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  • taiwan_girlT Offline
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    taiwan_girl
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    #228

    I agree with @LuFins-Dad and @jon-nyc .

    The best candidate the Democrat could have in 2024 election is President Trump.

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    • X xenon

      Why do you seem to want Trump, @Jolly

      Is it his electability or governing chops?

      Pendulums are a thing. I don’t think we’ll get moderate on the other side of that one.

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      #229

      @xenon

      I could be persuaded to support DeSantis, but if Trump can navigate the legal rapids, I don't see DeSantis making a run at him...Unless Trump does something really stupid.

      A moderate Republican? A RINO? Won't make it through the primaries, especially in the South.

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

        @LuFins-Dad said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

        Biden didn’t beat Trump. It was +50% of the electorate voting “not Trump”.

        I see no reason to think that will be different in 2024.

        Agreed. But Biden will still be “not Trump” in 2024.

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        #230

        @jon-nyc I watched Biden on the news today. The man can barely walk. By 2024, he may not be able to. The American public has elected a guy in a wheelchair before, but not a senile guy in a wheelchair...

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • JollyJ Jolly

          @jon-nyc I watched Biden on the news today. The man can barely walk. By 2024, he may not be able to. The American public has elected a guy in a wheelchair before, but not a senile guy in a wheelchair...

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          #231

          @Jolly said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

          @jon-nyc I watched Biden on the news today. The man can barely walk. By 2024, he may not be able to. The American public has elected a guy in a wheelchair before, but not a senile guy in a wheelchair...

          Not Trump

          The Brad

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          • JollyJ Jolly

            @xenon

            I could be persuaded to support DeSantis, but if Trump can navigate the legal rapids, I don't see DeSantis making a run at him...Unless Trump does something really stupid.

            A moderate Republican? A RINO? Won't make it through the primaries, especially in the South.

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            #232

            @Jolly said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

            ...Unless Trump does something really stupid.

            If he unzipped and helicoptered that would somehow be rationalized as draining the swamp.

            Politics is now literally reality TV, and he’s the funnest character. Adults should not want him.

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            • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

              @Jolly said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

              @jon-nyc I watched Biden on the news today. The man can barely walk. By 2024, he may not be able to. The American public has elected a guy in a wheelchair before, but not a senile guy in a wheelchair...

              Not Trump

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              #233

              @LuFins-Dad said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

              @Jolly said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

              @jon-nyc I watched Biden on the news today. The man can barely walk. By 2024, he may not be able to. The American public has elected a guy in a wheelchair before, but not a senile guy in a wheelchair...

              Not Trump

              Good, then vote for Biden.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • JollyJ Jolly

                @LuFins-Dad said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                @Jolly said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                @jon-nyc I watched Biden on the news today. The man can barely walk. By 2024, he may not be able to. The American public has elected a guy in a wheelchair before, but not a senile guy in a wheelchair...

                Not Trump

                Good, then vote for Biden.

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                #234

                @Jolly said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                @LuFins-Dad said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                @Jolly said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                @jon-nyc I watched Biden on the news today. The man can barely walk. By 2024, he may not be able to. The American public has elected a guy in a wheelchair before, but not a senile guy in a wheelchair...

                Not Trump

                Good, then vote for Biden.

                That’s what you’re doing by voting for Lame Donald in the primary. A vote for Lame Donald is essentially a vote for Biden.

                The Brad

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                  LuFins Dad
                  wrote on last edited by LuFins Dad
                  #235

                  Poor Lame Donald…

                  The Brad

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                  • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                    Poor Lame Donald…

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                    #236

                    @LuFins-Dad

                    Thing is about Trumps true fans, is they’d never quite believe it. Or if they did, they’d prefer the noble defeat.

                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                      @LuFins-Dad

                      Thing is about Trumps true fans, is they’d never quite believe it. Or if they did, they’d prefer the noble defeat.

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                      #237

                      @jon-nyc said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                      @LuFins-Dad

                      Thing is about Trumps true fans, is they’d never quite believe it. Or if they did, they’d prefer the noble defeat.

                      If, by noble defeat, you mean go on extended rants about election fraud and some vast leftist conspiracy, then you're spot on.

                      I was only joking

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                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                        @jon-nyc said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                        @LuFins-Dad

                        Thing is about Trumps true fans, is they’d never quite believe it. Or if they did, they’d prefer the noble defeat.

                        If, by noble defeat, you mean go on extended rants about election fraud and some vast leftist conspiracy, then you're spot on.

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                        #238

                        @Doctor-Phibes

                        Yes of course, but they’d be noble rants indeed.

                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                          @Doctor-Phibes

                          Yes of course, but they’d be noble rants indeed.

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                          Doctor Phibes
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                          #239

                          @jon-nyc said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                          Yes of course, but they’d be noble rants indeed

                          If by 'noble', you mean 'like King George III during his "eccentric" phase', then yes, you're once again spot-on.

                          I was only joking

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                            Mik
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                            #240

                            He's my favorite.

                            Link to video

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              wrote on last edited by
                              #241

                              As best I can tell, currently Trump is beating the shit out of DeSantis...

                              https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2024/president/us/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html#polls

                              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                              • JollyJ Jolly

                                As best I can tell, currently Trump is beating the shit out of DeSantis...

                                https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2024/president/us/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html#polls

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                                #242

                                @Jolly said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                                As best I can tell, currently Trump is beating the shit out of DeSantis...

                                https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2024/president/us/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html#polls

                                That may be. And a vote in the primary for Trump is a vote for Biden in the general election…

                                By the way, Lame Donald is currently pro Budweiser, pro Disney, and is starting to lose his pro-life support.

                                Ben Shapiro has commented that Trump will run from the Center-Left side of the Republican platform. How will that play with the base?

                                https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-jr-sparks-maga-fury-bud-light-comments-1794625

                                https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/trump/2023/04/19/trump-criticizes-desantis-on-disney-with-economic-disaster-in-florida/70129695007/

                                https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-abortion-2024-president-81373a7c8523db24f928d713ff90aa31

                                The Brad

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                                • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                  @Jolly said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                                  As best I can tell, currently Trump is beating the shit out of DeSantis...

                                  https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2024/president/us/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html#polls

                                  That may be. And a vote in the primary for Trump is a vote for Biden in the general election…

                                  By the way, Lame Donald is currently pro Budweiser, pro Disney, and is starting to lose his pro-life support.

                                  Ben Shapiro has commented that Trump will run from the Center-Left side of the Republican platform. How will that play with the base?

                                  https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-jr-sparks-maga-fury-bud-light-comments-1794625

                                  https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/trump/2023/04/19/trump-criticizes-desantis-on-disney-with-economic-disaster-in-florida/70129695007/

                                  https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-abortion-2024-president-81373a7c8523db24f928d713ff90aa31

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                                  Doctor Phibes
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                                  #243

                                  @LuFins-Dad said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                                  Ben Shapiro has commented that Trump will run from the Center-Left side of the Republican platform. How will that play with the base?

                                  I agree with Trump on Disney. In the unlikely event of them ever leaving Florida, the state economy would be fucked.

                                  Also, DeSantis really shouldn't be fighting corporations just because he doesn't agree with their politics. It's fucking dumb. He's putting political considerations ahead of the state economy. Very small-government.

                                  I was only joking

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                                    #244

                                    Too much invested. It will never happen. If Disney doesn't want the state playing politics, they should stay out of politics themselves. Especially since they had cut such sweet deals originally.

                                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    • MikM Mik

                                      Too much invested. It will never happen. If Disney doesn't want the state playing politics, they should stay out of politics themselves. Especially since they had cut such sweet deals originally.

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                                      #245

                                      @Mik said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                                      Too much invested. It will never happen. If Disney doesn't want the state playing politics, they should stay out of politics themselves. Especially since they had cut such sweet deals originally.

                                      Next time Elizabeth Warren or some other over-empowered government leftist eejit does some stupid shit, I'll remind you of this.

                                      I was only joking

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                                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                        @Mik said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                                        Too much invested. It will never happen. If Disney doesn't want the state playing politics, they should stay out of politics themselves. Especially since they had cut such sweet deals originally.

                                        Next time Elizabeth Warren or some other over-empowered government leftist eejit does some stupid shit, I'll remind you of this.

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                                        Horace
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                                        @Doctor-Phibes said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                                        @Mik said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                                        Too much invested. It will never happen. If Disney doesn't want the state playing politics, they should stay out of politics themselves. Especially since they had cut such sweet deals originally.

                                        Next time Elizabeth Warren or some other over-empowered government leftist eejit does some stupid shit, I'll remind you of this.

                                        I'm still not clear why anybody would have any issue with a political actor using their power within the law to do the will of the voters

                                        I guess you've become convinced that the people who voted for DeSantis should have a principled stance against a politician doing stuff their voters want them to do. But you don't have that same stance, nor does anybody else I'm aware of.

                                        If you'd like to attempt to zoom out and explain why, based on first principles, that is a dangerous thing, I'll certainty listen. But be forewarned, you will sound like a conservative.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                        • HoraceH Horace

                                          @Doctor-Phibes said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                                          @Mik said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                                          Too much invested. It will never happen. If Disney doesn't want the state playing politics, they should stay out of politics themselves. Especially since they had cut such sweet deals originally.

                                          Next time Elizabeth Warren or some other over-empowered government leftist eejit does some stupid shit, I'll remind you of this.

                                          I'm still not clear why anybody would have any issue with a political actor using their power within the law to do the will of the voters

                                          I guess you've become convinced that the people who voted for DeSantis should have a principled stance against a politician doing stuff their voters want them to do. But you don't have that same stance, nor does anybody else I'm aware of.

                                          If you'd like to attempt to zoom out and explain why, based on first principles, that is a dangerous thing, I'll certainty listen. But be forewarned, you will sound like a conservative.

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                                          @Horace said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                                          @Doctor-Phibes said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                                          @Mik said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

                                          Too much invested. It will never happen. If Disney doesn't want the state playing politics, they should stay out of politics themselves. Especially since they had cut such sweet deals originally.

                                          Next time Elizabeth Warren or some other over-empowered government leftist eejit does some stupid shit, I'll remind you of this.

                                          I'm still not clear why anybody would have any issue with a political actor using their power within the law to do the will of the voters

                                          I guess you've become convinced that the people who voted for DeSantis should have a principled stance against a politician doing stuff their voters want them to do. But you don't have that same stance, nor does anybody else I'm aware of.

                                          If you'd like to attempt to zoom out and explain why, based on first principles, that is a dangerous thing, I'll certainty listen. But be forewarned, you will sound like a conservative.

                                          Funnily enough, I think that the free market is generally a good thing. I've worked in it all my working life. If Disney are doing stupid shit, their customers need to tell them by stopping buying their stuff.

                                          I actually find deSantis' inteference even more distasteful than Warren's. At least she admits she's a leftist who thinks that government knows best and acts accordingly. deSantis is supposed to be a conservative favouring lack of government interference. He's a hypocrite. Maybe it's predictable that I feel this way. Almost as predictable as the fact that self-described conservatives are coming to the defence of his government over-reach. I don't actually believe that conservatives in this country are conservative any more than the liberals are liberals.

                                          Whether I sound like a conservative is open to debate. Trump doesn't sound like a conservative, and he's leading the GOP. Ranting on about election fraud and immigrants doesn't make somebody sound conservative, it makes them sound like a drunken uncle at Thanksgiving. DeSantis doesn't act like a conservative, and he's trying to lead the GOP.

                                          I was only joking

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