Peter King’s support for certain terrorist organizations aside, Steve Bannon is an easy target, even as it might be a ‘left-handed’ way of tossing shade at Agent Orange. Someone needs to get blame for a defeat built on a combination of factors, including the most odious of GOP candidates.
The prevailing GOP story of denial, even for Lord Dampnut, is that in Alabama, the best alternative to vote between a bad GOP candidate and a Democrat is Nick Saban, considering the 22k write-in votes. So much ‘splaining, and now even one less Black woman in the WH.
Bannon’s not going anywhere considering there are plenty who will seek his advice just as his influence still moves polling needles.
The fake enmity of Bannon’s Trumpists for the GOP ‘establishment’ is meant to prop up the political interest, even with Republican internecine squabbling.
The money still comes from the same places, just like the RNC renewing its support for Roy Moore in the last days and of course the Trumpian ambivalence for Luther Strange, then for Roy Moore, only to reaffirm his ambivalence last night after Moore lost.
Bannon’s got another shot, among others in 2018, this time for Chris McDaniel’s campaign in the pit of Mississippi.
Steve Bannon is not necessarily an idiot; Breitbart is a popular and influential media force, for better or worse. (Worse.) But as a political mastermind, it’s beginning to seem like his practice of jumping on the bandwagon of the loudest, dumbest asshole in the room—however well it may have worked in November 2016—does have some downsides.
Sen. Chris McDaniel says #ALsen was an anomaly, defends Steve Bannon saying he inherited a mess and still got an accused pedophile within 1.5 percentage points of winning. (Better get ready for #MSSEN 2018!)