bingo!He’s a persuader of his own fans. You’re throwing around a lot of binaries to make excluding some important but uncomfortable factors easier.
bingo!He’s a persuader of his own fans. You’re throwing around a lot of binaries to make excluding some important but uncomfortable factors easier.
Trump endorsed Lee Zeldin, for one. He didn't win the governorship but he got a lot closer than any republican has in a long time and is widely credited with pulling several republicans running for the house across the line and making that winning of the house possibleWho are these "Trump candidates" that won? Only JD Vance comes to mind.
Now PROVE that the 'establishment' candidates would have wonTrump got out prior to the primaries and bucked the "establishment" in a number of races.
His candidates that he pushed through the primaries over "establishment types" in light pink or purple states/districts overwhelming LOST!
WTF? People said in exit polls that they would have voted for Hedge Fund Man instead of Fetterman? I'm skeptical, citation pleaseCould be predilection I suppose. Could just be exit polling.
See: Backing and filling"Trump endorsed" does not equal "Trump candidate".
But what if Trumpers get all 'the hem of my garment, I must not allow it to be dirtied' like the ABTs and the Libertarians?I'd rather not see Trump win the 2024 primaries. Between him and DeSantis, DeSantis is a lot more appealing to middle-ground voters.
There are multiple posts throughout, mostly from the same author. You're not that author. At any rate, **** candidates are ****. And there's plenty of them on both sides.Who is saying zero credit and all blame? Isn't claiming that disingenuous?
There are more Independent voters than registered Republicans. If DeSantis were to win the primary, I don't think a very large percentage of Trumpers would abstain from voting. At the end of the day, it is statistically safer to vote for a slightly more moderate Republican than an extremely controversial figure like Trump. I think DeSantis has done a seemingly good job running Florida, I think he is extremely popular there, and I think the odds of him winning a Republican presidency in 2024 are much higher than Trump's odds of winning the same race.But what if Trumpers get all 'the hem of my garment, I must not allow it to be dirtied' like the ABTs and the Libertarians?
I guess we're expected to vote for a candidate we don't like 'for the good of the party/country (like Charles Wilson, the GOPe has a little trouble with perspective) but no one else is
You are taking the base for granted, and the argument could be made the base is overwhelmingly America First. So prove that 'appealing to middle-ground voters' would not lose more votes than it gained
FIXED THE SPINTrump endorsed Lee Zeldin, for one. He LOST the governorship
Not quite, he didn't LOSE the governorship, he never had it. Of the two candidates, only Hochul could have 'lost the governorship', Zeldin lost the election for governorFIXED THE SPIN
That is a losing proposition simply because the other side will show up while you're sitting at home, and you will lose.Posted this in another thread, but it belongs here, too.
Brilliant.
You forgot to explain how that was Trump's faultPosted this in another thread, but it belongs here, too.
Brilliant.
Dude, under-performing *expectations* is under-performing. So it's everyone screwed up and Trump didn't endorse **** candidates?
The media has gotten to you. That is the exact argument for Desantis against trump that the media wants to happen and the narrative they have been pursuing since the election. Desantis wins big.There are more Independent voters than registered Republicans. If DeSantis were to win the primary, I don't think a very large percentage of Trumpers would abstain from voting. At the end of the day, it is statistically safer to vote for a slightly more moderate Republican than an extremely controversial figure like Trump. I think DeSantis has done a seemingly good job running Florida, I think he is extremely popular there, and I think the odds of him winning a Republican presidency in 2024 are much higher than Trump's odds of winning the same race.
First, you're welcome to set expectations for me if you want. I kinda think it's silly to do that. But you're welcome to. Rest assured, I don't set expectations for you. So you can't disappoint me.If it works that way you are an underperforming poster, because I expected more out of you than you deliver. Because you are saying that others can set expectations for you and if you do not achieve their expectations, you have underperformed...
And the dems, their media, and the COC party did not create this buzz either knowingly or unknowingly and make gains because of those that fall for their narrative?