Trump 2024: Running Against the Biggest Loser
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Thank you. Trump 2024: Running Against the Biggest LoserThe GOP establishment continues to make all the same mistakes when it comes to the former PresidentLast night, Donald Trump announced his third presidential campaign in seven years. Trump: Much criticism is being placed on the fact that the Republican party should have done better. Frankly, much of this blame is correct. But the citizens of our country haven't realized the full gravity of the pain our nation is going through.. Much like in 2015, he did so at a moment of great weakness. The failure of the former President’s handpicked candidates sparked a roiling debate about his future as the chosen standard bearer for his party. A number of prominent MAGA supporters refused to endorse him, encouraged him to delay his announcement, and openly touted other potential candidates like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Even the Murdochs are using their media properties to flog Trump. As Politico wrote about the mood on Capitol Hill:
Republicans moving away from Trump and looking for alternatives? I could hardly blame you for feeling like it’s “Deja vu all over again.” We have been here before — so many times. When Trump called immigrants rapists at his announcement; the release of the Access Hollywood tape; when he sided with Nazis; when he sided with Putin; and, of course, after January 6th. It always ends the same way. The Republicans come crawling back, MAGA hats in hand. Will this time be different? As you know, I am not in the prediction business (for painfully obvious reasons), but the early evidence suggests that the Republican Party is making the exact mistakes they made in 2016 and after January 6th... Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to The Message Box to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. A subscription gets you:
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