Coulter Repeats What is Becoming Obvious to the GOP: They Don’t Want to Run Against Bernie

[Jim Lane]

93. What Republicans really think

One possibility: They do want to run against Clinton, whom they've been vilifying for years and whose candidacy will mobilize their base like nothing else. They fear that Sanders's image as a straight talker would attract a lot of less-ideological voters who vote more on character than on issues.

Another possibility: They look forward to attacking Sanders as a socialist, etc. Coulter is saying they want to run against Clinton because she's engaging in misdirection, hoping to influence the Democratic Party into nominating the weaker candidate (Sanders).

Yet another possibility: Coulter knows that we'll suspect her of tactical lying (as in the second possibility above), so she's cleverly using reverse reverse psychology. She's misleading us by telling the truth. She really hopes we'll nominate Clinton; she makes that view less plausible by endorsing it.

And now, my take on these possibilities:

All three are wrong as to Coulter. She says whatever she thinks will get her attention from the right-wingers, be it truth, reverse psychology, or reverse reverse psychology.

As to Republican strategists in general, opinion is divided. Some think Clinton would be the strongest candidate, some think Sanders would be the strongest, and some are doing oppo research on O'Malley.

And, finally, my opinion as to who would be our strongest candidate in the general election:












Too soon to tell.