I don’t think there is a sane wing of the republican party left.
As entrenched as Trump is in the RNC, even with full-blown dementia, even if he pulls a King George III and babbles nonsense for 58 hours straight, the Republican Party isn’t ditching him until he dies.
And even then, it’s questionable whether they completely move on from him. I could see Don Jr. make a play for control, I could see Don Sr. set it up so that the party has to back Don Jr., I could see a free-for-all for control.
Don Jr has no rizz. I expect him to run but also think it won’t go well.
I’m more concerned that someone like MtG will step up to bat. I don’t think DeSantis was Trump enough, especially when Trump was alive and kicking. I do think he could take over when Trump disappears though.
I can even see Jr possibly getting the nomination…but the Dems should be able to beat him if they run anyone reasonable and without excess baggage.
I thought they promised no more elections.
I agree but most of this is just nurture rather than nature. Trump changed a lot on his approach after he became a TV personality. junior can win it later. You see this in megachurches too.
It was “you won’t have to vote anymore.” Elections might still happen, like how Putin is continuously elected. Voting is optional.
Remember how he and Medvedev would switch roles and the power in each office would change following Putin to manage that as well. IIRC the current PM has an open ended term as pm.
I’ve considered MTG’s chances to ascend and really, really don’t see it happening.
She performs well in her deep-red district. I personally know MAGA from nowhere near Florida who also believe in Jewish Space Lasers.
However, counts against her:
- Jewish Space Lasers doesn’t play as well on a national stage. Trump gets a pass on calling America a garbage pile, but MTG won’t get nearly as much leeway on the national stage, because
- She’s female. That’s a disadvantage for any politician, but especially for MAGA. Add to that, she’s an angry person. Politics has more room for angry men than angry women. That’s part of why “Trump gets to be lawless while Harris has to be flawless”.
- I think her public spats have harmed her future with MAGA. Most recently she was calling out Laura Loomer for being too loudly racist, and was roundly excoriated by Trump’s alleged mistress. Trying to tone down racists is not going to win her MAGA points, nor is attacking Trump’s affair partner. That’s not the only time she’s gotten slapped down in public catfights.
Um, Georgia.
Sorry, I knew that
What difference, at this point, does it make?
T’was a nit that required a pick.
Also makes rasty come off as an elitist NE prick.
(Yes I know that is not where he’s from. I just want him to feel real bad over this!)
I think Vance is the smarter, slicker version of Trump that I’ve worried about.
I think the talk of a slicker version of Trump misses that his appeal is based on a perceived authenticity. When Trump says something gob smackingly stupid, like other countries will pay for the tariffs, or schools are performing sex changes on children without parental consent, or windmills are creating a wormhole for the next Chitauri invasion, he looks like he believes what he is saying instead of being a pandering politician. And 8 years ago when he was quasi-coherent, that was key to building up his cult. Someone like Vance can read off the same words from the script but won’t get devotion because he comes across as phony. Same with Cruz and DeSantis.
On the Democratic side, when Bill Clinton said that he felt your pain, it was believable. When Hillary Clinton tried to empathize with people, it felt fake. And that is why he succeeded and she failed, despite possibly being slightly smarter.
This is going to go well.
Oh, and suit filed in Amarillo for obvious judge shopping reasons.
Trump causally suggesting Liz Cheney should be executed.
IFYP
2016 = Attempt #1
2020 = Attempt #2
2024 = Attempt #3
Women get less leeway than men when it comes to being a crazy whiny bitch. I predict she won’t go very far.