Mick Mulvaney: Trump Is ‘The Only Republican Who Could Lose’

Breitbart ^ | 11/15/2022 | Pam Key

[Major Matt Mason]

The correct response would be, "No Republican can win if nothing is done about election fraud."

[MrRelevant]

Hey.... even when the GOP win, they lose. Magic ballots are all the rage.

[odawg]

“I personally know a significant number of people who literally have cut off all contact with anyone who supports Trump.”

And I honestly can say the same thing for people who support Biden.

“The amount of hatred I’ve seen towards Trump dwarfs anything I ever saw towards Reagan, Bush, etc..”

That statement brands you as a fake. Your circle of acquaintances is infinitesimal compared to the voting public.

“If you don’t think those people were motivated to vote against Trump even if they weren’t enthusiastic about Biden, I’d suggest you need to get out more.”

No, I did not say or hint that people were motivated to vote against Trump. If you think that is some new truth you just discovered, you need to get out more.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Names:

Pompeo - CIA guy
Pence - deep state sell out
Haley - fake name, fake conservative
Gov from Maryland making noises
Christie?

Typically whoever publishes a book

[Steamburg]

The timing for a Party War could not be better. It will be over and the winners will be drinking from the skulls of their enemies well before meaningful campaigning starts for 2024.

[DoughtyOne]

You are lost in space bud.

Think about the times we live in. This is not Reagan’s
Day. This nation is more polarized than it has ever been,
and who do you blame?

Do you blame Obama who relished being called “the One”,
the person who trashed a man who shot a Black person
bashing his head into the ground over and over? Do you
blame Hillary for calling Trump supporter deplorables?
Do you blame the Democrats for calling Trump and his
supporters Fascists? Why no, your go-to guy to blame
is solely Trump.

The Democrats, the media, their brown shirts on the
Street, ANTIFA and BLM, torched cities across the nation
but no, it was Trump that caused all the hatred.

You do understand the effort was all to discredit Trump,
and Mitch and Paul just sat on their hands with their
mouths sewed shut, right?

Oh… Trump was abrasive.

I guess that’s worse than murder, rioting, looting, and
arson.

[DoughtyOne]

Sounds good.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

“””Pompeo - CIA guy
Pence - deep state sell out
Haley - fake name, fake conservative
Gov from Maryland making noises
Christie?”””

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I like your list.

You know the ONE thing each of these people have in common????

All of them are UNEMPLOYED!!!!!!

So each of the above listed people will be more than happy to announce their candidacy.

They all need a job and running for President pays very well.

[Midwesterner53]

He would not have been on CNN if he had anything positive to say about Trump.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Yep I forgot about 2018. My brother has a good theory about what is going on. He said Democrats use to estimate how many fake ballots they would need to win which is how Hillary lost. They under estimated.

Then they came up with the plan to stop estimating and get exact counts.... if they waited late or delayed a count they could get an exact number of how many fake ballots they would need.

That’s why we saw Biden votes going straight up late at night in 2020 and why there were all these delays counting in 2022. The bastards are counting how many fake ballots they need.

[elpadre]

“...President Donald Trump is the only Republican who can’t win the 2024 general election....”

Who else has proven conclusively that he can Make America Great Again (MAGA). Donald Trump is the only Republican who can win the 2024 general election and MAGA.

[Chgogal]

I like you moved from a Blue state. Did you vote Democrat in Maryland? You brought your voting habit with you to a Pink State. Many red leaning voters escaped to Florida and voted accordingly. I

It helps having an excellent Governor.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

The country is polarized on a bunch of substantive issues. That can't be changed without abandoning our positions on those issues, which we obviously should not do. We're going to lose some swing voters because of our stances in those issues, and that's okay because it is unavoidable.

But in addition to that, Trump's habit of making offhand comments that have nothing to do with those issues, making gratuitous insults, sometimes just for his own amusement, etc., needlessly alienates other swing voters who might otherwise have been winnable votes. And those things matter to those voters -- and cost us votes -- regardless of whether you or I think they should matter or not. It's just reality. Asking whether those things are worse than murder, looting, etc., misses the point. Because the point is that the demeanor/conduct issues do matter to those voters.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

—> He won’t win the nomination and then he will destroy the country by running as a third party candidate...

I don’t believe he won’t win, unless a corrupt Republican Party acts to prevent it.

If they are corrupt, I’m fine with Trump running 3rd party.

In case you missed it, the country has been destroyed.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

So true!

I’m sure there will be several more.

[Drew68]

~92% of the candidates Trump endorsed won. That’s not a loser.

Not the candidates who's races truly mattered.

Trump is trying to take credit for the safe bet races of people like Rubio, Grassley, and Rand Paul when he talks about his "93% winning endorsements!" but the real test is how did Trump's picks do in the swing states he lost in 2020 but will need to win in 2024 if he wants to have a shot?

Let's take a look at Trump's "hand-picked" endorsements:

Governors:

Lombardo: W
Lake: L
Mastriano: L
Michels: L
Dixon: L
Perdue: L

Senate:

Johnson: W
Walker: RO
Masters: L
Oz: L
Laxalt: L
Bolduc: L

Secretaries of State:

Finchem: L
Karamo: L
Marchant: L
Hice: L

These are the states Trump needs to win and nobody was buying what he was selling.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

The country is polarized on a bunch of substantive issues. That can't be changed without abandoning our positions on those issues, which we obviously should not do. We're going to lose some swing voters because of our stances in those issues, and that's okay because it is unavoidable.

But in addition to that, Trump's habit of making offhand comments that have nothing to do with those issues, making gratuitous insults, sometimes just for his own amusement, etc., needlessly alienates other swing voters who might otherwise have been winnable votes. And those things matter to those voters -- and cost us votes -- regardless of whether you or I think they should matter or not. It's just reality.

Asking me whether those things are worse than murder, looting, etc., misses the point, because I'd vote for Trump anyway in the general election. Because the point is that the demeanor/conduct issues do matter to those voters, and tip the scales for people who might otherwise be undecided.

[Bratch]

Eurysthenes Twitter Thread unrolled via Threadreader:

🧵The AZ governor's race is still yet to be called, but it looks like Lake is going to lose. People have been understandably focussed on the Senate race both in that side and nationally, but in my view this is a far more important defeat and has major consequences going forward.

Lake fought a strong campaign, but was unable to overcome the unprecedented ballot harvesting operation (83% of votes estimated to be Early / Absentee by ABC News) and likely widespread voter fraud and suppression, not to mention her opponent running the election as SoS. 

This is also the reason why Laxalt was defeated in NV (where 79% of ballots were cast early) and Oz was defeated in PA. No excuse postal voting, ballot harvesting, and / or early voting are also permitted in GA, MI, and even FL.

Lake's defeat means that the Arizona electoral system will continue to function as it has since 2020, and that Republicans will be unable to win any statewide election in the foreseeable future. The same is true of any state where such rules persist. 

This is my estimation of the current electoral map as it stands. Whilst NV and GA are currently unwinnable, both have GOP governors who could - but may not - change this by 2024. Regardless, the Democrats have now guaranteed victory in 270 EVs worth of States.

This means that it is now no longer possible for Republicans to win the presidency under current conditions. It may be possible to retake the Senate in 2024 by flipping two or more of MT, WI, OH, WV, and possibly NV - but the Presidency is now a DNC Sinecure. 

As we saw under the Obama regime, the Presidency no longer requires a majority in the legislature to govern. Expect to see a continued rise in the use of executive orders, and potentially increased conflict between the regime and the currently conservative-majority Supreme Court. 

Obviously, this has substantial implications for the strategic landscape of US politics. The only issue for Republicans at a federal level going forward is election integrity. Nothing matters other than this. 

All politics going forward is metapolitics. The battle for control of federal offices will now occur in the legislatures and the courthouses, not at the ballot box. Elections will be won by those who manage procedural outcomes - campaigns will be virtually irrelevant. 

The good news is that this frees the right from the unceasing struggle between tactical and strategic victories, as the former are no longer plausible. Focus can be put solely into beneficially escalating the conflict without regard for short-term electoral consequences. 

(This is the part where I issue a mea culpa over my brief period of advocacy for DeSantis. We all make mistakes. Given the above description, there is only one man for the job of GOP nominee in 2024...)

It is no longer viable to win by having good candidates and a popular message.

GOP cannot win the Presidency in 2024 or beyond under current conditions.

Decisions now should be taken with regard to developing America's cold civil war to our advantage, not winning particular elections. 

Political energy now must be spent solely on destroying the Republican establishment and turning the GOP into a fully insurgent party.

I for one hope that Blake Masters is acquainting himself with the Kentucky housing market - I hear Lexington is beautiful this time of year. 

Useful discussion now must centre on how the right of the GOP can demolish the GOPe, and how it must develop as it does so.

The conflict is going to intensify, and things are going to get rough, but we must ensure it does so to our advantage - the only way out is through. 

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[DoughtyOne]

Out of 254 endorsements, 222 of them winning, this is what you came
up with to bash Trump.

That would mean over 200 decent people made it in, and you can’t find
anything to be happy about.

YIKES!

[DoughtyOne]

And yet we won in 2016, and are pretty certain we won in 2020.

You guys are buying off on the wrong talking points.