Joe Walsh announces Republican challenge to Trump

[demmiblue]

Source: The Hill

Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) on Sunday announced he would mount a primary challenge to President Trump.

The conservative radio host unveiled his campaign on ABC's "This Week."

"We've got a guy in the White House who is unfit, completely unfit to be president and it stuns me that nobody stepped up, nobody in the Republican Party stepped up, because I'll tell you what George, everybody believes in the Republican party, everybody believes he's unfit," Walsh told ABC's George Stephanopoulos. "He lies every time he opens his mouth."

Link to tweet

Walsh was elected to the House in 2010 as part of the Tea Party wave and served one term. He began as a strong supporter of President Trump but over the past year has emerged as a fierce critic of the president. On Sunday he apologized for his own past racist and sexist tweets and "personal" criticism of former President Obama, acknowledging the role it played in creating today's politics.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/458720-joe-walsh-announces-republican-challenge-to-trump

[global1]

1. I Can't Wait For Trump's Reaction - It Will Be....

a classic tweet.

[olegramps]

10. My only support for him is limited to what damage he can afflict on Trump.

[SergeStorms]

14. Bingo!

Otherwise I couldn't care less if Walsh threw himself off a cliff.

[Thomas Hurt]

27. +1

[yaesu]

37. yes, we must use, amplify all of their infighting to our advantage, use twitter, fb

do to them what the ruskies are doing to us.

[Thekaspervote]

38. This, enemy of my enemy my friend

[riversedge]

39. and lets hope it is a LOT of damage!

[The Liberal Lion]

34. If trump were smart he'd just ignore Walsh

of course that's "IF" trump were smart.

We know otherwise....

[Roy Rolling]

2. Debate?

Please. Trump vs. Trump 2.0. I’m not seeing much difference, Walsh just thinks he’s better at implementing really bad policies.

[rampartc]

51. from my reasonable position at the near edge of the far left

the idea of challenging trump from the right is proof of insanity. but, let them fight.

[IADEMO2004]

3. Same shit different asshole but Walsh can still remember what he said ten seconds ago.

[Perseus]

35. Ok, your entry wins today...best short description

Well done...

That is what I have been saying about the creature, after talking to the press while the helicopter is waiting, I would bet anyone that the creature doesn't remember a thing he said, in his head he thinks he was eloquent, insightful, literate (used the best words), but can't remember anything, maybe not even that he just "talked" to the press.

[Cirque du So-What]

4. Go'fer it, shithead

A pox on both your houses, but I endorse your shitshow if it causes Strawberry Shartcake to have heartburn.

[Funtatlaguy]

5. Walsh and Weld need to start demanding GOP debates with Trump.

[procon]

6. Joe Walsh is as big a loudmouth blowhard as Trump.

If nothing else come of this contest it will be a screaming match between two no class losers. They represent the "best" of the Republican party, a couple of world class trailer trash thugs.

[ancianita]

12. +1

[calimary]

30. Get the popcorn! (And a little chocolate for me?)

If Joe Walsh can irritate trump even half as much as he’s irritated the rest of us, I’m WAY cool with that.

[IronLionZion]

57. Good, he can divide the loudmouth blowhard votes a bit

Trump needs someone to insult him back

[pecosbob]

7. Historically, a challenger is one of the big prereqs for failure to be re-elected

[Cosmocat]

18. Joe Walsh is not a "challenger"

The needle does not move, and even then only by a fairly small margin, either Kasich or Flake suit up.

[brooklynite]

8. Campaign announcement video

[Roy Rolling]

9. All the charm and looks of Jeff Epstein

But without the heavy baggage of knowing where all the bodies are buried, or who’s on the videos in the safe.

[SergeStorms]

15. Be brave.

Maybe he can coordinate his 'Be Brave' campaign with the amazingly successful Worst Lady's 'Be Best' campaign?

[Iliyah]

28. Ya know that pose right there on the video he sorta

favor Epstein. Maybe he will give t-rump some nightmares - hee hee hee

[Mz Pip]

11. Not a fan of Walsh

But this will be interesting. This will be the first time trump will face any serious criticism from a Republican. Walsh can dish it out.

Glad to see someone, anyone, who is will to rattle Trump’s cage.

[cstanleytech]

13. Why do I suspect that its largely an attempt try and siphon off anyone that might vote for whichever

Democrat that wins the nomination to run rather than have to vote for Trump?

[SergeStorms]

20. They can't both be the (R) nominee.

He's hoping for a primary victory over Trump for the rethuglican nomination. I doubt Walsh will run an Independent campaign for president.

[cannabis_flower]

49. Nah..

I'm hoping for a big nasty primary fight that Trump wins but that leaves Trump bloody and wounded and barely able to continue.

[SergeStorms]

50. Oh, I'd love that myself.

Other than being impeached or resigning, that would be my next favorite political solution to Trump. Of course prison figures into every one of those solutions in my perfect world.

[onetexan]

16. Yea, so an apology will make it excuse his racist tweets and comments about Obama? Right.

One ugly monster for another. To vote for either and GOP as a whole is to be complicit on the devastation and commission of crimes against the US.

[still_one]

17. Now the republicans have two racists running for President

Walsh won't go anywhere among republicans

trumps, their person

[Cosmocat]

22. yeah

He doesn't change the dynamic one bit, other lifting his profile personally.

Until Kasich or Flake suit up, and then only marginally, there is no "primary challenge."

[Merlot]

19. "...in the Republican party, everybody believes he's unfit"

And yet they all do nothing. Which means that republicans don't like trumpft but love and will continue his policies.

Thanks for summing that up joe.

[Mrs. Overall]

21. I remember the RNC releasing a statement saying they wouldn't accept a Republican challenger

to Trump.

Does that have implications on Walsh's attempt to run against him?

[AKing]

23. Grifter vs Grifter...The good news is that every moment Trump wastes on Walsh....

is one less moment he can ruin the country

[Firestorm49]

24. "Very Interesting" Arte Johnson. Walsh is in the same "dick" category as King Donald

[IronLionZion]

25. Sweet! Now some more high profile Republicans should do the same

Romney and Kasich next. Or Cruz or whoever wants to go after the Christian conservative voters against the sinful heathen.

[pangaia]

26. George Stephanopoulos

[sheshe2]

29. Dead beat dad.

Perfect Republican candidate. GOP family values dontcha know.

[Ferrets are Cool]

31. I was hoping it was the "real" Jo Walsh.

[highplainsdem]

32. See this General Discussion thread and the tweets listed in the replies for the reactions

from Nate Silver, Neera Tanden and others:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212408052

Walsh's candidacy will probably hurt Trump and help Dems.

[Perseus]

33. The battle of the unfit

Joe Walsh is a piece of crap...so one unfit piece of crap, wants to take another unfit piece of crap out of office.

I don't buy his apologies. Yes, he is a millimeter more intelligent than the piece of sh&(* creature, but that doesn't make him fit to become president.

[The Liberal Lion]

36. For Walsh to have any chance

he'd have to out-Nazi the orange Nazi. Sorry Joe, but your beloved GOP is now the National Fascist Greedy Fucks and Racist Shitheads party of America.

[lastlib]

40. Did he ever pay his back child support?

I won't support him, but I hope he causes AnusMouth all kinds of primary trouble.

[yellowcanine]

41. Let the Tea Party Begin!

[bucolic_frolic]

42. Morning Joe Walsh? Wakey, Wakey!

Kudos to anyone who will stand up and admit mistakes and be a patriot not a MAGAt. Walsh candidacy is going nowhere, but he could hurt Trump. Not by drawing votes away from him, but by waking up 1.2% of Trump voters who may decide not to vote at all.

[wiggs]

43. I keep thinking there's no way they will run Trump again...sure loss, more embarassment, dangerous

for the world, repugnant.

Walsh isn't their savior...but can't help but think Pence or Haley or Ryan will come out in October and announce. With Trump's OK, of course. Trump will want a billion dollars or ambassadorship to Saudi Arabia or something.

[Baclava]

44. So, billions more in free campaign airtime now with televised "debates"?

The news outlets will eat this up. Deplorables on parade, en masse

[MarcA]

45. Definitely could get some of the crazies infighting

over which one is the real murikan and which one is a deep state operative.
Could be a downside in detracting from the Democratic Primaries, but the
rethug convention could end up being a madhouse.

[AKing]

46. Can we start a pool on how long it takes before Walsh gets caught siphoning campaign funds...

for personal use?

[calguy]

55. He'll have to first get some donations to do that

There's no guarantee he'll be able to get any

[NNadir]

47. The debate will be whose Klan robes are whiter. n/t.

[BigmanPigman]

48. No one mentions Weld.

How come? He is a better choice over Walsh, no contest. If I were a GOP supporter I would vote for him.

[Eliot Rosewater]

52. Radio host like PENCE, rump etal..no qualifications at all, none

no intellect, none.

And while he is better than rump he is a no good asshole.

[Kurt V.]

53. Completely meaningless. no attention required

[Ponietz]

54. The enemy of my enemy is, sometimes, still my enemy

[RussBLib]

56. I hate Walsh, but I like what he's saying

I wish I'd hear more Dems talking like this.

[Joe Nation]

58. Snake oil salesman.

I'm from Illinois. Do not trust what this snake says. He is no different than Trump.

[dhill926]

59. I don't know...I think I like this...

let him savagely attack trump's character and get news coverage for it since he is a republican. Then let the dems run on economic and social issues for now, until the general. I think it can weaken trump...

[marble falls]

60. Walsh had a come to Jesus meeting??? He apologizes for his criticism of Obama!

[DeminPennswoods]

61. He was on Deadline: WH and boy did he get

push back from Wallace, Heilman and Jolley like "why should we believe you?" type skepticism.