"Douched Earth Politics": Erick Erickson, Groundbreaker!

Like most people in the country who knew there were elections today, which most people in the country didn't, I've been following tonight's election results with intense interest.

As a pinko, I am sad! I'm bitterly crushed that Jim Corzine lost, as he really was crucially poised to seize the world-historical moment & establish the New Jersey Dictatorship of the Proletariat, with soviets springing up from Weehawken to Passaic... and beyond.

It's also a shame that an equally way-out-there left-wing extremist, Dede Scozzafava, got headfirst dunked by the teabaggers -- I guess she realized she was headed for a similar fate as her identical ideological soulmate, Rosa Luxemburg, and just called it a day. And who can blame her, once Glenn Beck gets involved? But fortunately Bill Owens, the world-historical victor, is ideologically sound, and will be a loyal comrade in the struggle to crush the industrialist parasites, as Obama Husseinovich commands. And even if he isn't we can always exile him to Siberia. Or Plattsburgh, where there's less to do and the weather's less balmy.

Anyhow it's always been clear and not at all crazy that ACORN dominates the upstate New York Republican party and has done so since, uh, Joseph of Arimathea founded the Knights Templar somewhere just outside Keeseville in order to mandate the flouridization of municipal water supplies. Those crafty fuckers.

It's all very confusing, but fortunately while everyone else is losing their heads Erick Erickson is able to find his ass, or perhaps his elbow, or possibly Shinola:

The race has now been called for Democrat Bill Owens.

This is a huge win for conservatives.

“Whaaaa. . . ?” you say.

Heh. I was actually making a fart noise.

There are two big victories at work in New York’s 23rd Congressional District.

Like, besides the one for the Democratic candidate in the official election?

First, the GOP now must recognize it will either lose without conservatives or will win with conservatives.

But didn't the GOP just lose with conservatives...?

In 2008, many conservatives sat home instead of voting for John McCain. Now, in NY-23, conservatives rallied and destroyed the Republican candidate the establishment chose.

I have said all along that the goal of activists must be to defeat Scozzafava. Doug Hoffman winning would just be gravy. A Hoffman win is not in the cards, but we did exactly what we set out to do — crush the establishment backed GOP candidate.

And make no mistake, despite the Beltway spin, we know for certain based on statements from the local Republican parties, that they chose Scozzafava based on advice from the Washington crowd.

So the point is that the until the national GOP stops supporting moderates who can win in moderate districts by being moderate, Erick Erickson will make these moderates lose by supporting a crazy extremist who's probably going to lose. Erick Erickson is the guy with no hair or eyebrows who has yet to learn why when you employ scorched-earth tactics, the classical advice is to not then stand around picking your nose in the middle of the cornfield.

So we have demonstrated to the GOP that it must not take conservatives for granted.

We are assholes, hear us poop.

The GOP spent $900,000.00 on a Republican who dropped out and endorsed the Democrat.

"I borrowed your Lexus and drove it into the Gowanus Canal. You're such a dork. You really need to give me the keys to all your other cars, and your house, fuckface."

Were we to combine Scozzafava and Hoffman’s votes, Hoffman would have won.

Were you to have shut the fuck up, a GOP district since the Civil War would still be represented by a Republican.

Secondly, and just as importantly, there has all of a sudden been a huge movement among some activists to go the third party route. We see in NY-23 that this is not possible as third parties are not viable.

Uh... Erickson does not understand New York politics at all. To call an NY party like the Conservative Party, or the Working Families Party for that matter, a "third party," is just wrong. It actually strikes me that a failure to understand the basics of the NY system is responsible for a lot of the weird stuff that has been said and done about this race. Fortunately I'm too tired to explain this, or I'd feel obligated to do so. But this single comment from the Son of Erick is, well, telling. Political movements fail when they can't account for local realities, and when political movements are run by people as dumb as Erickson, this problem is only exacerbated (look it up, Erick, I know it's a hard word).

For all intents and purposes, NY-23 is a trial run for Florida. And in Florida, the conservative candidate is operating inside the GOP. If John Cornyn and the NRSC do not want to see Florida go the way of NY-23, they better stand down.

John Cornyn vs. Erick Erickson in a battle of the crazies in the Sunshine State! I know who I'm rooting for (and who I'd bet against, for that matter). 

Maybe it's time to rechristen the term "scorched earth politics" to "douched earth politics." And here you thought Erick Erickson could not be innovative. Sucks to be you!

Comments

[R. Porrofatto]

It's a Pyrrhic victory without the actual winning of something. (Otherwise known as "losing" or, in the wingnut orthography, "loosing".)

Douched-earth politics is a keeper.

[herr doktor bimler]

I have said all along that the goal of activists must be to defeat Scozzafava.

If that had been what he wanted all along, then it would have been a lot easier and cheaper simply to have everyone campaign for the (D) candidate.
Intentionally, I mean.

[ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©]

I wonder how Erick the Dumb's campaign to salt the Snowe Queen is faring?
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[Ripley]

He's both a mover and a shaker.

Bob Shrum must be absolutely giddy right now.

[twitter.com/javamanphil]

Pretty sure Erick could be found at the Naked Turtle trying to pick up co-eds last night. Every rejection was just further proof of his irresistible-ness.

[sparky]

idiotic blather aside (yeah i know there's nothing else) from EduhE, he is unfortunately correct about FL. and that race could shape up as one more like the VA race--nitwit v. uninteresting, which would be bad news.

shorter me: if Rubio wins the primary, that might be a real problem. we shall see.

[Snarki, child of Loki]

Is Erick the reincarnation of Wile E. Coyote?

Because all he needs to complete his sooper-DOOPER electoral strategery is an Acme Rocket Sled. What could possibly go wrong?

[Jay B.]

Really the only thing I cared about yesterday was the gay marriage law in Maine and it looks like the douches carried the day. Everything else is silly, really silly.

I'm sad and ashamed for Maine.

[dp]

Don't correct him, encourage him. That way, the teabaggers can show their strength by losing still more elections.

[Erk sun a Erk]

Ex: out of.
Ass: I know this one!
Urbated: The butt end of that long jagoff wurd.

It means I made up the "huge win" out of my ass and I'm a jagoff!

[Blue Texan]

"Erick Erickson is the guy with no hair or eyebrows who has yet to learn why when you employ scorched-earth tactics, the classical advice is to not then stand around picking your nose in the middle of the cornfield."

Hehindeedy!

[Comrade Rutherford]

A perfect example of how logic and reason have no place in the Republican Party.

'Our support for an out-of-district extremist conservative that had no clue about local issues that caused him to lose an historic seat to a Democrat is a great victory for Republicans!!!'

What?

[Trinity]

"Douched Earth Politics".

yes.Yes.YES.

[aimai]

JayB,
Maine is an awful blow. I am really depressed about it too. But on the other hand, I also feel the way I did when Kerry lost and my *&^% republican sister in law genuinely commiserated with me. I said to her then, and I say to you now "you know, almost fifty percent of the country/Maine's populace voted against Bush/homophobia. That's way more people on my side than I ever dreamed of having." And as they are observing over at open left and dkos--the demographics of this thing are on our side. Five more years and a huge percentage of the altekockers are going to kick and they can take their votes to St. Peter's gate and see how that goes over there. And meanwhile, down here? We'll have more and more voters for whom this is simply not going to be an issue.

aimai

[actor212]

In 2008, many conservatives sat home instead of voting for John McCain.

Is Erk admitting that his base was unpatriotic? That they didn't perform their Constitutionally-gifted mandate (sic) and help foster freedom?

TRAITOR! STRING HIM UP!

[DKF]

Were we to combine Scozzafava and Hoffman’s votes, Hoffman would have won.

That is rich. They argue that Dede Scozzafava is a wild-eyed leftist radical, but when their chosen wingnut candidate goes down, they try and claim the votes for the "leftist" as their own. Sorry, folks, but going by your own definitions, the two lefties combined for 56% of the vote against the righty. Ya can't have it both ways, people.

[RoninJin]

"Were we to combine Scozzafava and Hoffman’s votes, Hoffman would have won."

How does that work in the real world? How is he sure that people who voted for Hoffman would have voted for the other if Hoffman didn't exist, or vice versa. On the other hand, many,if not most of the people who ended up voting for Hoffman (because he was the only thing left)would have voted for Scozzafava, they're not ADDITIONAL voters.

Why I'm bothering, the man's an id10t.

[M. Bouffant]

Beltway spin: ++ungood.

REDSTATE spin: ++good.

third parties are not viable

Some second parties don't look to be in very good shape either.

[LA Confidential Pantload]

Yeah, and if you combine Scozzofava's and Hoffman's votes and all the votes Abraham Lincoln got in 1860 in New York State - it's MAJOR WIN!1!!!111!!!

[Keith]

The wingnuts shit the bed and are now trying to claim it's really chocolate cake. If that doesn't work, they can always blame the dog.

[actor212]

Of course, this is ALL good news for John McCain.