There is no argument possible; we have seen this too often.

The Establishment continues ignoring the rules we're all supposed to play by to cripple insurgent candidates. While they demand, without offering any reciprocal support, the full support of insurgents/conservatives should the Establishment prevail.

Their thought seems to be...

Strength from above; confidence from below

...which was one of Mussolini's slogans.

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* some are not dogs

** some are not people

Jeff Bridges

Chris Christie

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From "Citizens for the Republic" (I think; the last word they abbreviate as "Rep.").

more...

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One of the most awesomest things about the Ruling Class is how they hand down the family franchise of Rule unto their children.

He was born to be the Duke of Albany; it is his legacy.

You have a problem with that, peon?

Flame-throwing Republican Carl Paladino is within striking distance of overtaking longtime gubernatorial frontrunner Andrew Cuomo, a shocking new poll finds.

Among likely voters, the Democrat Cuomo has a paltry 49% to 43% lead over Paladino, the blowhard Buffalo businessman who won a shocking and decisive victory last week in the GOP primary, the Quinnipiac University poll finds.

Cold water: Rasmussen finds Cuomo up by a much healthier margin (54-36). We'll have to see whose poll is wrong.

But in the meantime: Joe DioGuardi for US Senate!

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You asked me, I asked Real Clear Politics' video editor (do I say his name? I never know who's out), and here ya go.

More Coming: I was just told the full video (7-8 minutes) is being uploaded now and will be here at the same link.

Full Video: Now up.

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The obligatory sore-loser whining from a Republican in Name Only who thought, incorrectly, he had a perpetual right to high office without actually seeking to advance his constituents' wishes.

A genial and courtly man in the manner of the elder President Bush (who held a fundraiser for him in Kennebunkport), the nine-term congressman was mourning the decline of both the conciliatory style of politics that animated his career and the moderate Republican disposition that the Tea Party is determined to destroy.

“There are issues on which, as Republicans and Democrats, we should sit down and work out our differences,” Castle said Monday night as we sat outside at Kelly’s Logan House, a watering hole where he has gathered his closest supporters the night before every election since his first victory, for the neighborhood’s state legislative seat, in 1966.

Republicans who might be inclined toward the middle of the road, he said, are petrified of “quick attacks by columnists and the Sean Hannitys of the world. People are very afraid of crossing the line and being called Republicans In Name Only—or worse.” As a result, “not too many members are willing to stand up.”

“Part of it,” he added, “is worry about primaries, and this election has shown the power of very conservative groups.”

In related, The Onion sort of news...

Mandy Coburn Loses Junior Student Council Treasurer Race; Complains Bitterly "It's Just a Popularity Contest," and "No One Even Listens To Our Speeches"

Dude, you lost a race. It happens. No one's arresting you or killing you.

But yeah, dude -- Cap and Trade? DISCLOSE? Your supporters, your voters, were passionately against those things, and you would have known that had you bothered to ask them, but you didn't, so STFU, Loser.

How many times do we have to witness this pathetic spectacle of candidates who didn't do a good enough job earning votes seeking morale comfort from a liberal media all-too-willing to nod along as they decry the unfairness of voters voting their actual aspirations and preferences?

A lot of times, apparently. Quoted at Hot Air, regarding the sore-loser bitter-clinger syndrome among crap candidates: "At bottom, they kind of resent they work for the American people."

They want deference to their apparently superior and supreme judgment and conscience. But no one ever granted them that they were superior in any way -- the entire notion of America is that we are equal. We do not have, want, or need an upper class constituting the Aristocracy of the Mind as these smug fucks seem to believe.

Hey Mike Castle? Nice to meet you. Let me drop some truth on your ass: I'm at least 30 IQ points smarter than you are and I have the tests to prove it. So fuck you with your demands for deference.

Defer to me, bitch. Well, not me. I don't live in Delaware. Defer to people like me in Delaware. You know -- citizens.

I supported you, Whiny Old Bastard, because you could win, I thought. Not because -- as you seem to think -- you were entitled to the seat.

You see the difference? I supported you only to the extent you advanced my goals. You are here to serve us, not the other way around.

A majority of your party decided you weren't advancing their goals sufficiently and, indeed, seemed to have forgotten that your job was not to instruct us us as to what the Aristocracy of the Mind had collectively decided but to listen to us as far as what We, The People had decided.

You lost. Get over it, and get the fuck over yourself. There are no indispensible men in politics; there's definitely no indespensible man currently serving in your Congressional district.

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Russ was wondering about this -- what if you push her too far and she starts voting with the Democrats in the Lame Duck session?

Yeah, I guess that's what they thought. Still sucks.

Thanks to Melissa Tweets.

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At Hot Air, Bielat has just gone from "longshot" to mere "underdog."

One thing, though: This is a poll conducted for the campaign, so... sometimes there's a little fudge factor there. Then again, I thought that about the first Tea Party Express poll showing O'Donnell within 2 points, and, well, she was within two points. Or better.

The ballot is very encouraging and shows Bielat at 38%, Frank at 48% and 13% undecided.

This is very encouraging because Barney Frank is an incumbent congressman who has served in Congress since 1981, has a favorable opinion slightly above 50% in a strongly Democratic district, but is now below 50% on the ballot. Frank has fallen 5 points on the ballot since July and shows that the national wave of frustration amongst the voters is even reaching the Democrat stronghold of Massachusetts 4th Congressional District.

We find more erosion of FrankÂ’s support when we look at independent voters. In July, Frank led this critical demographic 44% to BielatÂ’s 37%, now, in September Frank has plunged 10 points with independents and trails with just 34% to BielatÂ’s 51%.

Does no one in Frank's district even care that he built the bomb that blew up the world's economy?

Sean Bielat For Congress

When he's not killing terrorists, he's building robots. Which also kill terrorists.

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Great Way For Us Morons To Make Ourselves Useful

Easy CPR technique that doubles a person's chances of survival and does not require certification OR mouth-to-mouth. Pretty nifty.

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Yup, he dropped the F***er bomb on the very people Democrats are now trying to con into voting for them.

They don't like you. They hate you. This much I think they've made clear, no matter what con-job ads they run.

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