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GOP donors dreaming of an alternative to Trump
Axios ^ | 8/19/23 | Barak Ravid

Posted on 08/19/2023 6:14:53 AM PDT by cotton1706

Several top GOP donors, panicked about their current choices, are holding back 2024 money with the long-shot dream of luring an alternative to former President Trump into the presidential race at the last minute.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp are getting secret overtures from establishment Republicans — and haven't ruled out running, top sources tell Axios.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alternative; alternative2trump; elections
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To: Susquehanna Patriot; All

Youngkin ought to test his strength by trying to take one of Virginia’s senate seats. If he can’t do UT, I question his ability to go any further politically.


41 posted on 08/19/2023 7:59:23 AM PDT by Reily (!!)
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To: Susquehanna Patriot

Rigged and fraudulent elections are not going to disappear after 2020. They will re appear in 2022, 2024, 2026, and 2028. By then America should be pretty much destroyed. The factions of the Left will continue to use rigged elections to get their man or woman in power. But as far as the Republican Leaders are concerned the Titanic sails on.


42 posted on 08/19/2023 8:08:01 AM PDT by sport
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To: cotton1706

There is no alternative to Trump unless one wants another lets try this dealer.


43 posted on 08/19/2023 8:09:31 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: cotton1706

There’s even ELITES in the GOP.


44 posted on 08/19/2023 8:11:41 AM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: Brian Griffin

He definitely can in 5 years. For a red state at least until recent, they passed some dumb laws like governor can’t pardon and only can ask for a pardon to a committee after 5 years of jail fulfilled. Who on earth thought these laws were a good idea?


45 posted on 08/19/2023 8:13:20 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: cotton1706

I thought Mike pence was the establishment guy, does he suck that bad that they need a backup?


46 posted on 08/19/2023 8:15:54 AM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: drypowder

Which is fine. But we’re screwed for 2028 and beyond. After trumps term, we have nobody. DeSantis was destroyed by trump. Conservatives want a trump part 2 which there is none. So were in trouble in 2028 for sure.


47 posted on 08/19/2023 8:17:32 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: Colo9250

How scary that two governors from bordering states talk. Must be miserable to finch at every turn.


48 posted on 08/19/2023 8:20:03 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: Reily

I agree.


49 posted on 08/19/2023 8:20:48 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: Susquehanna Patriot

Most were not born with a silver spoon in their mouths more get a hundred million from daddy.


50 posted on 08/19/2023 8:22:30 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: Salman

“The Deep State is bipartisan.

Really that’s the whole story here.”

Bares repeating. They don’t want us to have a choice on either side. Christy at less than 5% gets tons more TV time than RFK Jr at 20%.


51 posted on 08/19/2023 8:23:29 AM PDT by alternatives?
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To: cotton1706

I have an alternative for them: GO TO HELL!!


52 posted on 08/19/2023 8:24:16 AM PDT by ZULU (HOOVER, FREEH, MUELLER, COMEY, WRAY, SUCCESSION OF STATIST TRAITORS)
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To: escapefromboston

“GOPe had 7 years to find someone with a similar message to Trump but more “mainstream” but they did nothing but attack him and his voters.”

They had DeSantis but the big donors made him flip from Ukraine is not a strategic interest of the US to supporting the war in the first week after his announcement. That killed DeSantis. They have to have their war.


53 posted on 08/19/2023 8:30:35 AM PDT by alternatives?
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To: cotton1706

If Trump isn’t our next President then the forces of Satan have won.


54 posted on 08/19/2023 8:34:19 AM PDT by elpadre
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To: alternatives?

That’s true . That did seem to kill Ron’s chances pretty quick. He should have at least lied about it


55 posted on 08/19/2023 8:34:37 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: napscoordinator

“DeSantis was destroyed by trump.”

DeSantis was destroyed by being dependent on the big donors.


56 posted on 08/19/2023 8:37:45 AM PDT by alternatives?
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To: Paladin2

Amen!!!


57 posted on 08/19/2023 8:50:39 AM PDT by falcon99 ( )
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To: cotton1706
GOP donors dreaming of an alternative to Trump

We need someone we can bribe, buy and control...
58 posted on 08/19/2023 9:00:17 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: OttawaFreeper

You mean people that these donors can buy, unlike Trump.


Trump is actually quite “friendly” to donors. Budweiser in particular. The reality is Trump is going to run out of money again in 2024 and he needs all the donors he can get.


59 posted on 08/19/2023 9:05:02 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: cotton1706

Great post.

“In our country they tell us we have freedom of choice in our elections. That is blasphemy.. The elites choose two candidates for us. We are then allowed to vote for one of them. We are permitted to choose A or B.”
-Henry Miller in interview in The Devil At Large.


60 posted on 08/19/2023 9:16:28 AM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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