tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post698461051950242907..comments2024-03-29T05:11:44.999-04:00Comments on Strangely Blogged: Carly Fiorina and the Very Big LiesVixen Strangelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976594951225450413noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post-46453133268520049862015-09-27T18:51:50.310-04:002015-09-27T18:51:50.310-04:00Here's the thing. It's September 2015 - si...Here's the thing. It's September 2015 - six months before the fist primaries, nine months before the conventions, fourteen months before the general election. For all her vaunted attacks on Trump, she's doing the same thing. The reason Trump and Rubio are so far behind at this point is, while they are dishonest, they stick to the longstanding Heritage Foundation lies that the press has been indoctrinated to 'respect'. She's doing exactly what she should be - throwing bombs and just out and out pandering to the Primary constituency's bigotry and hatred for 'liberals'. It's the best political tactic for them this early in the campaign. The people who are paying attention already believe the lies, and there's not enough journalistic focus that can call attention to them. But this is still the minor leagues.<br /><br />It'll become a problem when they get the nomination. Then more people are paying attention, and they are not extremist ideologues. They're right wing, sure, but they don't have the same hatreds and sense of victimization. So they have to try to find a way to thread the needle between the hatred and lies and the increased scrutiny and broader voting constituency. Romney couldn't do it. It's possible that it's impossible. The base is very vocal, and they aren't going to let you walk back what you told them, but you can't say those things when you're a real candidate. <br /><br />So let her dig the hole, sez I. All of these things are being recorded, and all of these things are things she'll have to confront if she somehow ends up part of the conversation in June. <br /><br />The Dems go into the General with an institutional demographic advantage in the popular vote of somewhere between 3-8% - plenty for a fairly easy win in a routine general election. But we have to face the fact that American Presidential elections are won on the basis of two million votes in three states, so anything they can do to cripple themselves early will be important in November...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.com