So I’ll ask you again, succinctly.
Since you don’t trust Powell, what other option are you presenting?
Or is your proposal that we simply agree with your personal attacks against her, and assume she can’t be trusted, hence any real hope is lost, whether it is weakly feigned or not.
Straw man. I don't see where she is asking that "we simply agree" with her.
Instead, she is posting her opinion, and describing her reasoning. Of course, that type of persuasion welcomes agreement, but doesn't necessarily demand it.
The demand to agree is coming from the other side, where we're ridiculed, called names and insulted for not going along with the recommended thinking, even though there hasn't been evidence YET.
It's a bizarre effort at groupthink.
Maybe I have been unfair to you and did not understand your point.
Are you saying that Powell is the only hope Trump has?
If I misunderstood, all I can say in my defense is that it seems obvious that Powell is not the only hope, and it did not occur to me that anyone would think Powell was the only hope.
If you read numerous articles and comments on FR, you will see that Powell is not the only hope. I guess that obvious fact gets lost with all the fevered Powell worship.
So, cheer up! There are many possible routes to Trump victory, and I suspect one of them will win. I certainly hope so!
And IMO you should stop believing Powell is the only option.