The 2028 GOP primary thread

[Mik]

@Doctor-Phibes said in The 2028 GOP primary thread:

@Mik said in The 2028 GOP primary thread:

You want charisma or competence? Charisma buys you Newsom.

It's not what I want that's important. Charisma = Electability

So you agree Trump and Vance have charisma.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Mik said in The 2028 GOP primary thread:

So you agree Trump and Vance have charisma.

Trump does. Vance, not so much. You might disagree, but I really don't think Vance had much to do with Trump getting elected. His last VP was much the same. I honestly can't remember his name as a write this, which says something....

I could point out that charisma obviously isn't necessarily a good thing. A trawl through the history books can teach us that.

[jon-nyc]

@Doctor-Phibes said in The 2028 GOP primary thread:

@Mik said in The 2028 GOP primary thread:

So you agree Trump and Vance have charisma.

I could point out that charisma obviously isn't necessarily a good thing. A trawl through the history books my post history can teach us that.

[Doctor Phibes]

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

@Doctor-Phibes said in The 2028 GOP primary thread:

@Mik said in The 2028 GOP primary thread:

So you agree Trump and Vance have charisma.

I could point out that charisma obviously isn't necessarily a good thing. A trawl through the history books my post history can teach us that.

You've met me, you know how how charismatic I am.

Actually, come to think of it, you might not remember.

[Mik]

I thought you quite charismatic. It's too bad we're not close enough to lift a pint from time to time. I really enjoyed meeting you, Quirt, Mary Anna and Beelady.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Mik said in The 2028 GOP primary thread:

I thought you quite charismatic. It's too bad we're not close enough to lift a pint from time to time. I really enjoyed meeting you, Quirt, Mary Anna and Beelady.

Yes, it would be nice to meet up again. I used to see Quirt from time to time, but he's moved now, as have I.

[Mik]

I just pinged him on FB this morning to see how they're doing in NYC. He isn't on WTF much if at all.

[89th]

@Mik said in The 2028 GOP primary thread:

Megan Kelly wants JD with Marco as his VP.

Vance/Rubio to me seems like the obvious choice, almost a foregone conclusion.

I'm not sure I would say Vance has charisma, but he's much more eloquent and able to defend a position than Trump.

[jon-nyc]

I’m still thinking Uday or Qusay will throw his hat in the ring.

[Horace]

Since 2000, I count two presidential candidates with obviously more charisma than Vance. Obama and Trump.

[jon-nyc]

I think W beats him, though maybe not obviously so. Grok and ChatGPT both agree for whatever that’s worth.

Prompted as follows:

Who has more charisma , Vance or GW Bush (consider Bush as he was 25 years ago)

[jon-nyc]

Maybe McCain too. But I’ll say Vance over Kerry, Romney, Hillary, and Biden.

[89th]

and Gore, too.

[jon-nyc]

Yep.

His one and only flash of likeability came when he read the top 10 list on letterman that someone else wrote for him.