Quote (Black XistenZ @ 3 Jul 2022 21:17)
The 2016 Republican primary was a pissing contest between chipmunks (until Trump waltzed in and showed he had the most shit to throw around).
In the 2024 Republican primary, Trump is the 700 pound gorilla and it will be an uphill battle for anyone to defeat him.
In a field with a huge number of unremarkable dudes, a good debate performance can easily turn things around. In a 1on1 against Trump, it will take far more than that.
the media (foreign and domestic), RINOs, and lefties (foreign and domestic) will push for Desantis hard, thinking they can influence him more, and hoping to torpedo the GOP primary into a “civil war” of attrition with no winners. the worst outcome for them is a unified Trump and Desantis leading the charge, even if neither are on the ticket (or one, or both)
it will remain to be seen if Desantis is cerebral enough to sidestep their subversion. so far he’s shown the mettle without the brashness and self-inflicted missteps Trump did starting in late 2019 until the end of his term. still not sold that Trump is even running (think its more prudent for him to remain and strengthen his “kingmaker” position). and i don’t think Desantis has anything to gain by running in what will be a miserable 2024 year. it will be a minefield to fix the USA ship at the rate we are going.
besides which biden is still the record setting 81+ million (more minority votes than trump and obama combined or whatever) 100% loyal voters who all 100% support each and every decision and policy the harris/biden administration has. so biden is a lock, based on math presented to us by the media
This post was edited by excellence on Jul 3 2022 08:28pm