Posted on 07/13/2024 6:12:25 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Now is the summer of Republican content.
The G.O.P. is confident and unified. Donald Trump has held a consistent and widening lead over President Biden in all the battleground states. Never Trumpers have been exiled, purged or converted. The Supreme Court has eased many of Trump’s legal travails while his felony convictions in New York seem to have inflicted only minimal political damage — if they didn’t actually help him.
Best of all for Republicans, a diminished Joe Biden seems determined to stay in the race, leading a dispirited and divided party that thinks of its presumptive nominee as one might think of a colonoscopy: an unpleasant reminder of age. Even if Biden can be cajoled into quitting, his likeliest replacement is Vice President Kamala Harris, whose 37 percent approval rating is just around that of her boss. Do Democrats really think they can run on her non-handling of the border crisis, her reputation for managerial incompetence or her verbal gaffes?
In short, Republicans have good reason to think they’ll be back in the White House next January. Only then will the regrets set in.
Three in particular: First, Trump won’t slay the left; instead, he will re-energize and radicalize it. Second, Trump will be a down-ballot loser, leading to divided and paralyzed government. Third, Trump’s second-term personnel won’t be like the ones in his first. Instead, he will appoint his Trumpiest people and pursue his Trumpiest instincts. The results won’t be ones old-school Republicans want or expect.
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Bret Stephens, the original TDS sufferer,
Just a quick note.
In the full video of green jacket girl, the actress looks up and around briefly to make sure the cameras are in place and recording before she begins her scene.
Totally 100% staged. Not spontaneous or real in any way.
The author has accepted the loss and is now bitterly complaining about it.
“Bret Stephens”
I love it when the left is looking out for us.....it’s always so sincere. 😏
It must be awful to be a Bret-tard...
Every Bret that I’ve ever known has had insecurity issues.
Late stage TDS symptoms include serious blood vessel and heart problems, mental disorders, blindness, nerve system problems.
You know, the new york times in general, and Bret Stephans in particular, could save a lot of time and just write “Trump Is A Big Old Doody Head!”
<< Trump’s second-term personnel won’t be like the ones in his first. Instead, he will appoint his Trumpiest people and pursue his Trumpiest instincts. >>
Hey Bret, you might want to try another tactic.
It’s like naming your boy “Sue”.
The old guard GOP regrets it, but they were the one’s who created the rules based international order that everyone except the small circle of self-selected so-called elite and their corrupt cronies want out of. May their souls rot in hell.
Well she has provided me with many good chuckles over the years, so I thank her for her performance whether staged or not.
“First, Trump won’t slay the left; instead, he will re-energize and radicalize it.”
Is the author saying resistance is futile so go ahead and surrender to your overlords now if you know what is good for you?
Damn those ‘tards sport some ugly chicks.
All patriotic Americans will appreciate the mass arrests of communist tyrants in America and their imprisonment or hanging. Leftists cannot “re-energize” if they are permanently taken out. There will be plenty of OVERDUE reckoning for American patriots to celebrate.
Second, Trump will be a down-ballot loser, leading to divided and paralyzed government. Third, Trump’s second-term personnel won’t be like the ones in his first. Instead, he will appoint his Trumpiest people and pursue his Trumpiest instincts.
Number two is unknown at this time but definitely not the worse that could happen. And as to number three, let us all pray.
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