ATL Bear said:
The_barBEARian said:
ATL Bear said:
whiterock said:
LIB,MR BEARS said:
whiterock said:
Mothra said:
I am curious, if Ron DeSantis had an affair at some point, would that affect your ability to vote for him? I mean you've already come out fully throated supporting Trump despite what a piece of **** he is. Is it really going to sway you if DeSantis had an affair at some point while Trump was banging porn stars when his third wife was pregnant?
Nope.
And I haven't come out full-throated to support Trump.
All I've done is point out that he is, in fact, electable. For some reason, that triggers you.
here is my trigger
Picking a strategy (person) that motivates the opposition, motivates a large portion of the undecided against you and causes a large portion of like minded people to sit out the process.
Nothing about that sounds like a winning strategy and that triggers me.
I know GOP chairman who would try to destroy anyone who went out and tried to register black and brown voters. Absolutely refused to do it. Stay away from Black or Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, etc....
The rationale?
"They aren't our voters. All we will do if we go try to organize them is increase turnout for Democrats."
Moderate GOP'ers always want to pick the Mitt Romney types who look the part and say nothing that would excite the GOP base (because presumably doing so would antagonize independents and motivate the Democrat base.) Blah blah blah, nuance and matte hair gel, giving speeches that sound like undecipherable characters from Peanuts.
"I am impatient with those Republicans who after the last election rushed into print saying, "We must broaden the base of our party" - when what they meant was to fuzz up and blur even more the differences between ourselves and our opponents.
Our people look for a cause to believe in. Is it a third party we need, or is it a new and revitalized second party, raising a banner of no pale pastels, but bold colors which make it unmistakably clear where we stand on all of the issues troubling the people?
Let our banner proclaim our belief in a free market as the greatest provider for the people.
Let us explore ways to ward off socialism, not by increasing government's coercive power, but by increasing participation by the people in the ownership of our industrial machine.
It is time to reassert our principles and raise them to full view. And if there are those who cannot subscribe to these principles, then let them go their way."
--Ronald Reagan, CPAC speech 1975
Trust me, RDS is going to fire up Democrats just as much as Trump. Indeed, that's one of the most enduring things about RDS - he has the right enemies. So hug the cactus buddy, and get ready for incoming arty.
Trust me. You don't understand where Trump is today. He no longer excites bases he made in roads in before, and he's continuing to lose and alienate bases he requires in order to win. You're elevating a fairy tale based upon a perception of Trump that expired several years ago. The sooner he is sidelined and can get his tantrum and bridge burning over, the more likely DeSantis or whomever can move forward trying to win the election. Of course, it's possible Trump would try 3rd party since he doesn't have a magnanimous cell in his being. The first step is to stop propping him up and lying to ourselves that he can win.
Are you ever right about anything?
Yes. I flipped after the assassination attempt, which was likely the seminal event for his campaign. Elon jumped on board as well as many others who disdained him. Then Biden's dementia was so obvious no one could hide it and he withdraws, and crazy Kamala gets elevated, a horrible candidate.
But have fun simpleton!
I've been MAGA or bust since June, 2015 and my clairvoyance was vindicated tonight.
Trump is going to secure the border, deport the invaders, end the wars in Ukraine and Palestine, and kill inflation.
You globalists dont deserve the us, but we will save you anyway.
