My $20 gift card arrived today courtesy of Burgum. Never have I been so honored to donate negative-nineteen dollars to a political candidate. |
| The Trump 1/6 indictment effectively ends Mike Pence's bid for the presidency. |
I heard it reported within the last couple of days that he hasn’t even qualified for the first debate yet. |
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I listened to the NPR interview with Will Hurd, and he sounded smart and downright reasonable
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/31/1191075960/who-is-will-hurd-the-45-year-old-republican-presidential-hopeful (Maybe he didn't actually sound like a Republican, is the thing) In a better world, Will Hurd would get the nom and we'd have two normal people who have some policy disagreements - neither of whom presents an existential crisis to our existence as a nation. I guess that's not that world. |
| Trump is getting the nomination. The indictments embolden his base and the rest of the pack will either have to side with him, inflaming moderates, or oppose him, inflaming the base. |
Uh, that's because he no longer holds public office. It's pretty amazing how the R's stop drinking the Kool Aid and towing the MAGA line when they're reelection hopes don't depend on it. |
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Youngkin +7 on Biden in VA in hypothetical matchup for potus
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Will Hurd could probably grab both Republicans and Democrats, if he could make the ticket. Unfortunately, he won't. |
Republicans are not interested in anyone normal. The wackier the better for them. |