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jmowreader

(50,451 posts)
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 09:58 PM Jun 2014

Does anyone have any idea what Dave Brat is up to since he beat Cantor?

IIRC the last anyone heard from him is when he said he didn't have a "well-crafted" answer to whether he thought there should be a minimum wage. OTOH, Jack Trammell is campaigning.

Two explanations for this:

One is he thinks the office is his just because he's a Republican in the 7th District of Virginia. He might want to ask Senator Coakley how that went.

The other is his handlers and the Koch Brothers know he's not going to wait until October to claim he isn't a witch and that he can fix the "out of control Senate" with Second Amendment remedies, and they would prefer the election not be over before the Fourth of July. Which would lead one to the conclusion they rented from the Taliban the steel box Bowe Bergdahl was kept in, and they're using it to store their candidate until two weeks before election day.

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Does anyone have any idea what Dave Brat is up to since he beat Cantor? (Original Post) jmowreader Jun 2014 OP
I bet he's studying up on economics. randome Jun 2014 #1
Jack must work harder than Brat yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #5
Trammel down 6 in that district? HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #8
Bit of both, I think n/t Prophet 451 Jun 2014 #2
I suspect his 'handlers' are working on an approach, elleng Jun 2014 #3
Comparing his penis to his gun? Kennah Jun 2014 #4
In a room somewhere NV Whino Jun 2014 #6
I'm SO hoping he implodes like so many other tea-baggers. elias49 Jun 2014 #7
I imagine his big-money GOP consultants are in "grooming and re-branding" mode Blue_Tires Jun 2014 #9
 

randome

(34,845 posts)
1. I bet he's studying up on economics.
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 10:01 PM
Jun 2014

[hr][font color="blue"][center]You have to play the game to find out why you're playing the game. -Existenz[/center][/font][hr]

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
5. Jack must work harder than Brat
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 10:36 PM
Jun 2014

Jack is starting at a 6 percent deficit right out the gate. Hopefully Jack wins this, but it won't be easy.

elleng

(130,131 posts)
3. I suspect his 'handlers' are working on an approach,
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 10:05 PM
Jun 2014

likely including negatives re: Jack Trammell. , Trammell, on the other hand, has been out and about! https://www.facebook.com/trammell4va

 

elias49

(4,259 posts)
7. I'm SO hoping he implodes like so many other tea-baggers.
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 11:34 PM
Jun 2014

He might be smarter than some, but he's an academic...he's not a politician. I think he's gonna have trouble if they let him out of his cage. Esp having beaten Cantor...savvy news people are gonna want to know: "Who the fuck ARE you?"

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
9. I imagine his big-money GOP consultants are in "grooming and re-branding" mode
Sun Jun 15, 2014, 12:40 AM
Jun 2014

and they aren't going to let Brat see the light of day until he's ready for prime time with a well-crafted, concrete message...

They had to hide him...Brat's interviews were absolutely frightening, and being unfiltered in the news cycle for another week would have sunk him for certain...

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