Republican Party is going to be too busy fighting itself they won't notice/do anything to prevent the Democrats from winning. Fear not though! The Democrats will commit own goals to make the 2024 election between someone who is too old and someone who represents nobody.
I think DeSantis would win all the expected states but is such a divisive moron that it would drive minorities and young people to the polls in droves. All of his nonsense would be exposed on the internet, he would likely not tone down his rhetoric at all, there would be infighting between himself and Trump and people on both sides would say idiotic things (that Trumpians love but reasonable people would scoff at). Maybe he could beat Biden but that would be Biden's failure, not DeSantis's success. I think DeSantis would not be as successful as Trump because he's just as dumb but less authentic.
I don't think DeSantis is as dumb as Trump, not by a long stretch of the imagination - not that that's a particularly high ceiling to reach. I think he's much better tactically, less child-like and reactionary. His problem is that he's trying to appeal to the Trump base by emulating him too much instead of being his own man.
Agree on this. DeSantis is not dumb. He's more strategic than Trump is. Still, he probably won't be able to get much done if there is a split in Congress/House.
Honestly all DeSantis has to do in this situation is just give that classic, smug, ****-eating grin he always does...and Trump is done. No actual words needed.
Yes. I wasn't expecting any actual retort from Desantis. It will pay off for him to the bigger person and say nothing as Trump will go lower and lower.
I mean, it worked to get 74 million votes in 2020. I'm sure that everyone will have forgotten/forgiven Trump's misdeeds in 2024 so that he will now come out as a winner! If Trump runs, the only way that he can realistically win is if the Democrats run out Biden, Sanders or Clinton. Anyone else SHOULD be able to handily defeat him.
And we've seen the way he handles downhill...
It really depends how the next two years ago. Trump is already facing an uphill battle but the only reason he won in 2016 was because the Democrats did not put out a great candidate. By 2020, Trump already showed his colors and it was still close. The Democrats are not landslide favorites and putting out a candidate who is potentially having great-grandchildren while in office may not be a move showing the party "in touch" with the younger generations.Denying the 2020 election worked to get 74 million votes in 2020?
I'm quite sure they'd have a really easy time of it, lol.
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But who would be a suitably uniting candidate for the progressive and neocon wings of the donkey party? I like the Michigan congresswoman lady Elissa Slotkin. She seems sane. Probably too sane to accept the nomination, though. I'm sure there are glitzier potential candidates around.
For the most part, she is. However, one drawback is that she was a spook, and there's a decent number of people who don't want anyone like that anywhere near the government. Past that, she's pretty moderate and doesn't have any glaring radial positions. The district she represents, Michigan's 8th, is the district I spent the majority of my life in and it's incredibly diverse all things considered. On one side you have the wealthy areas like Rochester, Lake Orion, and Oxford and on the other side, you have the working-class East Lansing. Then in between is a mix of rednecks, farmers, white supremacists, and preppers.
Thanks, I was going to tag you for some insight as I know you're an ex-Michigander.
This reminds me of Hannity apparently, asking where this term, “Red Wave” was coming from in the last couple days. Followed immediately by a video showing him and all his Fox affiliates on the air talking about said wave.lol
For anyone unaware, that'sconfederateconservative media outlet The Federalist founder Ben Domenech.
Edit:"Confederate." Oops.
