Well, well, well… it seems that, despite the best efforts of the Establishment GOP/Uniparty/Boomercons, GEOTUS Donald J. Trump can’t be beaten in a fair fight. At least, he won the Iowa caucuses, and will likely sweep the rest of the primaries as he marches towards the Republican nomination.
What scares the powers-that-be is that Trump still wields tremendous influence. The plethora of headlines screaming that Trump is no longer a viable candidate are the desperate cries of an elite who hope that if they say it enough, it will become true. Their black magic and dark incantations hold no power over the righteous.
Will the GOP attempt to invalidate a Trump nomination? Perhaps. But even a Trump bogged down in bogus legal attacks would be hard to toss from the nominating convention if he enters that convention with the vast majority of delegates pledged to him. If the Republican Party attempted to dislodge Trump at that point, it would convincingly demonstrate just how disconnected the GOP’s leadership is from the voters. If the Republican Party wants to destroy itself, it would toss Trump and rewrite the rules to allow Nikki Haley or the like to become the nominee. The vast majority of Republican voters would denounce the outcome and vote for Trump as an independent candidate—and never trust the GOP again.
The only analogous moment I can immediately conjure up is the 1912 Republican convention, when former President Theodore Roosevelt narrowly lost his bid to challenge incumbent President William Howard Taft for the nomination. TR split Republicans by running as a Bull Moose Progressive—and became the most successful third-party candidate in history. Unfortunately, his splitting assured victory for Democrat Woodrow Wilson, a president whose election spelled disaster for the nation and, perhaps, the world.
Would that happen in 2024? Maybe. I don’t doubt that Trump would run as an independent—even a write-in—candidate if the GOP booted him from the ballot. Even as a write-in, he’d sweep multiple States—maybe even enough to win. At that point, though, it would be the GOP, not Trump, that would be tossing the election back to Biden the Usurper. And come 2028, no conservative would engage in the Republican primaries, but would instead get fully behind whatever third-party Trump would create.
But this prognosticating is all speculation. When the votes are tallied, I doubt even the National Republican Party is stupid enough to block Trump’s nomination. The fallout would be too great for them, and delivering another term to Biden the Usurper on a silver platter might finally convince everyday Republicans that our party does not have our best interests at heart.
It’s a shame. I used to love the Republican Party. Now I see it for what it is: a mewling, pathetic shadow of the Democratic Party. Trump didn’t ruin the Republican Party; he saved it from itself. Let’s see if it tries to commit suicide again.
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You should link this onto TCW (Reader’s Forum), maybe with a short extract. They’ll like this over there. 👍
The BBC are in true Trump Derangement Syndrome at the moment, which is fun. You’re right – in a fair fight, Trump will take the Whitehouse easily this year but the last outing wasn’t fair; who says the left won’t try the same again?
Bizarrely, one of the many false claims the left aim at Trump is that he’ll obliterate half the planet. I don’t remember Trump starting conflicts last time out, in fact, he pulled his troops out of foreign countries. He’ll stop the nonsense with Ukraine and then he can set about repairing the damage the Democrats have brought about domestically.
That is, unless the Democrats find another billion dead voters. 🙄
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I would love to link it there, but whenever I post a comment with a link, it languishes in moderation in perpetuity. I hate to ask, but if you have a moment and wouldn’t mind posting a link, I’d appreciate it. If you don’t, though, no worries.
I’m sure the Left will try again. Trump has called for us essentially deploying similar ballot harvesting tactics, as it’s clear that the voting processes in many States have not been reformed. Honestly, as long as it’s legal—even if it’s a bit unethical—I think he’s right. I’ve even noticed this change in the County GOP of a neighboring county. The Florence County (South Carolina) GOP recently sent out an e-mail blast about a meeting in which they would focus on getting voters out to early voting. Historically, that’s been where Democrats do the best, and Republicans show up on Election Day. Now we’re trying to use their playbook against him. I approve.
Trump is an incredible peacetime president. He defused North Korea, kept Russia at bay, and had China guessing every step of the way.
The dead do have a tendency to rise and vote Democratic. Democrats really are the Party of Death.
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Let’s hope the fight is somewhat fair then.
A headline popped up here this morning from a supposedly top general who stated that conscription would come into play should we end up in war because our army is too small. Notwithstanding the fact that this general has committed the biggest cardinal sin by telling our enemies that we’re weak, I can’t think of a single person who would volunteer to fight for a country which has spent the last few decades fighting against its own. If Biden ‘wins ‘ again, we might just be looking at war. If Trump wins, we’ll see peace.
I can’t link this piece even if I wanted to; I deleted my Disqus account when I came off TCW. I didn’t want to be tempted back into commenting.
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Smart re: deleting Disqus! I’ll try popping it over there later today.
Yeesh, you’re not kidding. There’s a meme floating around of an angry “NPC” shouting at a blonde-haired, bearded Chad, condemning him for being a “cis white male” or the like. Then it shows the NPC saying something like, “C’mon, go fight Russia,” and the Chad says, “No.” : D
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They’re your white feather types – they hate everything you stand for until they need you for something. 😬
I sent this piece to a mutual friend of Audre and me. She said she’ll put it up if she gets the time. If I restart my Disqus account at any time, I’ll switch from Pontiac to Kid for Today. Change is good! 😉
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