In his case "the church" will likely turn out to be whatever scam or bogus products or services he can offer to the rubes who are dumb enough to listen to his show and actually believe what he's saying. I suspect that Mr. Robinson is a full member of the Gospel of Wealth branch of American Christianity.
Schumer: "Is Jim Hunt still living? He's 88? Oh hell, he's still a spring chicken! They love them some Jim Hunt down there! Even though he hasn't been governor in a quarter-century let's get that man the nomination right now. What, there's some guy named Jeff Jackson who is interested? I've heard that name before, but I don't trust any candidate under 50. Tell Jackson to wait until 2028 - and I'll probably find some reason to bypass him then too."
I came away with serious doubts about his judgment and leadership. He was already running for Congress at the time, and it felt like that campaign completely overshadowed his role as a legislator. There was a lot of blurring between campaign work and official duties, which I found troubling. Not necessarily illegal but ethically fuzzy in a way that made me uncomfortable.
I prefer someone who has won a statewide political office. I think Roy or Jeff Jackson would be a shoo-in no matter who the GQPers ran
Acton came off really well while getting a ton of TV facetime during Covid. It helped that DeWine himself is sane.
Thanks for the reply. I asked the question because he's actually the only politician that's done the kind of grass roots connecting in our neighborhood that you seem to want a lot more of. When running for Congress he knocked on every door in our neighborhood personally and chatted at length with anyone who would talk.
Totally fair, and I’m glad he made that effort in your neighborhood. From my side, the issue wasn’t necessarily how he campaigned but how he led once the cameras were off. That disconnect is what really stuck with me.
Its good to have that insight.
Agreed. I’ve had a much better impression of Jackson; he seems like someone who actually listens and does the work. If he runs, that’s a totally different conversation. He brings a seriousness that’s been missing from a lot of statewide contenders.
What's your frame of reference? What you described is probably true of like 400 members of the House. Maybe it was true more for Wiley Nickel. Obviously I wasn't there. But as you've described it, it doesn't sound like a red flag. It sounds like the norm.
Sure, it probably is the norm. That’s exactly the problem. I don’t need to have worked for 20 members of Congress to recognize when someone uses their office for self-promotion, treats staff poorly, and blurs the line between campaign and official duties. I walked away because I saw the kind of leadership that drains people who come into politics wanting to do good work.
* rising crescendo of crickets *
“They have an axe to grind.”
Cooper would win that by at least 8 points.
Well, you’ll have to admit that’s a pretty easy call. Axios is picking some fairly low hanging fruit here.
You know something we don’t know? Has Lara Trump been visiting Nude Africa?
You gave me examples of GOP Pub senators running in difficult environments. One was from 2012 but that wasn't really a difficult environment. One was 2002, which was a positive election for the GOP because they demagogued Iraq. And the final one was from 1990, which is irrelevant. In 1990, California was a red-leaning purple state.