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catbyte

(34,393 posts) Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:07 AM Oct 2016

Steve Schmidt was interesting on Morning Joe today. They asked for his predictions, & he said if

elections were held today, Hillary would have over 400 electoral votes, Democrats take the Senate, and Democrats are close to taking the House. They're down by 25 seats. He says the House internals are trending down and "it's panic time."

I don't think I've ever said this, but I really hope he's right.

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Steve Schmidt was interesting on Morning Joe today. They asked for his predictions, & he said if (Original Post) catbyte Oct 2016 OP

I sure hope he's right! That's the only way we can ever put an end to the napi21 Oct 2016 #2

Steve Schmidt madaboutharry Oct 2016 #3

OOpsie!! That's what I get for posting before the caffeine kicks in. Wasn't Mike Schmidt a baseball catbyte Oct 2016 #6

Mike Schmidt or Steve Schmidt? eom BlueCaliDem Oct 2016 #4

It was confusing...someone on MJ called him "Mike" and the panel had a good laugh... CTyankee Oct 2016 #5

lol Well, Steve Schmidt was the one of Morning Joe who said what the OP posted. BlueCaliDem Oct 2016 #8

Sports stuff flies over my head... CTyankee Oct 2016 #9

You and me BOTH. I've spent most of my life living in Europe so I have zero knowledge when it BlueCaliDem Oct 2016 #10

Woo hoo! Roy Rolling Oct 2016 #24

Tom Hanks despises Trump. What you got on your FB feedline was a hoax. He's a true-blue Democrat BlueCaliDem Oct 2016 #25

Bullshit! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2016 #32

I think Lefthacker Oct 2016 #26

Mike Schmidt? From BB Hall of Famer to political operative, what a second career. brush Oct 2016 #7

Thank you for the correction, catbyte. BlueCaliDem Oct 2016 #11

That is one Republican that I really like...he will not bite his tongue. Stellar Oct 2016 #12

He's about the only one I've ever heard tell the truth. lonestarnot Oct 2016 #13

I just added another video of Steve... Stellar Oct 2016 #14

Yeah they should have run him steada a dumb ass dumpster. lonestarnot Oct 2016 #19

Hear, hear! nt Stellar Oct 2016 #34

On the candidacy canetoad Oct 2016 #30

"It has exposed the intellectual rot in the party" Stellar Oct 2016 #33

Sounds like a mandate to me. eShirl Oct 2016 #16

One of the very few Republicans I like. Greybnk48 Oct 2016 #18

I'm predicting ... Drifter Oct 2016 #20

unfortunately NewJeffCT Oct 2016 #22

Schmidt is an old school Repubican perdita9 Oct 2016 #21

He has integrity loyalsister Oct 2016 #27

He apparently got a little choked up last night vanlassie Oct 2016 #28

Steve Schmidt is way too saltpoint Oct 2016 #29

Listen to Meeker cry when he says the House will be close to flipping ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2016 #31

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napi21

(45,806 posts)

2. I sure hope he's right! That's the only way we can ever put an end to the

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:12 AM

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constant investigations that never find anything.

madaboutharry

(40,212 posts)

3. Steve Schmidt

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Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:18 AM

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catbyte

(34,393 posts)

6. OOpsie!! That's what I get for posting before the caffeine kicks in. Wasn't Mike Schmidt a baseball

Reply to madaboutharry (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:23 AM

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player? D'oh...

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)

4. Mike Schmidt or Steve Schmidt? eom

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Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:18 AM

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CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

5. It was confusing...someone on MJ called him "Mike" and the panel had a good laugh...

Reply to BlueCaliDem (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:20 AM

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BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)

8. lol Well, Steve Schmidt was the one of Morning Joe who said what the OP posted.

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:29 AM

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https://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/the-panic-is-beginning-gop-strategist-steve-schmidt-predicts-election-day-disaster-for-republicans/

Mike Schmidt was 3rd Basement for the Phillies

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

9. Sports stuff flies over my head...

Reply to BlueCaliDem (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:32 AM

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BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)

10. You and me BOTH. I've spent most of my life living in Europe so I have zero knowledge when it

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:39 AM

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comes to American sports. I simply looked up "Mike Schmidt" and found out who that was. lol

Roy Rolling

(6,917 posts)

24. Woo hoo!

Reply to BlueCaliDem (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 12:30 PM

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You say Mike Schmidt supports Hillary? I didn't hear that. I did, though, get a Facebook post this morning telling me that Tom Hanks loves Donald and the Trumpettes.

Those guys never give up and neither should we.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)

25. Tom Hanks despises Trump. What you got on your FB feedline was a hoax. He's a true-blue Democrat

Reply to Roy Rolling (Reply #24)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 12:38 PM

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and has always been.

No, Tom Hanks Did Not Endorse Donald Trump

You say Mike Schmidt supports Hillary? I didn't hear that.

No, I didn't mean that. The OP had erroneously claimed (and what she/he quickly corrected) that it was Mike Schmidt who said that Hillary Clinton will win in a landslide when it was Steve Schmidt (follow link in my previous post).

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)

32. Bullshit!

Reply to Roy Rolling (Reply #24)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 01:41 PM

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Hanks actually has said it's in incomprehensible to him how Trump is even allowed to run at this point. I saw it just the other day while he was promoting his new film!

Lefthacker

(264 posts)

26. I think

Reply to BlueCaliDem (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 12:42 PM

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I have around 6 or 7 of that exact baseball card.

brush

(53,782 posts)

7. Mike Schmidt? From BB Hall of Famer to political operative, what a second career.

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Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:23 AM

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BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)

11. Thank you for the correction, catbyte.

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Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:40 AM

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Stellar

(5,644 posts)

12. That is one Republican that I really like...he will not bite his tongue.

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Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:45 AM

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lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)

13. He's about the only one I've ever heard tell the truth.

Reply to Stellar (Reply #12)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:47 AM

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Stellar

(5,644 posts)

14. I just added another video of Steve...

Reply to lonestarnot (Reply #13)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:55 AM

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If he says something negative about Democrats, I usually agree with him.

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)

19. Yeah they should have run him steada a dumb ass dumpster.

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Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:29 AM

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Stellar

(5,644 posts)

34. Hear, hear! nt

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Wed Oct 19, 2016, 01:56 PM

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canetoad

(17,161 posts)

30. On the candidacy

Reply to Stellar (Reply #12)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 01:39 PM

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"The magnitude of its disgrace to the country is almost impossible to articulate."

Tell it Steve.

Stellar

(5,644 posts)

33. "It has exposed the intellectual rot in the party"

Reply to canetoad (Reply #30)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 01:54 PM

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Damn!!!

eShirl

(18,493 posts)

16. Sounds like a mandate to me.

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Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:16 AM

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Greybnk48

(10,168 posts)

18. One of the very few Republicans I like.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:25 AM

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He's not a fan of Trump, at least that's how he comes across on Rachel's show. I disagree with almost every positive thing he says about Repubs when he's out spinning, but I would take this prediction seriously.

May I add: Woo Hoooooo!

Drifter

(4,751 posts)

20. I'm predicting ...

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Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:33 AM

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that Trump will have more women accusing him of sexual assault, than electoral votes.

Cheers
Drifter

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

22. unfortunately

Reply to Drifter (Reply #20)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 12:05 PM

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that might end up being a pretty big number.

perdita9

(1,144 posts)

21. Schmidt is an old school Repubican

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:46 AM

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I don't agree with many of his views, but I respect him as a pundit. He isn't crazy and he isn't mean. He understands that liberals have a different viewpoint and his goal isn't to destroy them because of it.

There used to be more statesmen like Schmidt in the GOP. It's too bad the nuts drove them out.

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)

27. He has integrity

Reply to perdita9 (Reply #21)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 12:48 PM

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I definitely disagree with his policy stances, but he's a decent guy. I'm glad to see someone advocating for civil discourse.

I remember him talking about an incident during the 2008 campaign. McCaine rejected birtherism during the campaign and Schmidt said he was proud of that.