Posted on 01/15/2022 5:30:55 PM PST by simpson96
he affluent suburb of Paradise Valley in Arizona is a traditional Republican stronghold.
With multi-million-dollar homes dotting a desert filled with towering saguaro cactus plants, its residents enjoy a choice of more than half a dozen golf courses, discreet upmarket shopping centres and award-winning restaurants, all nestled against the spectacular backdrop of Camelback Mountain.
Donald Trump stormed to victory here in 2016.
Paradise Valley is part of Maricopa County, an area of 2.1 million voters which includes the city of Phoenix and its outlying areas and which has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.
Yet in 2020, Maricopa County delivered a bombshell when voters turned in droves against President Trump in favour of Democratic rival Joe Biden.
'It was seismic,' says life-long Republican Benny White, who unsuccessfully ran for local office and found himself being chased down driveways by furious residents branding him a 'Trumper'.
'People just turned against Trump. He became a visceral figure of hate. I was chased away. People were screaming abuse at me.'
Losing Maricopa County – and, subsequently, Arizona itself – proved fatal for Trump, who continues to insist the election was 'stolen' from him, a claim which has been roundly refuted and which his critics have dubbed the 'Big Lie'.
Yet today in Paradise Valley (population: 14,362), things are feeling rather different. The November 2020 election seems a long time ago. And for the former President, that could be very good news.
Many Paradise Valley voters regret switching their support to Biden. And when The Mail on Sunday visited last week, they said they'd now rather vote for Trump, should he choose to run again.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“he is too old and polarizing to win any general.”
Yeah ... Because he just squeaked by with his same personality in 2016 and 2020 General Elections. /s
A President Trump and Governor DeSantis ticket would be a killer. It would also setup Governor DeSantis for his 8 years as President.
I remember it well. The MSM was in total shock. They thought they had successfully killed all Reagan support.
And the reason he lost in 2020.
Trump won in 2016 because a lot of people who couldn't stand him voted for him anyways because they loathed Hillary Clinton even more. Biden didn't have this problem.
So well said...best response I’ve heard !
SO ARTICULATE AND COMPLETE.
Desantis probably wont run ..his wife is sick and 2024 might be too soon
Campaigns are taxing
Lets see a show of hands. Who out there want a Ken doll for President? Who out there wants a President to do what he/she says they will do in office? Which is more important? You figure it out.
Ah, yes, and the same was said about Reagan. Get lost, surrender monkey...
“Trump’s personality is a negative. He needs to tone it down.”
The big lie shouted by the liberal media, gullible republicans, and establishment hacks (both parties).
First, Trump did not lose the election, it was stolen. And only a blind fool would admit otherwise.
Second, Trump had more votes in 2020 than any toned-down, weak spine Republican in history. At least 14,000,000 more votes.
And now he does...only much, much worse.
"Lock her up!"
"We're going to build a great big beautiful wall and make Mexico pay for it!"
Let Trump Be Trump. There’s a method to the madness.
“And the reason he lost in 2020.”
Nope. Illegal voting is why he lost. Corrupt election officials is why he lost. A spineless & corrupt judiciary is why he lost.
Despite massive volumes of lies, misquotes and intentional sabotage Trump is still well liked in parts of the UK.
The irony of you calling someone fragile is rich indeed. You simply cannot process a reality in which Trump isn’t a universally beloved winner of all that he touches, so you make up and inhabit your own dream world instead. Have fun in there.
“Joe Biden is indeed manning the Oval Office.”
Of course you know that his bony ass behind the Resolute Desk does not mean he won the election.
Georgia and Arizona are tilting left due to shifting demographics. Texas and Idaho are seeing record influxes as well. Florida is far from secure. But rather than confront these facts it’s easier to accuse the other side of the discussion of…Showering with a mask on.
Good luck.
Yep/ 🙂
The reasons the demographics are changing in those states is due to illegal immigration. We need someone to stop that. Someone strong. That person is Trump. Take your ‘Never-Trumper’ attitude and go back to bed.
But what ia being done about election integrity? We could have a repeat of 2020
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