Posted on 01/14/2024 8:15:55 PM PST by thefactor
There is a reason for all the Capitol Hill endorsements coming out at the moment. I didn't want to publish what my S. Florida contact told me earlier last week because I didn't want to dishearten anyone. With Rubio's endorsement, it looks like what my source said may be accurate. Essentially, The Trump/Haley ticket is a done deal. Both sides behind the scenes have discussed & hashed out the agreement. The expected announcement will supposedly take place sometime after the NH Primary but before the SC Primary.
Here's how it has gone down: Internal polling has Haley finishing a distant 3rd in IA and lagging far behind in NH with a campaign suspension coming shortly after the NH Primary. The Trump camp does not want to get into a 1-on-1 with DeSantis. For this reason, they started talking to the Haley camp about the VP spot. She would endorse Trump & he'd name her his running mate prior to the SC Primary. One of the things Trump/Haley discussed in the agreement was contingencies involving Trump's legal matters that could eventually force him out of the race.
Under the agreement, Trump would give his full support of delegates behind Haley at the convention with a supporting speech.
This agreement has apparently leaked out onto Capitol Hill with guys like Rand Paul, Mike Lee, Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, and Ted Cruz all being aware of it. It appears this had something to do with Rand's #NeverNikki & Lee supposedly seeing the writing on the wall. For that matter, there's been enormous pressure on Cruz to endorse Trump. Cruz is holding out hope that DeSantis pulls off the IA victory, otherwise he is expected to endorse Trump next Tuesday/Wednesday. But he is definitely aware of the Trump/Haley agreement.
The RNC seems to be in the know here as well. They are interested in a side plan that in the event Trump is forced out of the race for legal reasons, they want Haley to pick a female VP running mate creating the first ever all-female major party ticket in history. Regarding the Loomers in MAGA World, I was told Trump would make his social media surrogates accept Haley, or they would get Dilley'd & replaced with "loyal" ones. The shots at Vivek were meant to get him out of the race no later than the NH Primary.
I was skeptical of this whole thing, but then when Rand made his #NeverNikki announcement, it made sense what he was trying to convey. Then Lee. And now Rubio today, and Cruz to follow next week. The bottom line of all this is that Trump IS the Establishment & the Establishment prefers Trump over DeSantis b/c they can control Trump. But if Trump is forced out, they have rigged the game to set Haley up as the beneficiary.
Trump's IA strategy is this. If DeSantis loses by double digits they will use media surrogates & friendly media to push him out if he decides to stay in. If by some chance DeSantis wins IA, they will try to box him out of any further momentum. All DeSantis can do is crush it in IA and "let the chips fall where they may". But if MAGA & the Establishment form this unholy alliance with the bulk of the party acquiescing with this, I'm not sure what the strategy is to out-delegate them to the convention.
Someone who is near @chiproytx or @RepThomasMassie might be able to ask about this, as I'd be surprised they weren't aware of it either.But I believe this explains the rush of endorsements before anybody has even cast a single vote. It's a Trump-Establishment unholy alliance.
Sez who?
>> Take it FWIW.
Okay. “IW” jack squat. Not even jack squat.
Please remove the “s” in the first word. Obviously it’s supposed to be “Nikki.”
Ridiculous.
Pickis Nikkis. 🤣
Maybe for Briben.
DJT will never pick Nikki.
It would be the literal “ kiss of death “.
The Deep State knows that they can control Nikki Haley. They would quickly “ eliminate “ Trump.
He has to pick someone who will be just as objectionable to the globalists, or he’s a goner.
I don’t doubt for a moment. So Vivek tries to persuade a few voters to vote for him fair and square and he becomes the great evil, the Snake, the Soros plant, the Trump backstabber. And here comes Mr MAGA himself , getting ready to pick a deep state warmongress as his running mate and I am sure the QTards will find a way to rationalize it.
Like her or not, Trump/Haley is the best ticket.
Remember, there’s evidence the whole haley will be Trump’s vp appears to be a team desantis talking point, to kill support for Trump.
Any desantis supporting nevertrumper that pushes anything like haley for vp shouldn’t be believed....
Trump enters the Presidency as a lame duck. This VP is the continuation of the ‘maga’ movement, perhaps the most important vp consideration in a long, long time, and that pick will be Haley? Really?
I don’t think Trump is going to let himself be so easily surrounded by snakes this time.
If Trump gets Nikki as his VP, he will be JFK’d.
Nonsense. Nikki is not MAGA. VP likely Gov Noem SD
I don’t think I’ve ever said this about a pres. election, but if he does this, I won’t vote.
Zero.
Not gonna happen.
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