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The 2028 GOP primary thread

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  • LuFins DadL Offline
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    LuFins Dad
    wrote on last edited by
    #28

    Youngkin has been testing the waters.

    DeSantis is likely done. Latest polling has him at about 2%. The guy is so fucking competent but not only lacked the charisma, he lacked the balls to really take on Lame Donald. If he had just pounded on DJT/Fauci, DJT Vaccine, Trumpflation, DJT Shutdown, But he didn’t. I don’t get it, he’s shown plenty of killer instinct in FL…

    Maybe he’s best suited as a Chief of Staff?

    The Brad

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    • jon-nycJ Offline
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      jon-nyc
      wrote on last edited by jon-nyc
      #29

      I think in hindsight he made a mistake going after Trump. He could have done all the attention seeking stuff he did while throwing credit at Trump and licking the boot and he’d be vice president right now.

      I say hindsight. The idea that people wanted Trumpism without Trump seemed reasonable at the time to me also.

      Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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      • MikM Away
        MikM Away
        Mik
        wrote on last edited by
        #30

        What may kill Vance is exactly that. Trump fatigue. Whether or not he'd behave similarly, he may still get tagged with it.

        "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

          I think in hindsight he made a mistake going after Trump. He could have done all the attention seeking stuff he did while throwing credit at Trump and licking the boot and he’d be vice president right now.

          I say hindsight. The idea that people wanted Trumpism without Trump seemed reasonable at the time to me also.

          LuFins DadL Offline
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          LuFins Dad
          wrote on last edited by
          #31

          @jon-nyc said in The 2028 GOP primary thread:

          I think in hindsight he made a mistake going after Trump. He could have done all the attention seeking stuff he did while throwing credit at Trump and licking the boot and he’d be vice president right now.

          I say hindsight. The idea that people wanted Trumpism without Trump seemed reasonable at the time to me also.

          I think he tried to ride the middle on it too much. COVID was the biggest crack between Trump and that base. They despise Fauci. Trump gave him a commendation on his last day. They hate the vaccine. It was the Trump vaccine. They hate the lockdown, that was Trump. They hate all of the times that different narratives were stated by the health departments as being fake news only to be proven true. They hate the way the government tossed around checks and money and the inflation that resulted (Trump as well as Biden). They hate the abuse and sheer fraud of the Payroll Protection “loans”, that was Trump. DeSantis was the one guy that could really have laid this at Trump’s feet. Especially after the way they went to war over Florida reopening.

          If I was on DeSantis campaign staff, every frigging commercial would have started with the official Presidential Commendation. When Trump gave his denial and said he didn’t know who did that, I would have had DeSantis ask him if he “was a liar or incompetent, which is it?”. I would have started every debate by politely greeting Trump and asking about his good friend, Dr. Fauci. I would have had him read off the many already known of PPE grants given to companies that were actually posting record profits even without the government money during the pandemic.

          The message would have been “When we needed you, you failed us. Again, and again, and again.” Lame Donald…

          The Brad

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          • jon-nycJ Offline
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            jon-nyc
            wrote on last edited by
            #32

            Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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            • MikM Away
              MikM Away
              Mik
              wrote on last edited by
              #33

              I like Vance OK, but he's vulnerable. His association with Trump was the fast track to a potential WH bid, but it comes with a whole lot of baggage. The GOP also has a far deeper bench of attractive candidates.

              "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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              • 89th8 Offline
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                89th
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                #34

                I was thinking today. If Obama ran again in 2028, I’d think he’d win by a landslide.

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                • LuFins DadL Offline
                  LuFins DadL Offline
                  LuFins Dad
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #35

                  I think if W ran, he’d win in a landslide.

                  The Brad

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                  • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                    I think if W ran, he’d win in a landslide.

                    jon-nycJ Offline
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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on last edited by jon-nyc
                    #36

                    @LuFins-Dad said in The 2028 GOP primary thread:

                    I think if W ran, he’d win in a landslide.

                    He’d have my vote. One imagines he’s learned his lesson on Mideast nation building.

                    Of course he’ll be 82 in November of 28.

                    Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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                    • MikM Away
                      MikM Away
                      Mik
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                      #37

                      Cruz is a sharp guy. Whoever runs, it's going to be a brutal primary. I now have concerns about Rubio since he reportedly supports Venezuela military action. We don't need W-II.

                      "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                      • 89th8 Offline
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                        89th
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #38

                        Maybe someone has already said this, but what if Vance runs with Trump as his VP?

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                        • MikM Away
                          MikM Away
                          Mik
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #39

                          Is that legal?

                          I don't think Trump will do anything like that. This term is taking a lot out of him.

                          "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                          • 89th8 89th

                            Maybe someone has already said this, but what if Vance runs with Trump as his VP?

                            AxtremusA Offline
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                            Axtremus
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #40

                            @89th said in The 2028 GOP primary thread:

                            Maybe someone has already said this, but what if Vance runs with Trump as his VP?

                            Vance will have to promise, very publicly and very frequently, that Trump will still be his boss, for Trump to go along with a scheme like this; and Vance will have to thank Trump very publicly five times a day for the privilege.

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                            • MikM Mik

                              Is that legal?

                              I don't think Trump will do anything like that. This term is taking a lot out of him.

                              89th8 Offline
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                              89th
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #41

                              @Mik said in The 2028 GOP primary thread:

                              Is that legal?

                              I don't think Trump will do anything like that. This term is taking a lot out of him.

                              Yeah might not be legal based on the 12th amendment, but when has the law stopped anyone!

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                              • HoraceH Offline
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                                Horace
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #42

                                It's not legal and it won't happen. And most of Trump's pure idiocy will go away with him. I am not concerned by post-trump "Maga", whatever that will mean. I'm just not seeing the crazy in people like Vance or Rubio.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                  #43

                                  Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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                                    Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                    Doctor Phibes
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                                    #44

                                    @jon-nyc :

                                    Sofa King good!

                                    I was only joking

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                                    • LuFins DadL Offline
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                                      LuFins Dad
                                      wrote last edited by
                                      #45

                                      What’s the cause of the drop?

                                      The Brad

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                                      • jon-nycJ Offline
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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote last edited by
                                        #46

                                        I assume Iran war. It’s off brand for him, reporting says he counseled Trump against, yet he’s going to have to defend it.

                                        Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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                                        • Tom-KT Offline
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                                          Tom-K
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                                          #47

                                          This Iran war is turning out to be a pretty dumb idea. The Iranians have stolen the the "Crazy Man" card from Trump and he has no where to go and it's going to leave the Republicans in a difficult spot. They will most likely lose the midterms and now the 2028 Presidential election won't be that easy. I think Vance will get the nod and have a hard fight against some Democratic Looney Tune.

                                          Flushing the toilet is like practicing the piano; you just cannot go too long without doing it.--Axtremus

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