.... All you lads surely make me laugh.
.... Trump 2024!
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You are wrong. Trump should fight... That's what his base wants a fighter not a pussy. We could have had Jeb. Originally Posted by texassapper
Or Sen. "Lying" Ted Cruz. Originally Posted by adav8s28
there will be 8-10 total who eventually declare. there's 4 already. Originally Posted by The_Waco_KidThe only one that matters is DeSantis. He's the only threat to Trump.. and I think he has recognized that if he doesn't handle this correctly, he will never hold national office. He needs the Trump voters...
The only one that matters is DeSantis. He's the only threat to Trump.. and I think he has recognized that if he doesn't handle this correctly, he will never hold national office. He needs the Trump voters... Originally Posted by texassapper
i think DeSantis will enter the race not because he thinks he can get the nomination over Trump which he can if he runs a solid campaign but because Biden is a joke and very beatable. Originally Posted by The_Waco_KidYeah... critically, Reagan didn't torpedo Ford at the convention when he had the opportunity to do so. Agree. I want a fight for the nomination so that we have conservatives involved... but I want Trump if only to completely destroy this bullshit making the world safe for faggots foreign policy BS.
You are wrong. Trump should fight... That's what his base wants a fighter not a pussy. We could have had Jeb. Originally Posted by texassapperWell then Trump's base has a lot in common with Texans at the Alamo, Branch Davidians at Waco, or Jews at Masada.
This NY indictment charade is all about insuring a Democrat win in 2024.Jackie is exactly right, I'm afraid. Mighty Machiavellian of the Manhattan D.A.'s office to indict Trump on flimsily supported felony charges, wasn't it? This will energize Donald's ardent base like nothing else and suck all the political oxygen from the air, while he bludgeons a half-dozen or so "non-Trumps" one-by-one as soon as any of them gain a few points in the polls.
If they succeed in prosecuting Trump, his base will come out in droves during the primaries, insuring Trump the nomination. He will loose to what ever corpse the Dems run.
If Trump beats the rap, he will be insured of the nomination. However, those same college educated white women will still hate his guts. It would be close, but not enough lazy ass white men who would rather be fishing will show up to vote to off set the white woman vote.
If the Republicans decide to run a third candidate on some independent ticket, the Dems win 80 percent of the Electoral College.
The only way the the Republicans win is for Trump to bow out and tell his supporters that no matter what, vote, and vote Republican. Originally Posted by Jackie S
You are wrong. Trump should fight... That's what his base wants a fighter not a pussy. We could have had Jeb. Originally Posted by texassapperFight for what? Who seriously believes that Donald will fight for much of anything other than his own self-aggrandizement? He's angry, bitter, and frustrated.
Well then Trump's base has a lot in common with Texans at the Alamo, Branch Davidians at Waco, or Jews at Masada.Spot on.
Trump can't win the general election in 2024. Maybe his base is 35% of the electorate and another 10% will vote for him over a Democrat. But the other 55% hate his guts and are highly motivated to vote, especially after he tried to steal the 2020 election.
The Republicans lost seats in 2018 and 2020 with Trump leading the party. In 2022 we lost the Senate because of him. He lost the presidential election in 2020 by 7 million popular votes and 74 electoral votes. Trump's a loser, even against a poor candidate like Joe Biden. He even lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton!
That's not to say that his administration didn't do some good things, like the corporate tax cut, deregulation, Operation Warp Speed, and not getting us into any new wars. There probably wouldn't be a war in Ukraine if Trump were president. Before COVID hit, unemployment was at 50 year lows, and for the first time since the Clinton administration, the middle class was truly gaining ground in terms of income and purchasing power.
But still Republicans might as well slit themselves in the throat as run Trump for President, because he won't win. And he'll drag down the down ballot candidates. Originally Posted by Tiny
Jackie is exactly right, I'm afraid... Originally Posted by Texas ContrarianThis Kabuki Theater is scripted in Hollywood-ville! Faggit about the Okey-Doke shuffle subplot and dead-ends like "popular vote". There are obvious and specific reasons the "popular vote "is not the metric or manner of electing a President and focus on the main story line and starring actors.