And now a word from the man who brought you Sarah Palin
by digby
I don’t know why William Kristol thinks anyone will listen to him, but he keeps talking anyway:
What one hears now are expressions of dismay and sighs of resignation, accompanied sometimes by short lectures about the competing pressures and manifold complexities of political reality. And what one hears are reminders from the pols and the pros that it’s misleadingly simple-minded to think that if someone is hanging by a thread, maybe you should just step up and cut it. After all, no political consultant worth his salt would ever suggest anything so crude. No way. Before even coming close to that daunting thread, we need more meetings! We need more polling! We need to wait for more evidence! We need to wait for more mistakes by Trump! We need to wait to see what others who are also waiting will do! We need to . . . wait, wait, wait.
Do we really? Trump’s ghastly performance over the last couple of weeks has revived the question of an open convention, where delegates would have it in their power, should they choose to exercise it, to nominate any eligible citizen for consideration by the convention and to vote their conscience in a secret ballot. Meanwhile, the announcement of the Better for America group has given some organizational ballast to a possible independent campaign, with ballot access and signature gathering efforts about to get underway. Both an open convention and an independent candidacy are long shots. But they are far from hopeless.
But, you say, surely it’s doubtful either option ultimately would work.
Well, life is lived under the shadow of doubt.
In his final letter, shortly before his death and 50 years after the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson reminisced about his fellow signers, “that host of worthies, who joined with us on that day, in the bold and doubtful election we were to make for our country.” The choices the signers of the Declaration made were truly “bold and doubtful.” On the other hand, the choice to mobilize against Trump, the choice to try to save the party and the country from Trump and Clinton—such a choice isn’t even doubtful and doesn’t really require much boldness.
I don’t know why I’m sharing this. I guess I just needed a a little chuckle today and thought you might too.
They’re not going to replace Trump at the convention.
Have they met Trump voters lately?
