Posted on 11/25/2022 8:46:18 PM PST by NeverCheney
Former Trump Justice Department head William Barr, in the course of reiterating his strong preference that his party nominate a less deranged presidential candidate next time, expressed a fear that has been in wide circulation: If defeated in the primary, Donald Trump “will burn the whole house down by leading ‘his people’ out of the GOP.”
One version of this is that Trump will either form a third party or simply refuse to endorse another Republican, thereby dooming his party’s chances. Those of us considering the question from a less friendly standpoint than Barr — I consider the Republican Party an unsalvageable fanatical proto-authoritarian formation — would very much like it to be true. Indeed, I have seen commentators treat it as something like a certainty that would doom a Ron DeSantis or any other non-Trump alternative.
But I think this idea misunderstands both Trump and the incentive structure of the Republican Party.
It is true that a world in which Trump has lost a primary to DeSantis is a world in which Trump feels very angry with DeSantis. But DeSantis is not the only person Trump feels angry with. Trump has spent the past several years simmering with anger at Joe Biden. And while a contested primary would make Trump resent DeSantis more than he does now, it’s hardly certain that it would make him hate DeSantis more than he hates Biden.
More important, it would be uncharacteristic for Trump to allow his grudges to get in the way of his clear self-interest. Trump does lash out wildly at anybody who disrespects him, but he also turns on a dime and makes friends with his former enemies. You can see this pattern in the way he lashed out at the likes of Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio before reconciling
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I believe that Trump is a big enough man that, if he lost the nomination process fairly, he would have no trouble endorsing DeSantis.
Of course.
Same as DeSantis will endorse Trump if Trump wins the nomination which he will.
I plan to vote Republican. Period.
The GOP are gutless wonders.
Trump should endorse Biden
Desantis has no interest in saving the Republic.
Trump does.
There is nothing else to discuss.
<< I consider the Republican Party an unsalvageable fanatical proto-authoritarian formation >>
Yeah, vax and mask mandates, speech censorship, gun grabbing, weaponizing federal law enforcement and intel agencies against their political opponents….
Those damn fascist MAGA Repubs.
“This battle for the nomination is his fault”
Pompeo and Pence have talked a lot more about running for President than Desantis has.
Eh. Lots of spitballin’.
There’s going to be Republican Primaries. Whoever wins, wins.
Then, people will make a decision to support or not.
Pretty simple.
“..I consider the Republican Party an unsalvageable fanatical proto-authoritarian formation... “
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Is this just a fancy way of saying “fascist”?
Last I heard, he had “undeclared”, stating he would not run.
I could be wrong, but at this moment I believe that to be the case.
lol can you provide evidence of that or are you just pulling it out of nowhere?
Trump compromises with RINOs and nonconservatives all the time in the interest of perceived electability and support. Just look at Oz and McCarthy.
It doesn't matter one way or the other. If Trump supports the nominee other than himself) the headline will be: "Trump support kiss of death ..."
If Trump doesn't support, it will be: "Trump and his supporters have damaged the Republican's chances".
This type of question is a rerun of the 2016 media playbook.
Freepers
1. Thinks trump will easily win the general election.
2. Terrified of the possibility of DeSantis challenging the supposedly invincible trump.
1. Everything looks easy from a distance - it rarely is.
2. It will be good to have a vigorous Republican Primary season, no matter who prevails.
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