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So @TheRickWilson–why is anger about immigration “not going to be politically viable for the long haul”? wpo.st/8mdU0
Mickey Kaus
Kausfiles
So @TheRickWilson–why is anger about immigration “not going to be politically viable for the long haul”? wpo.st/8mdU0
@kausmickey Because it clocks in with the gen pop in the low single digits on the most important problem panels.
What if I don’t want my pet issue to be dismissed like that? 🙂 @TheRickWilson @kausmickey
But immigration policy of nominee will go a long way
in determining enthusiasm of the base @TheRickWilson @kausmickey
@kausmickey I’m not dismissing its causes, or saying they needn’t be addressed. Quite the opposite. But it’s not…
@kausmickey …a killer app in the general election.
@kausmickey Quote was about the spectrum of underlying anxieties, not simply immigration. Rage doesn’t get you home.
“Rage is not a strategy.” But it will keep Trump on the stage longer than anyone predicted. @TheRickWilson @kausmickey
@kausmickey @IngrahamAngle @TheRickWilson Every time an Illegal Invading Mexican takes a True American’s job away–the issue will continue.
@kausmickey when was the last time the angrier candidate won? @IngrahamAngle @TheRickWilson
@kausmickey @IngrahamAngle @TheRickWilson exactly I don’t think the problem will be going away any too soon
@Loki4Us @kausmickey I’m not dismissing it. I’m just telling you the numbers. Balls and strikes. Could change.
@kausmickey @TheRickWilson the trend worldwide is towards LESS immigration, especially in europe.
@kausmickey @TheRickWilson @PhilipRucker And why “anger.” Focus grps say anger is bad. So how bout “concern?” Yes, better.
@TheRickWilson @kausmickey Yes, but shoveling great wads of cash at Wall Street — #1 on a President Jeb!’s to-do list — polls less than 0.
@TheRickWilson @kausmickey
Rage about corrupt rulers might.
See: Independence, Declaration of
https://t.co/VcTz1Y92fs
@TheRickWilson @kausmickey what if immigration is successfully tied to jobs? That’s like #1, no?
@kausmickey @k_mcq @TheRickWilson @PhilipRucker … Yea, more like the current Republican Party isn’t politically viable for the long haul.
@kausmickey @IngrahamAngle @TheRickWilson my guess, the donor class, lobbyists and other insiders are FOR immigration.
@kausmickey @IngrahamAngle @TheRickWilson If anyone is in the US illegally send them back,,march them to the border.
@kausmickey @IngrahamAngle @TheRickWilson unbridled immigration is destroying. New immigrants, legal or illegal, don’t want to assimilate