What to Do in 2024: We Need to Look Ahead Now

Medium ^ | September 21, 2020 | Matt Latsha

[saxonjf]

Donald Trump is a once in a generation candidate. It seems that both parties get one. Every decade or so, one of the parties get a candidate who excites the base, wakes up voters, and crosses party lines. There is no “next” Donald Trump, and everyone knows this.

The last twenty years have taught us political lifers and dull personalities won't be president. Between John McCain, Mitt Romney, and Hillary Clinton, very little charisma existed. Their experiences as Senators paled when facing Obama's and Trump's big personalities.

[2banana]

Trump Jr.

With Hershal Walker as VP

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Works for me.

[FNU LNU]

Interesting that Pence isn’t mentioned even one time.

[Fai Mao]

I could see that

[LIConFem]

Not generally a big fan of political dynasties, but in this case, I think Jr, would be an excellent candidate and POTUS. And we’d have the added advantage of watching the left lose their shite for yet another 4 years (if not 8).

[Jim Noble]

Only three sitting US Senators have been elected President, and all three were bad.

This is for a simple reason. The President is the Chief EXECUTIVE. The main qualification for being a US Senator is being a bullshit artist.

These two roles - executive and BS artist - just don’t mix.

[Verginius Rufus]

Maybe political dynasties aren't such a good idea in America. The track record of Presidents who were direct descendants of another President isn't encouraging (John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Harrison, George Walker Bush).

I like both of Trump's sons who appear from time to time on TV, but for either of them to succeed Donald J. Trump in 2024 wouldn't be a good idea...and would probably result in a defeat. After a few terms have intervened, perhaps.

What about Mike Pompeo in 2024?

[cdcdawg]

The GOPe is very much looking ahead. They are going to push Nikki Haley, so, get ready for wars in the Middle East, open borders and tax cuts. That said, they could still go with Romney again, there’s probably another Bush, and Bob Dole is still alive. None of those are beyond their “wisdom.”

[gas_dr]

I am a fan of DeSantis — he is really demonstrating his credentials at the moment in Florida

[MrChips]

He, or she, will surface. I think it will be a governor.

[MrChips]

If he wins re-election in 2022 then, yes, a strong choice.

[bankwalker]

Nikki Haley will never be president. She will get zero electoral votes in the south. She has the unique ability to turn an entire block of red states to blue.

[Menehune56]

Cometh the hour, cometh the man (or woman).

[Meatspace]

“I’m going to guess trump is already working on his predecessor...”

Well of course.

[hercuroc]

DeSantis/Noehm 2024

[DrPretorius]

I read the article and discovered at the end of it that the guy was promoting Nikki Haley as the successor to Trump. My jaw dropped immediately! I thought WTF over!?! This guy couldn’t be more wrong if he fell off a cliff!

[Gay State Conservative]

Mike Pence works for me.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Interesting that Pence isn’t mentioned even one time.

No, he isn't. And there's a reason for that - he one of the lifers and career politicians Rush was talking about. If the GOP hands the nomination to Pence in 2024 with no options, we're back on the loser carousel that McCain and Romney had us on. If there's one thing we know, it's that the GOP establishment and its choices lose.