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Comrade Grumpy

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32. A Webb indie run would be interesting.

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 08:53 PM

Oct 2015

The guy is clearly not wedded to any one party.

He has a sort of non-hip working class populist schtick. Anti-Wall Street, but definitely not a "social justice" guy.

He might attract Reagan Democrats and non-insane conservatives, both GOP and independent.

If he gets any traction at all. He just seemed peevish and whiny at the debate.

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Jim Webb�s Presidential Campaign Teases Possible Independent Run [View all] herding cats Oct 2015 OP

vanity campaign run by a bitter loser who belongs in a different decade nt geek tragedy Oct 2015 #1

Yep elehhhhna Oct 2015 #2

Where I'm from we call it a 'poutrage' herding cats Oct 2015 #5

Webb's constituency voted for Reagan nt geek tragedy Oct 2015 #6

Nice to know I had him pegged correctly. herding cats Oct 2015 #7

he served in Reagan's administration. nt geek tragedy Oct 2015 #8

That I did know. herding cats Oct 2015 #9

Unfortunately, a lot of Dems voted for Reagan (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 2015 #39

Oh yeah. That'll make all the difference. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2015 #3

+1 n/t ejbr Oct 2015 #19

I wonder how much of his support will stick with him Yupster Oct 2015 #23

Sounds good to me Blasphemer Oct 2015 #4

Actually, I could see him drawing some Republicans if the GOP nominates a nut. nt Adrahil Oct 2015 #10

That was my thought herding cats Oct 2015 #13

Agree.. run Jim, run Would love to see some more of mountain grammy Oct 2015 #15

That was great, wasn't it? n/t TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #24

Larry David did a really good Bernie, too (n/t) William Seger Oct 2015 #45

And I don't see timdog44 Oct 2015 #18

LOL. Well said. nt Adrahil Oct 2015 #36

If? Liberalagogo Oct 2015 #20

My feeling is Wabbajack_ Oct 2015 #46

That should cost Bush some votes. Darb Oct 2015 #11

Bizarre ... TBF Oct 2015 #12

Good, he can debate himself and talk all he wants. Still no one will want to hear what he has to say ToxMarz Oct 2015 #14

So Robbins Oct 2015 #16

Webb might be playing 11th-dimensional chess. Jim Lane Oct 2015 #17

Neither Cruz not Bush have any votes to lose as it is. nt Xipe Totec Oct 2015 #22

Maybe he sees an opening if Trump actually manages to get the nomination (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 2015 #40

He probably does see an opening but I think he's kidding himself. Jim Lane Oct 2015 #41

Let's suggest some campaign slogans: lovemydog Oct 2015 #21

Well, perception is everything TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #25

I suspect he will be given even less opportunity to speak by the MSM still_one Oct 2015 #26

Does he have... 3catwoman3 Oct 2015 #27

Jim Webb is a better GOP candidate than any one in their Clown Car lobodons Oct 2015 #28

NEWS ALERT! Plucketeer Oct 2015 #29

Good one. Capt.Rocky300 Oct 2015 #34

Good, he'd draw republican voters. JoePhilly Oct 2015 #30

History tells us that strong independent runs EL34x4 Oct 2015 #43

What's Webb's current poll level in the Dem primary???? JoePhilly Oct 2015 #47

That's wishful thinking EL34x4 Oct 2015 #48

Funny you say that .... JoePhilly Oct 2015 #49

He was Reagan's Secretary of the Navy left-of-center2012 Oct 2015 #31

A Webb indie run would be interesting. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #32

It was pretty obvious that he was in a different class than the others on the stage... TipTok Oct 2015 #33

Webb is probably my #1 pick at the moment. ileus Oct 2015 #35

Yay! SoapBox Oct 2015 #37

A bit too angry for my taste - if he's angry in a debate, imagine him on the world stage tomm2thumbs Oct 2015 #38

A huge mistake by Webb davidpdx Oct 2015 #42

Liberals and progressives will join him Robbins Oct 2015 #44

Don't most states have a sore loser law? Since he ran for the Democratic nomination, he cannot FSogol Oct 2015 #50

Not applicable brooklynite Oct 2015 #51

If he was too lazy to put together an organization to get on the ballot in VA, what makes any think FSogol Oct 2015 #52