The GOP managed to mitigate the Blue Wave, no thanks to faux-“conservative” intellectuals like Max Boot. In the aftermath of the midterms, Boot’s taking a victory lap. Not for the Republicans, but for himself and his brilliance:
Many Republicans who lost were relative moderates. The House GOP caucus, indeed the entire GOP, will be Trumpier than ever. This completes the GOP’s transformation from a Reagan-Ryan conservative party into a white-nationalist party in Trump's image. Me: https://t.co/GeUwlValhZ
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) November 7, 2018
Yes, Max. You. You ginormous, pompous ass.
This is exactly what I said would happen if Republicans voted straight-ticket Democrat.
I think we have a chance of getting better strategy from an actual boot. That's the boot I shine up real nice, turn sideways, and shove straight up #NeverTrumpHollywood's arrogant ass. https://t.co/ef7IATfjFF
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) November 7, 2018
Putting aside the dumb "white nationalist" label, this is literally what he argued for.
Boot: Conservatives should vote against all R's, even ones they agree with.
Us: That makes no sense. It makes the party worse.
*Moderate R's lose
Max: They voted out the R's I agreed with! pic.twitter.com/u8GnHUn3UO
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 7, 2018
This was literally a week ago. He wanted those people voted out… pic.twitter.com/sPsGccMmlf
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 7, 2018
Boot got what he wanted in those races, but now pretends to be outraged by the inevitable consequences of it. You told people to vote out Mia Love! You told people to vote out Barbara Comstock!
The level of hackery is astonishing
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 7, 2018
Oh, don’t worry … there’s plenty more where that came from:
You angrily demanded that people vote against those very GOP moderates whose losses you now decry. Way to think it through, champ. Chalk this up as yet another one of your ill-advised wars that predictably ended up making you look dumb. https://t.co/FEFef5tExW
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 7, 2018
I knew this would happen, champ, and accepted it as cost of creating check on Trump. There was no way to defeat Trumpiest GOPers and leave more centrist ones standing. It’s worth the cost but reflects how far to the right GOP is moving—a trend that long predates Trump. https://t.co/zJ7gXvxzFg
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) November 7, 2018
Folks like you ensured the loss of candidates like @carloslcurbelo & @MiaBLove, the most diverse and principled voices in the GOP.
You didn’t put country over party, you put your CNN appearances over doing what’s right by urging the defeat of good candidates. https://t.co/Ux31NUZDvo
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) November 7, 2018
Yeah, you can tell that Trump really valued them and wanted them to stay in the House as fellow Republicans.
Guys, the party is mortally sick and it’s getting worse all the time.
— RightbutnotforTrump (@NoTrumpians) November 7, 2018
No, the Trumpsters did NOT want them in the party, and @MaxBoot helped the Trumpsters in getting rid of them. https://t.co/LY24CL5CqW
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) November 7, 2018
If Curbelo, Love et al had won, it would have been a victory for Trump. I’m happy with the House outcome. I only wish more of Trump’s enablers had lost. I put principle above party. Wish more so-called conservatives did the same. https://t.co/g89TYvfPX5
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) November 7, 2018
So-called “conservative” says what, now?
You told people to vote against the moderates.
— neontaster (@neontaster) November 7, 2018
I told people to vote against all Republicans because they were all complicit in his abuses—even the “moderates”. Delighted to see GOP lose control of House. Not my fault GOP is going to the far right. That’s been the trend for many years. Read “Corrosion of Conservatism.” https://t.co/1oQjH1MuhE
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) November 7, 2018
If I played a small role in helping Democrats win control of the House, I am enormously proud of having done so. I only wish more Democrats had won. Particularly painful to see Republicans like Steve King and Devin Nunes re-elected. https://t.co/TegjdZcuWa
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) November 7, 2018
If there was a way to re-elect Curbello and Comstock and Love but defeat Steve King and Devin Nunes and Jim Jordan I would have gladly taken it. But there wasn’t and it’s silly to suggest otherwise. https://t.co/TegjdZcuWa
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) November 7, 2018
This. F*cking. Guy.
There was.
You could have endorsed @carloslcurbelo and @MiaBLove like we did, and opposed @SteveKingIA and @DanaRohrabacher like we did.
But you choose to work against the good one’s too. https://t.co/SxoGTYtkry
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) November 7, 2018
And if Curbelo had won Trump would be celebrating GOP success in House races. Heads I win, tails you lose. https://t.co/G9ONc4PNVc
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) November 7, 2018
How does Max Boot eat when he’s already so full of sh*t?
"If only there was a way to vote for people we like and not for people we don't like!" has got to be the stupidest thing I've seen today. https://t.co/iKvh03Z34Y
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) November 7, 2018
That’s putting it politely.
Yeah, @MaxBoot is a hack and propagandist. He tells people to shoot themselves in the foot and then whines about the bullet hole.
— David Warthen (@sicarium23) November 7, 2018
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