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I believe that is it Trump’s nomination, if he wants it. However, for some reason, I have an intuition that he is not going to stay in the race. I have no idea why, exactly, he might withdraw, but it must depend on some at-present unknown future event. I think others have the same feeling, and all these candidates, like DeSantis, are positioning themselves for the possibility.
Enjoy peak DeSantis. He’ll be at 4% in two weeks.
He’s just a suicide bomber to damage Trump. Paid for by the Kochs, Murdochs, the SpaceX guy and the Bushes.
Cue RinoRepubic riding to the defense of Dom Trump.
"Trump has presided over 3 consecutive disastrous election cycles, and I for one don’t believe America can survive a fourth."
Not referring to this writer, but I think it is wonderful how those on the left, the politicians, the media, Hollywood, etc, are, in a magnanimous show of bi-partisan goodwill, telling us the best thing we can do is abandon Trump for... whomever.
Who can doubt that they have our best interests at heart when they warn that Trump cannot win?
I guess they are looking for the best candidate for our side to make it a fair fight and an even match.
“ I support him because he fights the big cultural battles that will define America’s future, and wins.”
What you call “big cultural battles” are rope-a-dope to get your eye off the important issues about which the two parties are working together against the interests of the nation.
We need a president to be a president, to accomplish, truly accomplish big things. We don't need an entertainer. Consider Trump's first four years, a lot of talk, some half assed roll-outs that too often got stopped by the courts before the ink dried, and lots unfinished with even more excuses. I sure don't want another four years of that.
Consider further that what Trump did ignored Congress, was executive orders, and as quickly as he was gone, they were gone.
The border opened, energy independence killed, and so forth.
What we need is a legislator, someone that leads building lasting laws to close the border, deport illegals, secure our energy independence, reign in cultural destruction, etc.
That is why I'm going with DeSantis. It is making lasting changes, codified in law. He knows how to do this, he is doing it. Some is even Trump's agenda. He's not an entertainer, he's actually even a veteran.
Give it some thought.
“Whoever the Republican candidate is in 2024, I will vote for them. Joe Biden is destroying this country, and I think Kamala Harris would become president at some point between 2025 and 2029. That is unthinkable.”
I think that is the money quote. I fear out country is so divided so much so that even the Republican vote will be divided and another Dem will be president. I don’t think Biden will make it to the end of this year, at least mentally - but someone will fill that slot and they will be equally horrible.
I appreciate everything Ron DeSantis is doing in Florida. I think his policy positions most closely lineup with mine of all the candidates. That said, I don’t know how he recovers from yesterday. Also, his speech was milquetoast and boring. I just don’t see how that can prevail in this political environment. He would have been best to wait for four years. may the best man win, but I just don’t think DeSantis can do with this election cycle. I love what he’s doing for Florida, but charisma seems to be lacking. I suppose we will see!
He’s basically where I’m at. I think Trump probably wins the nomination any way. But I will vote for DeSantis in the primary because I haven’t seen Trump say anything to attack the left in about 6 month. He spends all his time attacking DeSantis.
The Republican nominee needs to be someone who wins the nomination by fighting the left, not someone trying to win the nomination in order to fight the left.
All the people performing mental gymnastics on this site defending Trump are trying to justify him doing the latter, and it doesn’t work for me.
If one calls Desantis being dead in the water a race.
I’ve seen comments that DeSantis leans towards globalism. Any remarks, either way?
I just can’t figure out why DeSantis chose to destroy his brand so early in his career.
If he waited 4 years he would be a shoe-in.
Now he’ll just be another Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio or Jed Bush or...
He coulda’ been somebody.
DeSantis is clueless on international affairs and events it’s why he never talks about them his pimps keep him shielded for such questions.
Xi and Putin and the rocket man will roll him around like a child playing with Jello on a table.
Blah blah blah.
The election was stolen and if Trump voters turn a blind eye and move on, treating 2024 like it is a normal election cycle - then all is lost. We will have conceded victory to the same ruling class that stole the election.
That’s why it must be Trump. He’s the only one that can take back what was stolen from us.
Plus, he is clearly the best man for the job - a proven fighter and promise keeper.