Indeed. I want to see what happens next week in NH. It's a whole different place.
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The Democrats have already changed this. South Carolina is now first, which is a lot more demographically diverse.
Yes, I expect him to win the nomination. The point, though, is about the day after. The results last night indicate some weakness and show that they’re those republicans or lean republicans who want to move on from Trump. That could be significant come the summer.
So he kickstarted one candidate's campaign, shamelessly promoted another one, and got ghosted by the other. Guess which one is winning.
The calamitous kickoff to DeSantis' campaign by way of a buggy Twitter spaces event set the tone for his entire campaign never gaining any meaningful traction. He was actually much more viable to most Republicans when he was more of an idea that could save them from another potential Trump loss. Once people actually saw what DeSantis brought to the table, many simply went back to Trump.
100%. There was this idea of DeSantis being the anti-woke governor and taking a brave anti-establishment approach to covid. Then he started speaking.
This is why people shouldn't seriously consider the "a generic candidate would do better according to polls" approach. You can stick any virtue you want in an idea of a candidate without worrying about gaffes or baggage. DeSantis was doing OK while he was a blank slate in which the average GOP voter could see anything they wanted. Then he proceeded to reveal himself as a wet fart, opposed to the giant orange turd that turned out to be more appealing to that kind of voter.
Guessing these types lack empathy and humility. Greed and power is their lifeline.
Problem is that there isn't enough market for his type for the current GOP base, many of whom actually believe Trump is the second coming of Jesus Christ and, I kid you you not, have even gone on to suggest that he's one of the angels to bring down judgment in Revelation due to his name being included in "TRUMPets" (I swear I'm not making this up). How do you meaningfully tap into those that literally deify him as a biblical figure?
I’m not nearly as confident as you, mainly because of Biden’s frailty, but I do agree that there is plenty of signs of weakness for Trump.
Biden's age is indeed a problem, but it's blunted by the fact that Trump himself is nearing 80 and looking weak himself.
Makes it clearer why Nimarata Randhawa goes by Nikki Haley.
Thing is, even if he wasn't a weirdo without charisma, he probably still would have flopped, Florida is a very different electorate from, well, every other state.
He was always way too online. I do think a DeSantis type character with a non-creepy personality and better messaging gets up to around 30% instead of 20%.
wrong thread I think, although I appreciate the link
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Yes, trump should bd counted as incumbeng andvis a week 40%. But i suspect that if the Ds would have primaries with Biden, newsom and a third, results would be the same or even Newsom win
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Who?
Sadly, this won't resonate with the ****. Although, it may be a bit of a reminder for any independents on the fence.
His **** would only read "God said... Trump"
They do have primaries and they are coming, but Newsom isn't running, Dean ePhillips and Marianne Williamson are running, RFK jr was but he withdrew to run as an Independent
Never gonna happen, requires a constitutional amendment and as the system generally favors the GOP they'd never vote for it
Ah, meant to post in fantasy book thread. Moved there now.wrong thread I think, although I appreciate the link
No one relevant IMO. Cant remember anything campaign related on Ds primaries
Color me shocked!
Sad but true.Her request was for Trump to show up to the debate. If he doesn’t, neither will she.
Ah, don't blame him, he doesn't need it. And she'd run circles around him obviously.
