(2010-08-31) — Even though a new Gallup poll shows a generic Republican Congressional candidate up 10 points over a generic Democrat rival, the non-specific GOP hopeful today cautioned against overconfidence, and urged his ambiguous team of supporters to work hard all the way through election day.
“There are still a lot of voters out there who have not made up their minds,” the generic Republican said. “We need to reach them with my vague, yet hopeful, message that makes them feel good about themselves and their country for no particular reason. Most importantly, they need to know that electing me would be a smaller mistake than electing the other guy.”
The candidate, a former businessman, attorney or blue-collar worker, who overcame a hardscrabble childhood to graduate in the middle of his class from a state university, said his strategy of tying his opponent to Obama, Pelosi and Reid, has forced the generic Democrat to distance himself from his own party.
“He’s running away from their record,” the Republican said. “And we’re running on our record of pointing out the failed policies of Obama, Pelosi and Reid…and on our proven approach of repeating the names Obama, Pelosi and Reid every time we talk about my opponent, who is just like Obama, Pelosi and Reid.”
Explaining his plain-speaking, principled approach to campaigning, the generic Republican noted: “I just say what I mean, and mean what I say. People want to know what you stand for, because if you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything. And I stand for something. You know what I mean? That’s what I’m saying.”
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19 responses so far ↓
1 JamesonLewis3rd // Aug 31, 2010 at 8:37 am
My first generic question for the generic Republican would be a generic, "Huh?"
2 JamesonLewis3rd // Aug 31, 2010 at 10:06 am
Ya think?:
3 ChileSerrano // Aug 31, 2010 at 12:16 pm
The Democrat party's secret weapon : "Republicans !"
4 camojack // Sep 1, 2010 at 3:33 am
Generic comment…
5 JamesonLewis3rd // Sep 1, 2010 at 3:31 pm
Speaking of "generic," how about that speech?
What a yawner!
6 Hawkeye_R // Sep 1, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Generic candidates are a good thing. Just like generic drugs, they cost less. They don't take bribes or junkets to exotic resorts. They don't make back room deals. They don't add earmarks to spending bills. They don't cheat on their taxes or have ethics violations. We would be better off if ALL candidates were generic.
7 JamesonLewis3rd // Sep 1, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Yes!
8 JamesonLewis3rd // Sep 2, 2010 at 7:27 am
Feel the need to applaud? Yesterday's episode of Trifecta will do it.
9 onlineanalyst // Sep 3, 2010 at 5:50 am
Yep, and Scott's concluding remarks re what he would have preferred ObaMao to say were timely and targeted.
10 JamesonLewis3rd // Sep 3, 2010 at 11:23 am
"…..what I found odd about him is that he’s [BHO] the first American president I can think of who gives the impression that the job is too small for him." ~~Mark Steyn to Hugh Hewitt
11 SanFranNan // Sep 3, 2010 at 2:48 pm
I had the same thought Hawkeye!
Off topic: Isn't it just great, the Gulf coast is STILL full of oil, and now the east coast is full of
"EARL".
12 SanFranNan // Sep 3, 2010 at 2:52 pm
There was a Simpson's episode where Bart became the "I didn't do it" boy. It seems Obama emulates this character VERY WELL, in fact, it is the only "character" I can find in President "I didn't do it"!!!
It turns out EVERYTHING is above Obama's pay grade!!!
13 SanFranNan // Sep 3, 2010 at 3:19 pm
He is like Steve Urkel in reverse. Obama has become a nerd!
Perhaps he ALWAYS was?
14 onlineanalyst // Sep 4, 2010 at 11:01 am
The Crescent Office Makeover: The Audacity of Taupe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMAfS-zonCE
15 JamesonLewis3rd // Sep 4, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Off-Generic-Topic:
A Tom Paxton song:
Arlo Guthrie/I'm Changing My Name To Fannie Mae
16 JamesonLewis3rd // Sep 4, 2010 at 1:20 pm
I like the short scene where BHO is everywhere in the room-busts, portraits, etc.
The man has no respect. For anything. None. (Well, except for himself, of course).
He's the victim here, dontchaknow.
17 onlineanalyst // Sep 5, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Pak minister wants ObaMao to lead prayers at the end of Ramadan…at Ground Zero… on September 11. http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx...
This is not The Onion.
18 JamesonLewis3rd // Sep 5, 2010 at 5:42 pm
Wow. Notice how that Pak takes BHO's Muslimism for granted.
19 Generic GOP Hopeful, Up in Poll, Avoids Overconfidence // Dec 9, 2010 at 10:54 am
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