Early Morning Swim: Rachel Maddow and Rick Perlstein Discuss GOP’s Southern Strategy
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 23rd, 2010 4:52 am by HL
Early Morning Swim: Rachel Maddow and Rick Perlstein Discuss GOP’s Southern Strategy
And the backlash against Michael Steele begins.
And the backlash against Michael Steele begins.
A GOP aide involved in the 2010 election effort emails angrily: “Why the hell is Steele, chairman of the RNC (!!), talking about a southern strategy from decades past when today’s GOP can win 50 seats in the House and 10 in the Senate this cycle in districts north/south/east/west?”
Oops.
Jealous much?
Michael Steele discovers political parties are supposed to raise more money than they spend, is offended.
Michael Steele, a high-living and exquisitely inadvertent quote machine is the best RNC Chair a Democrat ever had. Two days ago he managed to admit what is well-known but never spoken by a Republican, that the Party of Lincoln’s strategy the last two generations has been to become the Party of Jefferson Davis.
After a series of reports of lavish spending, from bondage-clubs and single-malt office supplies to keeping the Hawaiian tourism economy afloat, he had the kindness to send me this email yesterday:
Barack Obama is crisscrossing the country shaking down his fat-cat pals for campaign cash:
* Boston, April 1: $2.5 million.
* Miami, April 15: $2.5 million.
* Los Angeles, April 19: $3.5 million.These are the latest stops on his whirlwind fundraising tour.
Yes, Michael Steele has discovered that politicians, especially powerful ones, have the incredible ability to RAISE cash, not just spend it. This is something even Sarah Palin knows — incredibly well. And when Sarah Palin is wiser to the ways of the world than you, well, you are the best RNC Chair a Democrat ever had.
Late Late Night FDL: Addams Family Masochism Tango
Scenes from The Addams Family movie set to The Masochism Tango peformed by Tom Lerher becomes The Addams Family Masochism Tango.
Scenes from The Addams Family movie set to The Masochism Tango peformed by Tom Lerher becomes The Addams Family Masochism Tango.
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