{"id":24988,"date":"2017-09-27T15:51:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T19:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=24988"},"modified":"2020-10-15T05:31:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T09:31:16","slug":"trumps-pick-loses-primary-or-did-he","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=24988","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s pick loses primary, or did he?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good day all. There was a primary election in Alabama on the Republican side to formally replace Senator Jeff Sessions. President Trump was backing the current holder of the seat, Luther Strange. Opposing him was Judge Roy Moore.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

This struck a number of people as odd. Strange seemed to be a classic member of the GOP(e) wing of the Beltway Uniparty. Judge Moore seems to be more in line with what President Trump wants to do. Yesterday, the primary was held and Judge Moore pasted Lex<\/i><\/span> Luther Strange. Here are the details from Fox News<\/b><\/a>:<\/p>\n

Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore soundly defeated Sen. Luther Strange in Tuesday’s Senate primary runoff, overcoming heavy GOP establishment support for the incumbent, including from President Trump himself. <\/b><\/p>\n

The hard-fought Alabama runoff battle had pitted Trump against some of his most loyal supporters including former chief strategist Steve Bannon, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and a slew of House conservatives who all backed Moore. Despite his outsider image, Moore seemed to have the edge over Strange from the start. <\/b><\/p>\n

This is where it gets weird. All of the people who supported Trump last year were supporting Moore, yet Trump campaigned for Strange. Interestingly, the Trump supporters who backed Moore called his victory a win for President Trump.<\/p>\n

Bannon declared Moore’s win a victory for Trump, despite the president’s support for Strange. Both Trump and Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Alabama to make the case for the incumbent in the final week of the race. <\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t follow that race all that closely. I was aware of it, and I know who Judge Moore is. I actually liked his style when he was fighting the other courts. He stood by his principles even when it cost him his position. As to why President Trump backed Strange instead? I think it was due to his being the incumbent. Once Judge Moore had crushed Strange, Trump scrubbed his twitter feed and threw his support to Moore.<\/p>\n

After Strange’s concession, the president Tweeted his congratulations to Moore and implored him to “WIN in [December]!” <\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As I said, I didn\u2019t follow this race all that closely, but it seemed me that Trump\u2019s support was rather…tepid. He didn\u2019t do his usual \u201cPound them into the ground and then kick them\u201d style of politicking. I have the feeling that the \u201cFix was in\u201d and that everyone knew that Lex<\/i><\/span> Luther Strange didn\u2019t have a snowballs chance in Hell in the Primary. As for the General?<\/p>\n

Moore is now the favorite in December’s general election against Democrat Doug Jones, a lawyer and former U.S. attorney during President Bill Clinton’s administration. The winner of that race will complete the Senate term started by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and be up for re-election in 2020. <\/b><\/p>\n

So now we wait for the General Election. Unless Moore really steps on his crank, he\u2019s probably going to win. If he does, one person who will be very unhappy will be Mitch \u201cThe Turtle\u201d McCockless. Judge Moore is a swamp drainer and if his past history is any guide. The Turtle is going to have his hands full, probably with his head going \u201cWhy are these people not listening to me and electing people I don\u2019t like?\u201d I foresee interesting times ahead for the Beltway Swamp Dwellers.<\/p>\n

Thatisall<\/p>\n

~The Angry Webmaster~<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

[yasr_visitor_votes size=”large”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Good day all. There was a primary election in Alabama on the Republican side to formally replace Senator Jeff Sessions. President Trump was backing the current holder of the seat, Luther Strange. Opposing him was Judge Roy Moore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[181,135,37,71,8,151],"tags":[11,303,17,377,101,8,151],"class_list":["post-24988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hero","category-just-desserts","category-liberty-politics","category-news-of-the-day","category-politics","category-rino","tag-america","tag-donald-trump","tag-liberty","tag-maga","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-rino"],"views":598,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25030,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=25030","url_meta":{"origin":24988,"position":0},"title":"GOP(e) whistling past the graveyard","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"October 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all. Over the last 8 years, we have seen people and groups arise that have been going after what is referred to as the \u201cRepublican Establishment.\u201d The best known was the Tea Party, which took several GOP(e) scalps. The GOP(e), with the help of the Obama regime, managed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Just Desserts"","block_context":{"text":"Just Desserts","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?cat=135"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/schadenboner-246x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":25328,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=25328","url_meta":{"origin":24988,"position":1},"title":"Jeff Flake, classy to the end","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"November 24, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all. Senator Jeff Flake, (Rino-AZ), is about as popular in his home state of Arizona as a nice case of herpes. He recently announced that he won\u2019t be seeking re-election, due mostly to the certain knowledge that he will be crushed in his primary. One of the reasons\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News of the Day"","block_context":{"text":"News of the Day","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?cat=71"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RINO-not-extinct-yet-300x194.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":25274,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=25274","url_meta":{"origin":24988,"position":2},"title":"The backstabbing of Roy Moore","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"November 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all. Late this week, Republican Senate candidate judge Roy Moore was hit with an accusation that he \u201cinappropriately\u201d touched a 14 year old girl. This alleged incident occurred almost 40 years ago. Almost instantly, the Republican Establishment wing of the Beltway Uniparty demanded that Judge Moore step aside.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News of the Day"","block_context":{"text":"News of the Day","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?cat=71"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/1e\/3f\/78\/1e3f7892ff5d07c50211acfbc6886952.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":28935,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=28935","url_meta":{"origin":24988,"position":3},"title":"Sleepy Sessions thinking of running again","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"June 30, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all. It looks like Jeff \u201cSleepy\u201d Sessions misses the Washington swamp and wants to move back. He is looking at running for his old seat. Currently, the seat is held by a CommuNazi who only won because the Republican nominee is a moron. Any decent Republican, which disallows\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Moonbat"","block_context":{"text":"Moonbat","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?cat=100"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/full-retard-294x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":29818,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=29818","url_meta":{"origin":24988,"position":4},"title":"Sleepy Sessions wants his old job back","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"November 9, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all. Former Attorney General Jeff, \u201cSleepy\u201d Sessions was the senior senator from Alabama when President Trump asked him to be his attorney general. During the confirmation hearings, Sleepy Sessions surprised President Trump by saying he would recuse himself for the Russian election interference investigation. This put the oversight\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Jobs"","block_context":{"text":"Jobs","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?cat=141"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/97\/ae\/4d\/97ae4de5c35d6b7fbff698d8c2d1e0ba.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":24984,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=24984","url_meta":{"origin":24988,"position":5},"title":"GOP(e) screws the pooch again","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"September 27, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all. Once again, the House and Senate GOP(e) screwed up and failed to end Obamacare. Paul, \u201cEddie Munster\u201d Ryno and Mitch \u201cThe Turtle\u201d McCockless failed to do what they\u2019ve been promising for years. The latest disaster was shoveled onto the Senate floor by our old \u201cfriend\u201d Lindsey Graham,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News of the Day"","block_context":{"text":"News of the Day","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?cat=71"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RINO-not-extinct-yet-300x194.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24988"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32066,"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24988\/revisions\/32066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}