I can’t see de Santis actually running for president unless Trump drops out, this bickering between them may just be bantering for fun to confuse the opposition.
So Trump is really the only realistic hope for 2024 in play right now. Of course he’s not perfect and many might wish there was a Trump-like figure who was around 50 years old and absolutely convinced of the need to take on the deep state with a fully committed team. This is the problem, Trump deserves the loyalty of those who love freedom, but we also want to see a win, this is too important a situation to tolerate anything less than a decisive win.
Tonight does not look like a decisive win. How many unexpected R wins have there been? How many expected R wins have failed to materialize? I’m not blaming Trump, he can’t cure human stupidity nor can he fix flawed voting systems, at least not at this point in time. This is the catch-22, to fix all the problems you have to win by a large margin, but some of the problems you want to fix are the reasons why you can’t have a large margin.
It is exasperating, and of course it can only get worse as sensible people age out of the system.
I think it would help if Trump and de Santis, and maybe also Cruz, would present a united front. That might get the attention of a few unimpressed but reachable voters. I don’t think the jockeying for position does the cause much good, although I also don’t suppose it drives many away, the stakes are too high.
Anyway, doing high fives after tonight’s result would be rather like if the German soccer team returned from a 1-1 draw with Albania and demanded a ticker tape parade. “We didn’t lose.” Yeah, you didn’t lose. But NO PARADE.
Trump threatens the “Working” Group of Financial Markets (1998ff.)
All the freeloaders.
Great analysis.
I agree.
Except I think De Santis will be ready. After Trump “teasing” his intentions before the work of WINNING this election was done, I do not think he has a chance. He is polarizing and he is somewhat childish. As we have seen tonight, some people will elect absolute morons and re-elect fascists rather easily than consider anyone from the “Trump” camp. They will not vote for DJT in 2024.
I love what Trump did but listening lately, I do not hear the same things from him. I hear a lot of posturing and ego.
That is NOT what gained him victory in ‘16.