[SkyPilot]

Bannon is now officially the Carl Rove of 2017.

I am certain many Bannonites will disagree and will swarm to defend him, but this loss hangs around Bannon's head.

Moreover, recent stories have said that it was Bannon who convinced Trump that pillars of the impending Tax Bill were winners politically.

Trump believed Bannon.

I think last night may have just been a prelude for a disasterous 2018 unless we shift gears and, the GOP starts to actually pass legislation that they ran on in 2016 instead of what we now have.

[CommieCutter]

The GOP playing obstructionists is what played a roll in selecting Moore, right or wrong. They’re not going to pass anything.

[OrioleFan]

Mitch McConnell got what he wanted. Now nothing gets done in the Senate. I’m sure Mitch sees this as an establishment win.

[House Atreides]

Thank you for calling us Bannonites. I guess your understanding is that McConnell and Shelby and the media and $50 million dollars had nothing to with this victory for the Swamp. And I guess you’ll celebrate this swamp victory as you pray that the swamp somehow will save your precious SALT deductions.

Enjoy your parties.

[wyowolf]

Mitch is completely worthless as a “leader” but Crazy roy lost all on his own... Trump was right not to back him. Strange would have easily won... now the best we can hope for is Jones being a DINO... he will have to be in Bama.

[TTFlyer]

THE GOP never wanted to implement Trump’s agenda(i.e. the Conservative Agenda).

The GOP doesn’t want “Tax Reform,” or to “repeal Obamacare,” or “Build the Wall/tighten immigration law.” The GOP is not for de-funding Planned Parenthood. The GOP will NEVER pass Steinle’s Law.

The GOP is a fraud. Anyone who believes the GOP is conservative, ethical, and pro Small Government is a damn fool.

Trump chose Sessions as his AG. That choice was so bad it turns out it will be fatal for the Trump Administration. And likely fatal for the country.

Nothing will pass Congress until the Deep State reclaims the Presidency in 2020. The Republican Party is dead.

[trebb]

Trump staked his political reputation on the advice of Steve Bannon, his hard-right former chief strategist who campaigned hard for Moore despite sexual misconduct allegations from nine different women – including two who said he molested them when they were teen girls.

Say what?????

Trump endorsed Strange because he knew that us hard left types saw another in Moore and ignored that even in his heydays Moore was elected to his seats by tepid numbers.

What baloney.

[Russ]

"...two sources with knowledge of the president's mood."

The BS keeps flowing unabated.

[Pravious]

If someone set out to write a piece based on fantasy and non-information, they couldn’t do a better job. Why is this useless gossip rag even quoted here?

[Religion and Politics]

Bannon is now officially the Carl Rove of 2017. More accurately, Bannon is at risk of becoming the Tea Party of 2017. This is more about movements than individuals. Let's hope the movement isn't in peril because of a lost battle.

[ilgipper]

So when candidate the Washington power elite do like wins and they pull the rug out from under the candidate, trash them and remove funding, that’s good with you? Moore won two rounds of primaries fair and square and McConnell immediately said they would do this, jumped the second the allegations came out and pulled all support. This is not the first time. They did it with the write in campaign to deny a conservative in Alaska. They have cost other seats and governorships when they don’t get someone they can control. It’s why we have every bill come down to McCain, and our idiot senators from Alaska. All by design. They don’t get their way, and they edge out any opposing views.

[Yardstick]

The problem is northern AL went soft. It was bright red for Trump but pink and light blue for Moore. I blame senator Shelby, the patron of the northern AL technology corridor, for that. He broke his usual silence to express disapproval of Moore and advocate for a write-in the weekend before the election. That made college educated suburban types and probably some evangelicals in the northern part of the state comfortable with the idea of staying home.

Northern AL was the one variable that moved in an unexpected direction. Every other factor was predictable and all the players played their standard roles. We knew Mitch and the Washington swamp were going to backstab Moore. But who knew an Alabama senator would backstab him? You can see the Shelby effect in the write-in margin that Trump noted in his tweet.

[mouse1]

The GOP did this. Not backing Moore, believe what the media wrote and suggesting a write in. That is what sank Moore. Cant blame this on Bannon.

[Popman]

I’m shocked to see your screen name as the OP...

Ok, not really...

What a bunch of dribble...

[nhwingut]

“Bannonites?” Lol. Spoken like a swamp rat.

Your analysis left out the part where they accused Moore of pedophilia and withheld all Financial support and threatened to investigate and/or not seat him. You pretend he lost a fair and square race.

[b4me]

how much twisting can this author do? so much garbage, so little truth.

[Bobalu]

Trump is mow actively searching for leverage...that’s how the Donald rolls.

The swamp is so effing dirty that he will unearth a nearly endless mound of leverage.

What I am saying is he will seek out and find evidence of criminal activity against not only democrats but also GOPe types.

He will use this leverage to force change.

Change or face prosecution.

Trump is awake early this morning gathering sticks to build a fire under Sessions ass.

They have awakened a giant, and filled him with a terrible resolve.

[central_va]

If you don’t like Bannon then you are my political enemy. Screw you. FOAD. You post too much Establishment BS. Go away.

[Alas Babylon!]

What’s the ULTIMATE lesson here?

Not the media, not the sexual harassment charges, not the GOPe Senate leadership—none of that.

Get-out-the-vote!

We lost to Jones because the democrats had a well run get-out-the-vote and we had NONE.

If our get-out-the-vote was as good as the democrats, Moore would be senator today.

This is terrible news UNLESS we use it, starting today, to build a better get-out-the-vote machine across the country but we’ve got to start NOW.

Otherwise, its Speaker Pelosi again, and a Trump impeachment trial.

Rather then cry over spilt milk, I ask you all, what can I do to help?

[Lakeshark]

To lay this all on Bannon is foolish.

There is enough blame to go around here without posting nonsensical articles with "anonymous sources" that say something ridiculous about Trump.

I would have thought we might have learned about those kind of sources by now........

[xzins]

I agree. Bannon blew this when after Hannity interview he didn’t insist Moore step down.