Comments on: Why nominate Trump?

By: BrooklynBoy

BrooklynBoy — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:48:53 +0000

“Chuckles. His father did better in 1988.”
His mediocre father won Reagan’s 3rd term.

By: Ray SoCa

Ray SoCa — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 23:56:39 +0000

I’ve been very surprised in my talks with Blue collar workers, Asian, Hispanic, black, and White how pro Trump they are. Especially those more Christian.

They despise Biden.

The more educated the person, I find the more likely they are pro Biden.

On my political opinions at work, I try to be the grey man with vendors and customers.

One of my customers even had a pro Antifa type sign. Something along the lines of lives matter more than properly. Very educated person.

By: neo

neo — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 18:38:52 +0000

miguel cervantes:

Most of the people who have agita about DeSantis have succumbed to a Cult of Personality about Trump, and they have been fed lies and exaggerations about DeSantis and therefore have dismissed him. Trump has encouraged this, of course, and so have certain pundits, as well as many commenters spreading the Word. It is incredibly destructive and I think if it continues, this fanaticism and split will only enable the re-election of Democrats.

By: neo

neo — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 18:28:13 +0000

Ray SoCa:

Trump moved the GOP in a more populist direction, and that’s okay with me. But he’s not moving anyone anymore, except away from him.

By: Art Deco

Art Deco — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:31:54 +0000

His 2004 reelection was successful only because he was able to win the votes of vast numbers of swing state voters who hadn’t voted Republican previously,
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Chuckles. His father did better in 1988.

By: cb

cb — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:55:23 +0000

No doubt about Trump’s thoughts on the Ukraine/Russia conflict, is there a clear ‘DeSantis Policy’ yet? And his thoughts on ‘foreign entanglements’ (especially wars) would be good to know. Maybe I haven’t been paying close enough attention.

By: Bauxite

Bauxite — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:47:32 +0000

Ray SoCa – I have no problem with moving the GOP in a more populist direction. Where is your evidence that Trump has the ability to reach beyond traditional Republican voters, though? Certainly not since 2016. At least the net hasn’t been favorable since 2016.

(FYI – Do you know who else had the ability to reach beyond traditional Republican voters? George W. Bush. His 2004 reelection was successful only because he was able to win the votes of vast numbers of swing state voters who hadn’t voted Republican previously, including many who hadn’t voted at all previously.

That model worked exactly once, in 2004. Eight years later in 2012, Obama ran more or less the same playbook in reverse and massively turned out a bunch of Democrat-leaning voters who hadn’t bothered to vote previously. We are now as far from Trump’s only election victory as 2012 was to 2004.)

By: Ray SoCa

Ray SoCa — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:28:46 +0000

Trump has the ability to reach out beyond traditional Republican Voters. DeSantis has not shown Trumps ability to connect yet, or his retail politics ability. Trump comes across as genuine. Trump is moving the gop into a more populist direction, and the eGOP hates that.

By: BrooklynBoy

BrooklynBoy — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 15:28:24 +0000

@neo
“Surber is living in Dreamland.”
I just finished reading Surber’s article and I agree with you, it is an apalling column. He comes across like a Disciple of Trump who is his Saviour of the Republic.

By: Art Deco

Art Deco — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 15:24:21 +0000

I’m inclined vote for whom the Republicans nominate, though in re some I’d do so with displeasure. Four of the announced candidates have little or no time under their belt as executives and three others have a history of having sold social conservatives down the river (something the lothario DJT hasn’t done). Of the five remaining, one is the former President. I’m viscerally sympathetic to Trump, but given his age and family history, I do wish he’d pass the baton.