As a card carrying Republican it sure feels like the juice is gone from Trump. I mean the morning after his announcement things aren't exactly buzzing.
I for one think DeSantis or Cruz could beat Trump in a primary and I've said that ever since 2020.
Trump's problem is that even if he runs a good campaign, stays on topic and remains civil it won't undo his baggage. The damage is sort of done.
None of this should let guys like McConnell and McCarthy off the hook. The Democrats are destroying the country and stand for all things socialism at this point. But they are way better politicians than the guys running the GOP. I mean pumping money into the other parties primary? How the f*ck is that even legal? Promising student loan debt relief that everyone with a functioning brain knows won't happen right up until election day and then letting it die. Somehow pushing the FTX bankruptcy filing off until 3 days AFTER the election? Its basic mob functioning we are watching here.
All that being said, if this is what it takes to win, then guys like McConnell need to be taken out behind the barn. He literally said last night that Republicans under performed because the party was too "mean" and was full of negativity. Well you are the leader of the party d*ckhole!
Last edited by Rex Phinney; 11-16-2022 at 12:50 PM.
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