack Aug 2018 #88

You know this how? mikeysnot Aug 2018 #89

2010 was a wipeout because too many Democrats acted like spoiled toddlers EffieBlack Aug 2018 #92

No as laughable as this comment mikeysnot Aug 2018 #129

Mikey, that is a long draw there. A lot of things have changed since 2006. irisblue Aug 2018 #47

But why is she a "target for the haters"? honest.abe Aug 2018 #50

HAHHAHA, so White People Voted For Trump because Democrats didn't Impeach Bush who most of those JI7 Aug 2018 #126

WTF! mikeysnot Aug 2018 #130

Saying he wants new leadership is not an "attack." SunSeeker Aug 2018 #8

O.K., am changing "attack" to "trash" - better?!1 UTUSN Aug 2018 #14

No. He didn't trash either. Change it to "calls for new Democratic House leadership." SunSeeker Aug 2018 #19

If you want to be accurate you would credit my having said I'm for generational turnover. UTUSN Aug 2018 #23

Nothing you bolded amounts to "trashing" or "stomping." nt SunSeeker Aug 2018 #54

I can hear "Trump's voice" (thanks to other poster for the phrase) saying all the bolded words UTUSN Aug 2018 #60

I backed him but if he wants to change leadership, fu_king win first. brush Aug 2018 #53

Interesting that the people who insist we "need new leadership" never tell us exactly what they are EffieBlack Aug 2018 #64

IMO some of them unconsciously absorb repug talking points and unfortunately... brush Aug 2018 #67

Well darn G_j Aug 2018 #95

She'll be replaced by a Democrat The Blue Flower Aug 2018 #10

Get a grip. I don't give a shit what he says about Pelosi, and I am a huge supporter of Pelosi emulatorloo Aug 2018 #11

Taking Pelosi off the table in Ohio is a savvy move. lapucelle Aug 2018 #12

I agree with you. greymattermom Aug 2018 #40

Concur as well. DinahMoeHum Aug 2018 #71

Not the best time to make the comment. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #13

Oh good! Another thread meant to divide. Either intentionally or not. Kaleva Aug 2018 #17

Why post crap like this? Botany Aug 2018 #28

He must have missed the part where he LOST BannonsLiver Aug 2018 #30

Someone posted that there were 8400 votes to be counted. Blue_true Aug 2018 #96

It's awesome. Our candidates get to run on both sides of Pelosi for free Recursion Aug 2018 #32

Well, if in private with her he voices respect to her, with her being big enough to bless him, fine. UTUSN Aug 2018 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Aug 2018 #43

It's a political maneuver and I'm willing to bet Pelosi is fine with it. herding cats Aug 2018 #34

Yep. dalton99a Aug 2018 #44

how do I contact this POS? WhiteTara Aug 2018 #36

Chill. He is doing what he has to do to win his district. Blue_true Aug 2018 #100

I love Pelosi. Swallowed Conor Lamb's anti incumbentcy thoughts about her Mc Mike Aug 2018 #41

The reason the R's hate her is the reason we should embrace her. GemDigger Aug 2018 #45

Thank you. "Trump's voice" - that's what I was saying, only to be accused of meaning "platform" UTUSN Aug 2018 #48

Danny O'Connor is smarter than Trump, Joe Scarborough, and Chris Matthews. lapucelle Aug 2018 #52

From what I know of the district and the recent fight, he's setting up for November Maeve Aug 2018 #57

So he can't say, "I'm a Democrat, meaning I hang with other Dems, including Good Dem PELOSI, but UTUSN Aug 2018 #62

The Scarlet letter is already on her Maeve Aug 2018 #66

I like it when you said "I'd rather he didn't step in that can" but UTUSN Aug 2018 #70

The GOP has labeled her so permanently Maeve Aug 2018 #81

Let him distance himself from Nancy awesomerwb1 Aug 2018 #65

She's just the easy target for these conservative Dems Thrill Aug 2018 #68

If my little red district votes in a democratic rep backtoblue Aug 2018 #72

Absolutely *no* argument with your points, and thanks UTUSN Aug 2018 #75

Same here. I have the screwball Daniel Webster as my Congressperson. Blue_true Aug 2018 #104

Conor Lamb, yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2018 #80

Relax everyone. liberalnarb Aug 2018 #82

3-D chess Roland99 Aug 2018 #84

Folks don't have Hillary Clinton for a convenient polarizing scapegoat anymore Blue_Tires Aug 2018 #86

All any D need say about Pelosi is that stopbush Aug 2018 #87

It's called politics my friend. Blue_true Aug 2018 #93

The RW & media Skidmore Aug 2018 #98

Agreed. I'm rather amazed... NurseJackie Aug 2018 #108

++ JHan Aug 2018 #114

Joe Scarborough is no friend of Democrats. lapucelle Aug 2018 #115

THIS!! brer cat Aug 2018 #116

Attacking Nancy Pelosi is a dumb move Gothmog Aug 2018 #117

Right, Skidmore.. it's all gaslighting, anyway.. Cha Aug 2018 #119

And they do that demonizing without a full understanding of what she does as Minority Leader. George II Aug 2018 #120

Too many think the Minority Leader's is to be out in the field rallying the troops EffieBlack Aug 2018 #125

I think he has said this before (Conner Lamb has also said it a few times--makes a msm story) riversedge Aug 2018 #103

If Pelosi doesn't mind, why should we? wonkwest Aug 2018 #107

I am in favor of a Democrat saying whatever he or she has to say to win. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2018 #113

Whatever works. kstewart33 Aug 2018 #118

BS. What he said was not trashing. KPN Aug 2018 #127

be careful.... chillfactor Aug 2018 #128