Iowa

[George K]

@Mik said in Iowa:

And the Bee runs afoul of the wokees..

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/babylon-bee-receives-backlash-after-racist-joke-about-vivek-ramaswamy-running-white-house-7-eleven/ar-AA1n5DNM?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=ead192f87d52491a90e61242cbf8bd1f&ei=21

Funny how the Wokies were pretty silent when Uncle Grandpa Joe made a similar comment.

[89th]

I love the "I'm not joking" ending to that clip.

[89th]

You know, just as we said would happen (like 2016) Trump will win as the rest of the field is fractured for the non-Trump vote. Imagine if it was just Nikki or Ron, the primaries would be closer to a 55/45 split which would change the dynamics BIGLY in NH and other primaries soon.

[George K]

@89th said in Iowa:

Imagine if it was just Nikki or Ron

I think each of them sees the other as a spoiler.

("If only Nikki weren't running, I'd have a shot")

[Jolly]

@89th said in Iowa:

You know, just as we said would happen (like 2016) Trump will win as the rest of the field is fractured for the non-Trump vote. Imagine if it was just Nikki or Ron, the primaries would be closer to a 55/45 split which would change the dynamics BIGLY in NH and other primaries soon.

Nope.

Trump has 40% of the vote that would run through a brick wall for him (BTW, that's not an original statement). To think that anybody will defeat him in the GOP primaries was drug induced nonsense.

[89th]

Not saying they would beat him. But I saw a lot of people at the caucus interviewed saying they were voting for him because they knew he would win Iowa. If some of those folks saw a candidate at 40 or 45%, there’s motivation to try to get a non-Trump candidate across the finish line.

Trump will win the nomination and lose the election again. I doubt he’s gained any more supporters since his sore loser tantrum after his landslide loss in 2020. I suspect voter turnout will be lower than 2020 but with an overall similar electoral result.

[Jolly]

If voter turnout is lower, I think Trump wins. I think his bloc of voters is just more enthusiastic and committed.

Biden's basement strategy was a one-off in the middle of a pandemic. I don't think even Dr. Jill is excited to vote to reelect The Resident...

[Mik]

I think they’re getting Kerry positioned. Kerry might well beat Trump. I’m not convinced Biden can, nor do I want him to.

[George K]

@Mik said in Iowa:

I think they’re getting Kerry positioned.

Do you think he'll lurch into the race?

[Mik]

I do. His recent resignation as climate czar spoke loudly. To offer up Trump Biden again will just convince more people that our government cannot govern.

[Copper]

@Mik said in Iowa:

I think they’re getting Kerry positioned.

I assume (hope) that both parties are trying to get someone new positioned.

Whichever party can find a reasonable person with some common sense will win, easily.

Kerry isn't the guy (80 years old), although he could win.

It has to happen soon, the clock is ticking.

[Mik]

Is he really that old? Wow. I guess he would be. I take it back.

[89th]

@George-K said in Iowa:

@Mik said in Iowa:

I think they’re getting Kerry positioned.

Do you think he'll lurch into the race?

I see what you did there

[jon-nyc]

@Axtremus said in Iowa:

Also makes you wonder, if Vivek gets 7-Eleven, what will Nikki get?

The Dunkin’, duh.