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.
I can see the establishment allowing Trump to be elected and then possibly removed from office.
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And I can see that this is the most crucial VP pick in decades. We must have a younger, popular, vibrant repub Veep in office now ready to take the Oval Office in ‘28.
Nikki is not my most favorite choice, but it’s the best option at this time.
Probably the only thing that could make me not vote for Trump is having Haley on the ticket.
I think Kristi Noem would be his best choice.
Some people have mentioned Ben Carson.
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Noem is a no name gal governor that stands as little chance at helping Trump as did Palin had with McCain.
Carson WAS great. He’s past his prime now at age 72.
Yes. One of those two
Palin could have won us that election, McCain killed the momentum she was building when he stopped campaigning.
He won’t have to be. If he’s elected Trump will eventually be impeached again. This time enough republicans in the senate will support his removal.
We don’t know how true this story is. But Trump’s greatest weakness when he was president was his bad appointments. Haley would be a bad appointment.
His VP choice isn’t the greatest concern. With his record it’s his choice of the Directors for NIH and CDC that we have to worry about.
VP likely Gov Noem SD
I hope not. She’s better off in SD
Trump has already selected Haley once for a position, so I don’t see why he wouldn’t do it again. She’d make a poor President, although I think she’d be better than any of the Communists. She probably increases Trump’s chances of winning. For every Tucker Carlson or Rand Paul he loses, he probably picks up at least as many suburban soccer moms.
If that’s his VP selection, so be it. I’ll enthusiastically vote for the ticket. The Communists must be defeated.
Totally ridiculous assumption. Not in a million years is Nikki Haley a Globalist ineligible nincompoop getting within a heartbeat of the Presidency.
The smart choice would be Elise Stefanik or Kristi Noem.
I don’t think either of them would be the same kind of back stabber as Haley or Pence.
>> Gonna LMFAO when Trump picks Nikki.
Gonna LMFAO at YOU when he doesn’t.
Eh.. no. She’s worse than pence and not the person to take over the maga movement in 28.
Exactly. These people are brainless cultists. We are f-—ed.
I won’t vote for Nikki Haley for any office. Period.
Complete horse**** till it actually happens. It won’t.
Or are you admitting Orange McFatass thinks with that little peepee he hasn't seen in 29 years?
>> Noem is a no name gal governor that stands as little chance at helping Trump as did Palin had with McCain.
President Trump isn’t John McCain.
Kristi Noem isn’t Sarah Palin.
And your analogy is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing in 2024.
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