Posted on 08/14/2023 5:17:25 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
People call me 'Never Trump,' but I was as Trumpy as the Trumpiest Trumper in 2015-16. Wore the red hat. Donated. In 2015, I argued in op-eds for TheBlaze and other places that Trump could win where no other Republican could. And he did, thank God.
So what happened? Why did I switch?
Things were going swimmingly for a while, for three years to be exact. As any of my columns or tweets from the time will prove, I was among Trump's biggest cheerleaders. Then Covid hit, and though I was frustrated with various aspects of the way he handled things, I continued to support him throughout 2020, because obviously Biden was a lot worse.
Then J6 happened and the worm began to turn for me. I realized Dems would play nonstop clips of the worst aspects of that riot in a 2024 rematch. I also saw Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis set himself apart as a leader willing to take bold stands and get important policy measures passed that conservatives in other states could only dream about.
Where Trump wilted on Covid, DeSantis learned, grew, and threw up a proverbial middle finger at the tyrannical biomedical establishment hellbent on using the virus as a vehicle to ever more power. He did it on masks, vaccines, mandates, treatments, all of it. It was a stark contrast that only the willfully blind wouldn't notice.
Then, DeSantis won a resounding reelection victory that should have made him the toast of the GOP. Except that, since he refused to rule out a presidential run, Trump's attacks - and lies - grew ever more bitter and unhinged.
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Look at how the Democrats used the FBI, DOJ, CIA, and FISA courts on him over before he was even sworn in. Then he had complacent Uniparty Republicans not protecting him for four years. No one in American politics has had to put up with that kind of abuse of power for seven years running. No one in either party is capable of handling it as well as Trump has.
Trump's support is not just about Trump. It is about fighting the entrenched corruption and favoritism in the system. There is no on in the GOP half as able to fight it as Trump can. Just as there is no one half as capable to fight the repeat of the vote fraud we know is going to happen.
You’re absolutely right but I think the republican party has actually become an obstacle to saving America. They are batting for the other team.
To be honest, I had simply had enough of the feckless, corrupt losers in Washington ā in both parties.
Trump has earned my vote in 2024 even if heās not on the ballot. I wouldnāt walk across the street to vote for any of the losers the GOP establishment has recruited for this primary season clown show.
You hate DeSantis? No problem - let it rip.
Then - tell us who you plan to vote for if Trump is evicted from the campaign by legal issues, or if 78 year old Donald Trump dies or withdraws because of health issues.
As far as I am concerned, besides Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis is the only other candidate on the 2024 GOP Primary Team who has a chance to win the general election in November.
Trump has an overwhelming lead in the GOP Primary! He cannot be beaten.
Why is anyone here - besides DeSantis Trolls - wasting time and resources attacking DeSantis?
Half of the 1980-2012 bellwether counties went to Hillary Clinton in 2016, so the remaining half were likely to choose Trump in 2020, as if they had been “preselected” by the 2016 results.
“can someone make the arguement for how trump will win the general?”
Because he’ll get massive numbers of votes, and the Dems are going to have a harder time cheating this time around.
Learn to spell, or at least use a spell-checker.
Despite all the criticism of Trump’s New York Style and his choices to head government agencies and cabinet members Trump was a success. Let’s go down the Trump memory hole and review the Obama/Biden/Hillary impediments and Trump’s successes.
To begin with there was the Hillary inspired Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax that was known to and thereby approved by the Obama/Biden Administration. Think about that, a previous POTUS purposely set out to obstruct an incoming administration. That has never happened in American history. This was unimaginable just 8 years ago.
Was Trump wrong March 2017, when he accused the Obama/Biden Administration of spying on him? No he was not, but who believed him? He was not being outrageous or narcissistic. Trump was accurate and told the truth. Don’t forget Governor DeSantis was Congressman DeSantis. What did Congressman DeSantis do about all that Hillary/Obama crap from 2012 thru 2018? FYI, DeSantis chaired the Subcommittee on National Security (remember Benghazi?) and served on the Foreign Affairs (Hello Benghazi!!!) and Judiciary Committees.
Then there were the two Impeachments 1 and 2 and finally the Special Prosecutor Investigation. Impeachment 2 - Trump gets impeached for one phone call with Zelenskyy while Biden’s family made millions off of Ukraine’s corrupt company Burisma. Simply unbelievable!
Despite the despicable, malicious, and the bullying behavior of Obama, Biden and Hillary and the anemic RINO response, which recent POTUS was as successful as Trump?
Look at what Trump accomplished in 4 years for the majority of Americans:
The gas price per gallon was about $2.30 vs $3.30 under Biden.
Inflation was about 1.4%, mortgage rates were half of what they are now.
Unemployment was low before Covid and before Blue Governors shut everything down and we were in the midst of a V-shaped recovery until January 22, 2021.
Tax decrease - tax laws promoted small businesses as well as large.
US enjoyed energy independence - No Green Agenda, no war on energy, No Paris Treaty.
No war in Ukraine, no threat of nuclear war, NATO paid its way.
China was quiet and we were winning the trade war.
US companies were bringing home well paying jobs due to well executed tax treatments.
There was peace in the Middle East, aka Abraham Accords; the US Embassy moved to Jerusalem; and Iran was isolated. Remember Trump’s audacious assassination of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani? How about Trump destroying Isis in just a matter on months? Trump handled Syria and Russia elegantly.
Trump got three non-left āI don’t know what a woman isā Supreme Court Justices on the bench allowing Roe vs Wade to be overturned.
Trump had an excellent Economic Team and the US enjoyed a AAA+ rating that Biden’s Team destroyed in 2+ years:
https://time.com/4440711/donald-trump-economic-advisors/
They were brilliant! And do not forget Wilbur Ross.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
Funny how Russia was quiet during the Trump Administration. There was no Russian invasion of Ukraine until Biden took over. Why was that?
I hope you remember this:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nuclear-summit-obama-medvedev-idUSBRE82P0JI20120326
This was a very memorable and strategic event early into Trump’s Administration:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/12/trump-xi-jinping-chocolate-cake-syria-strikes
The above is why Putin behaved himself during the Trump Administration. Putin invaded the Ukraine under Biden just like he did under Obama when he claimed Crimea.
Who the heck can accomplish the above in four years while being impeached twice and investigated by the Obama/Biden Weaponized Agencies? Again, talk about ābullyingā! Please, spare me!
Trump received 11 million more votes in 2020 over 2016. Never has a sitting President lost when receiving more votes in his reelection bid. Trump increased his vote total by 17+%. Trump can claim victory in 17 of the 18 bellwether counties but still ālostā according to the Dems/MSM?
Do you really believe that Bumbling Biden received 15 million more votes than Hillary? That is an amazing and unbelievable 23% increase in votes for Bumbling Biden than Hillary. The election was blatantly in your face stolen.
Face it, Trump did one hell of a job.
Fake elections for a fake country.
I'll vote for Trump in the general election. Where else will I go? But it'll be a wasted vote because Biden will win.
With DeSantis, at least we have a chance.
Forget Trump per se. Those who do not grasp the nature of the battle we face as a nation are part of the problem, not the solution. This election is simple: live the lie or confront it. The most direct way of confronting it is Trump. We are beyond political niceties. If you’re caught up in the minor, you’re an impediment to solving the major. Sorry, it’s just the way it is. Reluctance must give way to boldness.
> He was NEVER a fan if he thinks Trump āliesā all the time. <
Correct. The author is showing his bias. Saying āTrump was wrong,ā is one thing.
Saying āTrump lied,ā is quite another thing. Thatās MSNBC level stuff.
ā Fake elections for a fake country.ā
BINGO!
āIf Trump is the nominee, I will vote for him but heās not my top choice. Why? Because I donāt believe he can win in a general election.ā
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He won about 80/20 in the 2020. Heās at about 90/10 right now.
He brings in high tens of thousands to his rallies every six weeks in every state he goes to.
DeSantis and biden neither can bring in 120 people
What are you talking about.
The last dying bleats of the DeSantis Crowd trying to put a band aid on the candidate boo-boo.
I knew this country was doomed back in March 2020 when I saw how many pathetic cowards we had right here on this website who had the nerve to scold me and many other Freepers because we refused to shut down our businesses and hide under our beds.
and I’ve soured on people who soured on D. Trump.
I’m not calling him a RINO...nothing of the sort. It’s just not his time. I want the President for whom I voted in 2020.
I try not to jump on the trash DeSantis train, but I don’t
have any faith in the guy any longer.
He simply does not have the gravitas it takes to push things
through over your enemies objections.
Trump did a reasonable job of it.
Getting that wall half-built over the objections of two
political parties, the MSM, Soros, and the WEF, the FBI,
the tech social platforms, pretty amazing.
The gop is pro mass migration and amnesty. There has been 7 amnesties for illegals since 1986. The writing was on the wall since Reagan, that the gop doesn't care about the middle class. It was most obvious when National Review and Rush went ape against Perot and Buchanan. Two people skeptical of globalism, outsourcing, and spending. There is no going back, the parties are merely fighting over the scraps of the republic, one grifter after another.
Okay, fine, your vote is your vote my good FRiend.
A question for you, however. (Personal, no need to respond)
Do you have children or grandchildren? I ask that because if the Dems win the WH, they'll likely win the down ballot. If they secure both houses and the WH, can you imagine the irreparable damage?
I currently support DeSantis with (unannounced) Youngkin as my backup. That said, I'll vote for the GOPer in the general, no matter who her or she might be (even the proverbial ham sandwich.)
I have grandkids, I want them to have a free Country.
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