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Lord help us if Newson wins. Goodbye America. I mean it’s almost gone now but this will be the mail in the coffin.

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Having watched RJKJr speak for many hours publicly, he will be a force on the debate stage assuming he can be concise.

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Only a liberal or someone who doesnt understand conservative politics believes Trump will not be the GOP candidate..... DeSantis cannot win his own state in a primary with Trump...... D.... he has to beat trump and thats hard to do if he has to spend the first 10 min of every interview defending him against the political over reach of local NYC republicans, Pelosi democrats and the legacy media....

Trump will be the top of the Ticket Desantis will be the VP candidate.... the rest of the show is just the show....

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Interesting prediction. Personally, I think it would be entertaining to see Trump run against RFK Jr. (An unlikely possibility, I grant you.) Watching Trump try to defend the stuff you listed above against RFK Jr. talking points would be a real spectacle.

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As of today, April 7, according to RCP polling, Trump is winning the (R) primary by 37%. Trump 58% - DeSantis 21%. He was winning by 34% on Tues, by 33% in two different polls on Mon, and by 31% on Sun in another. That's 31-37% wins spanning 4 different polling companies. He's even winning the NH primary by 13%, which is where he should be weakest. The "race" is not even close.

The author misunderstands the (R) base and thinks we live in "politics as usual" times. The author also shows his partisanship by calling Trump's policies "socialist," which is actually kind of insane. What the (R) base wants is regime change. They no longer want to live under the Establishment "normal" that has existed since FDR, which - thanks to neocons, neolibs, RINOs, and what is basically a fascist system with socialist goals - they see as having killed their kids via wars-for-profit and illegal drugs flooding the country, while simultaneously destroying their financial lives by sending their jobs to other countries, still taxing them to death, sunsetting their pension funds, and more recently declaring them white supremacist oppressor deplorables. They are not wrong about any of that. Personally, I think it's time more fortunate people stepped up on their behalf.

Anyway, right or wrong, the view of the (R) base is that DeSantis is an Ivy league educated plant for the Establishment. No different than HW or W. A lot would have to change over the next 12 months for DeSantis to win the nomination. Or a lot of cheating would need to occur. I'm not ruling out either, just pointing out the landscape today is very much at odds with this author's take.

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I have to push back a bit. The assumption that Trump will not be on the Republican ticket as its Presidential nominee is way too early to call. The GOPe contingent certainly doesn't want that, but the Republican rank and file voters do and overwhelmingly so. DeSantis is not getting the support he needs, and will decide at some point to sit this one out. As for Biden, the Democrats will get rid of him one way or another (25th amendment, or the slow drip drip drip of revelations of deep corruption) and they'll get their wish for Newsom or someone equally leftist. The only question left is whether the elections will be honest next time, and the behind the scenes Demos (with the help of Republicans to be sure) will pull out all the stops to make sure it is fixed if (and I'd say when) Trump runs. With the faucets of Eurodollars being shut down financing the election fraud machinery (thanks to JayPow) and some much needed election law reforms there is a chance the elections will be less fixed next time. Brace yourself.

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Apr 7, 2023·edited Apr 7, 2023

You left out the part where Trump then runs as an independent and pulls just enough votes away from DeSantis for Newsom to win.

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While it’s true that Desantis will be able to beat up Trump on things he did and did not do while President, particularly with regard to Covid and the vaccines, Trump will still win the nomination if he manages to stay alive by that point. Desantis has his own skeletons particularly on foreign policy and has surrounded himself with old guard neocon consultants. Nonetheless, it’s going to be interesting to say the least.

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I think Desantis is a good governor. However, he has cozied up to RINO billionaires in the Republican Party to fund his candidacy. You know the RINO's that are America Last, Vax Mandate Loving, and Bought and paid for by China. So no, I do not agree Desantis is a shoe in for the Republican party!

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Unless the election laws in blue states are changed to include voter identification, we are in for a continuing communist takeover. Just look at the recent Wisconsin Supreme Court vote. Dems we’re paying people to vote.

Will anything happen? Nope. Or Kari Lake in Arizona. If her challenge fails, you can kiss Arizona goodbye as a blue state forever.

These elections have nothing to do with issues. It’s all about Fair and Honest elections above all else. The Steal is On!

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"The Republican Party won’t nominate Trump again, because Trump in 2020 became most known for his extreme socialist policies"

Oh that's f-------g BS! The Uniparty won't nominate Trump because he isn't a globalist tool!

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Trump for the win. Courtesy of dems and Bragg.

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Desantis is just another establishment neocon cookie cutter Republican. None of the things Trump did at the beginning of the pandemic will stick.

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The people who fled California will be so disappointed with President Newsome!

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Joe Biden is more like President Jimmy Carter than Lyndon Johnson.

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Interesting take on this. Newsom would be a disaster for America with his far left agenda. Sadly, the Democrat machine is alive and well...even some of their dead voters.

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