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In response to "The moment the Republicans stopped three candidates without even considering them, the Democrats had no choice. -- nm" by David

What amazes me consistently is that Republicans are really winning in most of these cases but they don't know when to accept their victory.

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Nov 22 '13, 09:14

They've gotten to where Obama is appointing candidates that are unobjectionable to them. They're that moderate. But because they can't accept that victory as being enough they've overplayed their hand to the point where Obama now has more leeway to appoint more liberal candidates. It's the same generally with the conservative tilt of the government. They succeed in tilting the playing field, but they always want more to where they finally start turning people off. These are not subtle lines here either that could be misread. It's been pretty clear to most clear thinking people (including in their party).

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Not at all what you'd expect from a party that treats greed as a virtue. -- nm - TWuG Nov 22, 10:11
I like this insight -- nm - Epiphany Nov 22, 09:28
I was reading that donations to GOP candidates in the Senate are not where people expected for a Senate that could be in play. - Mel Profit Nov 22, 09:16 1
- In reading Game Change, something that shines through is that Romney's Boston team was showered with money. - David Nov 22, 09:22

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What amazes me consistently is that Republicans are really winning in most of these cases but they don't know when to accept their victory.

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