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DONALD DOES DAYTONA
Powerline ^ | FEBRUARY 16, 2020 | JOHN HINDERAKER

Posted on 02/16/2020 4:07:04 PM PST by Hojczyk

In what many deem a stroke of political genius, President Trump served today as Grand Marshal of the Daytona 500 NASCAR race. He vowed to take a lap in the armored presidential limousine serving as a pace car, and did. Here are two short videos that show some of the action:

https://twitter.com/FOXSports/status/1229135814946410496

https://twitter.com/NASCARONFOX/status/1229137604593037314

As you would expect, the president got an enthusiastic reception from the crowd of up to 200,000. NASCAR is famously patriotic, and Trump is a patriotic president. That may turn out to be the most fundamental difference between Trump and his Democratic opponent in November.

In 1972, I was discussing the upcoming presidential election with a friend from college. Both of us were on the left at the time, but my friend summed up the race succinctly: “Nixon is going to win because he is for America, and McGovern is against America.” It depends somewhat on who wins the Democratic nomination, but essentially the same dynamic will be on display this year

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: bloggers; daytona; fl2020; nascar; nascarvote; pacecar; powerlineblog; trump2020; trumpdaytona500
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To: hecticskeptic

Deplorable Daughter wish that Barron was there.


81 posted on 02/16/2020 8:14:36 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: Hojczyk

Will the race start over or will it resume with some number of laps already run?

I had tickets to go one year but I got sick a couple of days before the big race and I was lucky to sell the tickets to a friend of a friend.


82 posted on 02/16/2020 8:16:50 PM PST by libertylover (Democrats hated Lincoln too.)
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To: RealVirginia

Daytona International Airport next to the track...


83 posted on 02/16/2020 8:17:23 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: Hojczyk
In case the libs start yelling about the flyover is a waste of taxpayer dollars, we should remind them of Obama taking AF1 out for a photo mission over New York City and scaring the hell out of the populace. 😠
84 posted on 02/16/2020 8:17:34 PM PST by Fast Moving Angel (The words of the prophets are written on the Facebook walls and tenement halls.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Lol! I can’t believe it, This EXISTS!
That is fantastic, thanks!


85 posted on 02/16/2020 8:28:49 PM PST by smvoice (I WILL NOT WEAR THE RIBBON.)
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To: RummyChick
bloomberg spent a lot of money advertising..seems like I saw one every break

President Trump and wife Melania SHOW UP in person to participate. They SHOW RESPECT for the EVENT and its participators.

DIM-BULB Bloomberg shows his face by running electronic messages trying to diminish Trump while attempting to elevate himself>

I ask ONE question... which man's approach has more GRACE, STYLE, and RESPECT?

86 posted on 02/16/2020 8:46:29 PM PST by VideoDoctor
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To: BushCountry

“If you look at the post — it said 2020/02. Easy mistake to be made.”

definitely ... because the damn interweb media is just too damn lazy to check anything out for themselves, and so once something that isn’t true enters the interweb echo chamber, it just keeps getting repeated exponentially ... that’s how the lies of the dying lying leftist fake stream enemedia get repeated ad naseum ...


87 posted on 02/16/2020 8:46:39 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: DoughtyOne
Enjoy folks, we’ll never see the likes of this guy again.

I'll agree times 10!

88 posted on 02/16/2020 8:49:39 PM PST by VideoDoctor
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To: hardspunned

LOL! Good one!


89 posted on 02/16/2020 8:52:02 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (I'm triggered by liberals and other assorted moonbats.)
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To: Hojczyk

Why is the gear down?


90 posted on 02/16/2020 8:56:44 PM PST by A strike ( Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: Hojczyk

https://twitter.com/FOXSports/status/1229135814946410496

https://twitter.com/NASCARONFOX/status/1229137604593037314


91 posted on 02/16/2020 10:40:09 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: AAABEST

SWEET!!!


92 posted on 02/17/2020 1:48:37 AM PST by mowowie
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To: dblshot

Fyi the Daytona airport runway is right next to the track. AF1 was simply landing.


93 posted on 02/17/2020 3:11:59 AM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: eartick

Yes, they said he was in “the beast”.


94 posted on 02/17/2020 4:56:30 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: All

Penlosi's ripping up her frequent flier miles......she was told she cant do a flyover.

95 posted on 02/17/2020 5:39:25 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: VideoDoctor
d":^)
96 posted on 02/17/2020 10:15:54 AM PST by DoughtyOne (The DNC has a taxidermist on speed dial for Nancy, Hillary, and Ruth.)
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To: DoughtyOne

Trump always looks like he is having fun using the symbols of power. Like a kid locked in the toy store—with all the ice cream and candy he wants.


97 posted on 02/17/2020 11:13:08 AM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

Yeah, and I get a kick out of watching him do it.


98 posted on 02/17/2020 11:16:48 AM PST by DoughtyOne (The DNC has a taxidermist on speed dial for Nancy, Hillary, and Ruth.)
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To: Enlightened1

IRT the Thomas/Trump picture. The guy that photobombed it has a keeper. and likely a nice picture frame as well


99 posted on 02/17/2020 11:34:33 AM PST by EVO X
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To: Blueflag

Well that takes the fun out of it. But thanks. Didn’t know that. It’s been a long time since I was in Daytona. Like 1966 if I recall.


100 posted on 02/19/2020 12:18:04 PM PST by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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