Posted on 02/08/2023 8:41:36 PM PST by lasereye
DeSantis' best move would be to take a pass next year and let Trump lose. Biden will say he fixed the economy, brought back manufacturing, solved Covid and so on. The media will amplify those claims. Inflation will probably not be back to normal levels, but it will be well below the highest recent levels, and he'll claim he fixed that too. He'll use the abortion issue to his advantage and keep repeating that Trump (or any other Republican) is going to cut Medicare and Social Security. He'll blame Trump for Covid again. Forget about the laptop impacting anything.
He'll get the mushy middle of the road voters to forget about the border, suppressing oil and gas drilling (he'll be playing games with the SPR to keep gas low), massive spending bills, Afghanistan, the incompetence of appointees like Buttigieg, shortages etc. The swing voters' perception of Biden's competence will have increased considerably - especially if we have no recession or a very brief one - which seems possible.
You would have to be an ignoramus.
We won’t have a country by the time November 2024 rolls around. And if we have a country that will reelect this drooling demented meat puppet, then we really don’t have a country worth saving.
If he is allowed once again to have complete free reign on multiple networks to control the narrative without any competing message, he will indeed win again. That was one of the most aggressive and effective ad campaigns in the history of elections, and he had it all to himself on multiple media outlets nationwide, targeting the demographics most likely to vote and those that voted third party in 2016. The perception being presented uncontested was of a strong Joe Biden - patriot, man of integrity, man of accomplishment, vision for a positive future for America, he would bring a breath of fresh air, etc. There was so much material to combat this - the "hairy legs" clip that could have been its own stand alone ad, the plagiarism news clips, various other scandals, etc. But nothing. Biden had complete free reign he had in the living room campaign.
Republicans are idiots when it comes to campaigns. And I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
I completely agree with your assessment. Too many people are afraid of being ‘put on a list’, so they’ll remain silent.
I want to be on every list in existence.
The strategy that has the best chance in 2024 is to portray him as a pathological liar. Hammer that theme relentlessly. Run commercials showing him saying all kinds of ridiculous things and contradictory things - both on policy and his personal history.
Once you drive perceptions of his honesty way down, then you talk about how specific issues like oil and gas production, border etc., because his ability to BS his way around those things will have been reduced.
I don’t think they will use the strategy I’m suggesting. More likely they’ll bet that talking about inflation if it’s still somewhat high, and some other economy things and the border is their best bet. But he will convince the swing voters that those things are basically okay. Because they still see him as more or less honest.
I don’t think even Trump realizes how skilled Biden is at spinning. Repeating a few lines like “lyin Biden” or “crooked Biden” will not be good enough.
Secession is the only potentially peaceful way out of this madness.
we cannot fix it from the inside via the intended methods as they have been subverted and corrupted by the communists.
However, I don’t believe secession is a long term solution without Texas being involved. Water ports are a vital resource.
That could be true especially if democrats run on racism and abortion. They are tearing the country to pieces with that sh__.
I'd be interested in a weekly report, complete with historical graphs, to show all the voters the true state of the economy from the view of the consumer.
If voting were indicative of the country’s priorities, it is painfully evident that Americans arE more interested in killing babies than putting food on the table.
God help us.
Amazing how many people believe the USA has free and fair elections.
America has become Haiti but with nukes.
At least in Haiti you can have bottom up coups and revolts.
LOL.
I think they will also run on social security and Medicare which they will frame as republicans want to end it in five year as senator Scott has mentioned every chance he gets including Wednesday.
Unless the 2020 election gets fixed it doesn’t matter which Republicans runs.
Did Senator Scott say Republicans want to end them, or did he say that the Dems are lying that Republicans want to end them? I'm assuming you mean the latter.
Scott's proposal to recertify all benefit programs each year (that he suddenly floated right in the middle of last year's election) may have cost Republicans some races. Of course he wasn't talking about SS/Medicare, but it was inevitable that the Dems would say he was. He's not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Yes, they will. That’s another one.
I’m glad I get to help kick him out of the senate during the next primary. I hope the GOP in Florida are looking for good candidates to run against this jerk.
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