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You are here: Home / What a Difference a Day Makes

What a Difference a Day Makes

by $8 blue check mistermix|  February 3, 201612:31 pm| 42 Comments

This post is in: Looks Like I Picked the Wrong Week to Stop Sniffing Glue

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Twenty four little hours passed, and now Trump realizes he was robbed:

Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it. That is why all of the polls were so wrong and why he got far more votes than anticipated. Bad!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 3, 2016

Based on the fraud committed by Senator Ted Cruz during the Iowa Caucus, either a new election should take place or Cruz results nullified.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 3, 2016


Also, too: he didn’t know what “ground game” meant.

To put this in terms Donald can understand: Sore loser – Bad!

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  1. 1.

    Tractarian

    February 3, 2016 at 12:33 pm

    To be fair, Cruz’s antics were sorta kinda fraudulent.

  2. 2.

    Felanius Kootea

    February 3, 2016 at 12:36 pm

    He’ll also ask for a do-over of the general election if he is the GOP nominee and loses to Hillary. “Only the losers came out to vote. My voters need to be heard!”

  3. 3.

    Feudalism Now!

    February 3, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    You would figure with all of his wealth, he could afford some psychiatric care before he really snaps.

  4. 4.

    Shakti

    February 3, 2016 at 12:38 pm

    Why does Trump assume that people who would have voted for Carson would have chosen Cruz as their second choice? Carson’s percentage exceeds the gap between Trump and Cruz. I don’t think Carson’s polling going into Iowa differs significantly than his actual result. Did they?

    I’m making the assumption Trump cares not a whit about process except when he’s on the losing end of it.

  5. 5.

    maya

    February 3, 2016 at 12:39 pm

    He should make an appeal to SCOTUS. They have experience in this area.

  6. 6.

    gex

    February 3, 2016 at 12:40 pm

    Seems like standard issue GOP. The polls are skewed, unskew them! The election was unfair, Voter ID! The right result is known ahead of time, they should be the winners. Any part of the process that doesn’t lead to the results they want is automatically suspect.

  7. 7.

    Linda Featheringill

    February 3, 2016 at 12:42 pm

    I suspected that Trump didn’t understand “ground game.” Also, he had no concept of GOTV. He is an entertainer, not a candidate.

  8. 8.

    Linda Featheringill

    February 3, 2016 at 12:43 pm

    @gex:

    I think you nailed it.

  9. 9.

    Tripod

    February 3, 2016 at 12:46 pm

    Rand is out.

    He’s just not as good of a grifter as his old man. Probably because he lacks that authentic kook vibe, and it’s an easier scam to run as a House backbencher in a safe seat.

  10. 10.

    Jay C

    February 3, 2016 at 12:46 pm

    Really! How could Trump have lost in Iowa? After all, he probably didn’t ever meet anyone in the whole state who wasn’t cheering loudly for him! AND assuring him he was the greatest thing to hit the place since the ethanol subsidy!
    FIX!

  11. 11.

    dr. bloor

    February 3, 2016 at 12:47 pm

    I’m lost. I thought Microsoft stole it for Rubio.

  12. 12.

    Punchy

    February 3, 2016 at 12:49 pm

    Once Cruz is announced the nommy in August, will all these GOPers who profess to loathe Cruz more than the product of gonorrhea x Ebola x gay marriage actually stump for him and praise his virtues?

    IOW, I’m dying to see what becomes more important in 6 months….lockstep support for the Cruz or personal integrity and honesty about one’s character? Ha Ha! I almost asked a real question with 2 possible answers! Nevermind….

  13. 13.

    Face

    February 3, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    Wow, is GOP politics so fickle as to completely derail the guy–who had been leading national polls by a mile–for finishing 2nd? And Marco Polio can be crowned the champ by coming in 3rd? Whiskey Tango Flyboys?

  14. 14.

    Dork

    February 3, 2016 at 12:55 pm

    @Felanius Kootea: How many guys is he sending to Hawaii to verify the results of the Iowa caucuses?

  15. 15.

    Gordon Schumway

    February 3, 2016 at 12:59 pm

    @dr. bloor: Why does there have to be only one fraud?

  16. 16.

    NonyNony

    February 3, 2016 at 12:59 pm

    @Shakti:

    Why does Trump assume that people who would have voted for Carson would have chosen Cruz as their second choice?

    Naw, his actual accusation is that Cruz had people on the ground to a) spread a rumor that Carson had dropped out and b) suggest that Carson supporters vote for Cruz instead.

    a) is the reason that caucuses are stupid, stupid things that should be eliminated for the purpose of actually choosing a candidate – in a primary system people trying to do that would be thrown out of the hall for electioneering. But in a caucus system it’s all about trying to persuade people to move their support to your candidate. Telling people someone has dropped out crosses a lying scumbag line, but Carson also should have had a rep there to say “nope – they’re lying scumbags” and he didn’t. Cruz’s lack of scruples and excellent ground game played the flaws in the caucus system exactly how they’re played every election cycle – he just had some opponents who couldn’t fight back.

    b) is actually how the caucus system is supposed to work. Cruz people are supposed to be there advocating for Cruz, Trump people are supposed to be there advocating for Trump. The fact that Trump didn’t know that this is how it was supposed to work is unsurprising, but not really a knock on Cruz.

  17. 17.

    MattF

    February 3, 2016 at 1:01 pm

    It’s a fact that Cruz is a crazy, dishonest SOB… but the R candidates generally could all be exhibits in a museum of psychopathology. Just take your pick.

  18. 18.

    Felanius Kootea

    February 3, 2016 at 1:01 pm

    @Dork: The same crack team he sent to verify Obama’s birth certificate is a fraud. We’ll be hearing from his investigators any day now.

  19. 19.

    Amir Khalid

    February 3, 2016 at 1:08 pm

    Maybe Trump will wise up before the New Hampshire primary and actually spend the week campaigning there. He’s smart enough to do that if he wants, I think. Or, who knows, Republican voters might come to realise, after what they’ve seen in Iowa this week, that the Donald doesn’t actually know his Arsch from his Ellenbogen about campaigning. And then Marco Rubio might overtake him. Who the fish knows what’s going to happen there?

  20. 20.

    Jay C

    February 3, 2016 at 1:10 pm

    b) is actually how the caucus system is supposed to work. Cruz people are supposed to be there advocating for Cruz, Trump people are supposed to be there advocating for Trump. The fact that Trump didn’t know that this is how it was supposed to work is unsurprising, but not really a knock on Cruz.

    Wasn’t that always considered one of the big flaws in The Donald’s Iowa campaign, that there really weren’t as many “Trump people” there as there needed to be? Whatever else their plentiful and manifold flaws, Cruz and Rubio (and even, as best as they could afford, the undercard candidates) supposedly spent a great deal of effort on trying to actually connect with the caucus-goers: Trump, OTOH, seems to have relied on the “celebrity” model: Fly in, give a speech, generate outrage, fly out.

  21. 21.

    Dork

    February 3, 2016 at 1:12 pm

    @Felanius Kootea: Where do I sign up for a gig like that? I heard there’s also some Iowa Caucus Conspiracy evidence in Sydney and Singapore. Best to check on all these leads!

  22. 22.

    JDM

    February 3, 2016 at 1:15 pm

    How long did it take him? Puts me in mind of F Troop, where it took Agarn the whole ride to the Hekawi camp to figure out that “I don’t know why everybody says you’re dumb” might not have been a great compliment.

  23. 23.

    shortstop

    February 3, 2016 at 1:18 pm

    This is not how a WINNER talks. This is how WEAK LOSERS who are not well regarded talk. Sad!

  24. 24.

    Ryan

    February 3, 2016 at 1:23 pm

    No doubt he has people on the ground who are uncovering some very interesting, very youuuuuge things!

  25. 25.

    shortstop

    February 3, 2016 at 1:27 pm

    @Ryan: The best people. People you’ve never even heard of but who are big wheels, very, very good at what they do. I think you’re going to be pleased with the results.

  26. 26.

    Ohio Mom

    February 3, 2016 at 1:35 pm

    @Linda Featheringill: Yes, he is an entertainer and a professional celebrity not a politician. He doesn’t have a party or any sort of experienced organization behind him. He doesn’t understand — and evidently doesn’t care — about nitty gritty technical details like GOTV efforts.

    And STILL he came in second. I think that is amazing. Imagine if he DID have a um, more traditionally structured organization, with a wider base of wealthy donors. Really, an Eagle Scout Troop could put together a more organized campaign and they wouldn’t come in a second. Or third.

  27. 27.

    JPL

    February 3, 2016 at 1:35 pm

    mistermix, Did you see Lukovich’s cartoon today? link

  28. 28.

    catclub

    February 3, 2016 at 1:35 pm

    @Amir Khalid:

    And then Marco Rubio might overtake him. Who the fish knows what’s going to happen there?

    I think Cruz has a solid fraction of the GOP – the far right crazies. Given that he is going fro them he does not have to moderate himself at all. If there are enough other candidates, that will
    be good for second behind Trump. Withe fewer viable candidates that will be third.

  29. 29.

    Calouste

    February 3, 2016 at 1:38 pm

    @Punchy: I think if Cruz is the apparent nominee, Bloomberg will enter the race. Cruz is a religious extremist, so Bloomberg can get a decent chuck of GOP voters who aren’t, or at least not Cruz’s particular brand of religious extremism. He could also pick up a decent chunk of Democrats who either have Clinton fatigue or think Sanders is too far left (or not left enough on guns). In an election year where anti-establishmentarianism sells well, an independent run is likely to have the wind in its back.

  30. 30.

    MattF

    February 3, 2016 at 1:44 pm

    @Calouste: But Bloomberg doesn’t have a national organization. And, as a third party candidate, he wouldn’t get staff loyal to the R party. There’s also the ‘problem’ that he’s socially liberal enough to get elected Mayor in NYC.

  31. 31.

    shortstop

    February 3, 2016 at 1:47 pm

    Bloomberg has said that he’ll only get in if Clinton isn’t the Dem nominee plus either Cruz or Trump is the GOP nominee.

  32. 32.

    me

    February 3, 2016 at 1:51 pm

    We misunderstood Trump all along. We thought he was claiming to be a winner when he was saying whiner.

  33. 33.

    stibbert

    February 3, 2016 at 1:53 pm

    Trump should also learn about “boodle” – cash money distributed to delegates at the nominating convention. That’s a ground game he can understand.

  34. 34.

    Paul in KY

    February 3, 2016 at 2:42 pm

    @JDM: I loved Corporal Agarn! Great character.

  35. 35.

    Paul in KY

    February 3, 2016 at 2:44 pm

    @MattF: He would be in it to spoil it for someone. Have electoral college to worry about & then the House if no one hits the magic number.

  36. 36.

    Frankensteinbeck

    February 3, 2016 at 2:48 pm

    Trump underperformed his polling by 10% (not 10% of total, 10% of his support). That’s not enough to stop him from getting the nomination as things stand.

    Now, Loser Stink might stop him. Republicans are very sensitive to that.

  37. 37.

    Elie

    February 3, 2016 at 2:53 pm

    Weeks ago I spoke about waiting to see what happened with the reality of voting… and so we see that Trump has problems with the ground game… which is not a bullshitable capability. You have to do the work of recruiting good people in the community in question, train them and spend a lot of time on site in boring coffee klatches and not so much big town hall type meetings. Add to that, Iowa is a caucus state and that requires an even more disciplined ground game. He doesn’t have enough people on his team or people who know how to do this and you can’t bullshit it. Will be interesting to see what he can do in NH or SC. Polls aren’t always a good way to measure this, as we have seen

  38. 38.

    Elie

    February 3, 2016 at 2:56 pm

    @Frankensteinbeck:

    Sorry – he has to prove that he has a ground organization. You are assuming he does. I don’t think we know yet

  39. 39.

    A Ghost To Most

    February 3, 2016 at 3:12 pm

    Little Ricky is bowing out, per CNN

  40. 40.

    Elliott

    February 3, 2016 at 7:08 pm

    WATB

    but check out this little doll baby:
    https://youtu.be/ZSfgCIGd7k4

  41. 41.

    Heliopause

    February 3, 2016 at 7:33 pm

    I would say that if you are a political neophyte running for President on a whim and with no ground game, and you nevertheless finish a close second in a contest where the CW is that you need a strong ground game, then one of two things is the case; either your strategy was in fact a stunning success or the strong ground game is overrated.

  42. 42.

    JasonF

    February 3, 2016 at 8:09 pm

    Trump is a lot of things, but stupid ain’t one of them. Who did the media spend the day talking about? Trump and Cruz. Who did they not talk about? Rubio.

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