Posted on 01/25/2024 6:01:20 AM PST by MtnClimber
Donald Trump knew what he had to do nearly eight years ago. As a political outsider, he played the smart card. Trump, the GOP’s presidential nominee, picked a stiff as his running mate, someone that, first, reassured the Republican establishment. That stiff was Mike Pence. No, no, no… Set aside hindsight. Pence was a solid choice in July 2016.
Trump wanted to build a Team of Rivals. Pence was meant as a bridge to the Ryans and McConnells and the broader D.C. establishment. That move failed bigly. The establishment didn’t want a bridge. Accommodation? Nah, unless Trump sold his soul.
Now it’s 2024. Trump doesn’t owe the rotting establishment a blessed thing -- other than payback (alternatively called justice). His veep pick this go-round won’t have anything to do with making nice to D.C. lifers. Trump has been emancipated by the very elites who have worked overtime to trip him up and destroy him. The irony is richer than Mark Zuckerberg.
What scares elites is that Trump as 47 would be “one and done.” His 48-month lease on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue would expire at high noon on January 20, 2029, no exceptions. No looking ahead to a second term. No worrying about reelection. Trump unleashed makes elites tremble.
Of course, Trump has to get elected. Given the crummy state of the nation and Biden’s feebleness and corruption, Trump wins a fair fight. But the fight coming will be anything but fair, that we know. We’re in for a heckuva brouhaha. Victory isn’t guaranteed.
Last Sunday, Trump downplayed who he’d pick as his running mate. He told Fox News’ Brett Baier (via The Hill) that “People won’t be that surprised.” Of course, Trump knows a wee bit about marketing. Is it possible that he’s underselling?
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“ Business Man, NOT a politician.”
Hence, disaster. In that role, politics is job #1. It’s not a slot for amateurs, or someone who wants a weak government. In order to take the country back we need the strongest government since 1941, maybe since 1861.
No more business is better than government BS.
According to Sebastian Gorka, Trump’s pick is not a woman. For what it’s worth.
Professional politics why we are in this mess!
Trump represents a different paradigm. The paradigm of go out and be a success in the real world first then politics. That’s why he must be destroyed!
I guess President Trump didn’t do a good enough job.
My bad. Thanks
I heard second hand that Sebastian Gorka said ,the running mate is a man from New York who is not currently in an elective office.
That led to speculation that Lee Zeldin from New York is the guy.
Really? That’s interesting. Thanks, Dil.
I just voted for him for the fourth time on Tuesday. He’s our only hope.
But his background did not prepare him for the powers we vested in him, and he did not use the powers of his office as well as he might have.
Hopefully he is able to improve and at least start the job of what must be done.
He should take a look at Greg Abbot.
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