Anonymous wrote:
DP. Definitely. I think there's also a recognition that Trump is a loose cannon and a nut. Fox News may spew its right wing BS about Joe Biden and the Chinese balloon all day long, but at the end of the day the establishment elites were relieved Biden was handling that and not Trump. They don't have to worry about it with any of the 2024 contenders except for Trump.
Anonymous wrote:No one want to hear Mike Pence of all people talk about 'being straight with the American people".
Where was he when Trump was trashing the place?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Haley seems unlikely to win a MAGA primary, but maybe her long game is to attack Trump (taking some of the heat away from DeSantis), endorse DeSantis and finally become his running mate.
If you take Trump out of the equation then I think Haley has a good shot. People love DeSantis for his whole flamethrower schtick, but DeSantis hasn't had to "perform" on a national stage yet. His press is pretty tightly controlled. Remains to be seen if he can have the same success if he has to face national press.
I think Haley is auditioning for the VP slot.
Haley could be a great VP candidate (certainly better than Harris), but Logan and DeSantis have much more substance and solid track record. Both have performed well during difficult times in swing/ moderate states.
I don't see Hogan as a running mate with Trump unless he totally sells out. I don't agree that DeSantis has more substance or track record over Haley.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Haley seems unlikely to win a MAGA primary, but maybe her long game is to attack Trump (taking some of the heat away from DeSantis), endorse DeSantis and finally become his running mate.
If you take Trump out of the equation then I think Haley has a good shot. People love DeSantis for his whole flamethrower schtick, but DeSantis hasn't had to "perform" on a national stage yet. His press is pretty tightly controlled. Remains to be seen if he can have the same success if he has to face national press.
I think Haley is auditioning for the VP slot.
Haley could be a great VP candidate (certainly better than Harris), but Logan and DeSantis have much more substance and solid track record. Both have performed well during difficult times in swing/ moderate states.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My bet is that both major party nominees will be governors.
Maybe Jared Polis for the Democrats and Joe Lombardo for the Republicans, if someone born in Japan on a U.S. military base is eligible to run for president.
I don’t think that Trump or his voters are that conservative. About half of his voters like him mainly because he knows how to convey the impression that he’s down to earth and candid about what matters. Lombardo is actually candid and down-to-earth, and he can make the case that he’s been tough on crime, as sheriff, in a non-crazy way.
Most other Republican governors come off as fake or flaky, and they’ll filter out in the debates.
The reality is that it is almost certain Joe Biden will be the nominee. And if he doesn’t run for health reasons, Kamala Harris is guaranteed to get the nomination. I wouldn’t waste any time or energy fantasizing about someone else.
Exactly. If Biden runs, which he says he's doing, no one is going to even challenge him.
Then he'll lose.