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JimW
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Interesting AP write-up on how Haley staying in the race despite the numbers is winding trump up no end.: Haley insists she's staying in the GOP race. Here's how that could cause problems for Trump
He'll keep attacking her in ways that alienate middle of the road voters and/or women who might otherwise have gone Republican. Costing him money too.
He'll keep attacking her in ways that alienate middle of the road voters and/or women who might otherwise have gone Republican. Costing him money too.
Or kicked off this mortal coil.
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
That is certainly one of the reasons, though I think another one might be that someone over there has worked out that making Trump appear weak is probably something that would work quite well against him.
Without wishing to make him sound like some kind of silverback gorrilla, an awful lot of his appeal (to those he appeals to) is that he is "strong"; the people who go up against him from his own mob - Cruz, DeSantis, Christie (though not so much now), Beck, Graham, Fox News etc - are defeated by him and end up playing a subservient role, humiliating themselves on his behalf. This idea of him is why all the normal scandals - the affairs, the assaults on women, the fraud, the chasing of wealth, the indulging of family and those who suck up to him - has never really worked against him for that section of the electorate, they expect him to do that because that is what "strong" leaders do. These are people who lap up the whole idea of Alphas and Betas, cucks and chads etc.
By staying in against his attacks, especially against political wisdom, it will probably do him a lot of damage simply because she isnt crushed. He will probably end up trying to buy her off with the VP spot, if she isnt physically attacked by someone from the MAGA sphere.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
i think this is a very good point.
I think itās good for Haley to continue for several reasons. Trump wants her out so that he can focus on his legal issues and not spend time and money campaigning. The more he can be distracted and have to lose money the better. It also shows weakness when he can only get just over 50% of the republican vote. Hopefully her funders are willing to continue to support her even though she is unlikely to beat Trump to continue to demonstrate and exploit Trumpās weakness.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
I thought this was interesting, on the new(ish) House Speaker:
www.thedailybeast.com
It looked like he was going to be your run-of-the-mill insane MAGA politician but seems to have an excellent policy for dealing with them.
Mike Johnsonās Five Stages of Speakership Grief
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has already angered a number of factions in his own conferenceāmostly because he refuses to talk straight to members.
It looked like he was going to be your run-of-the-mill insane MAGA politician but seems to have an excellent policy for dealing with them.
prunus
Tick tock.
I thought this was interesting, on the new(ish) House Speaker:
Mike Johnsonās Five Stages of Speakership Grief
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has already angered a number of factions in his own conferenceāmostly because he refuses to talk straight to members.
It looked like he was going to be your run-of-the-mill insane MAGA politician but seems to have an excellent policy for dealing with them.
Telling whatever lies people want to hear and then going ahead and doing whatever you want regardless? Sounds like the distillation of MAGA.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
he's reaching as far as he can
www.thewrap.com
Trump Tells Fox News 'I Believe We're Going to Have a Terrorist Attack 100%,' Possibly Due to Chinese Immigrants | Video
Donald Trump also thinks Iran will have a nuke in the next 60 days and that the Communist Party is telling people to enter through our southern border.
www.thewrap.com
Nylock
I hate 'these days'...
As soon as his polls vs Biden start to properly tank, her funding will quickly evaporate. Whether she manages to win a couple of states or not...
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
Trump Is Inching Closer to the Worst Legal Defeat of his Life
It sure looks like Trump's business empire is about to get hammered.
www.vice.com
Goodoh
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
And not sure I believe this but we can live in hope.
www.newsweek.com
Donald Trump likely going to prison "for a long time"āAttorney
Attorney Marc Elias said the former president's classified documents case could result in a long prison sentence.
www.newsweek.com
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
he's reaching as far as he can
Trump Tells Fox News 'I Believe We're Going to Have a Terrorist Attack 100%,' Possibly Due to Chinese Immigrants | Video
Donald Trump also thinks Iran will have a nuke in the next 60 days and that the Communist Party is telling people to enter through our southern border.
100%? Total certainty? Is it because he's going to instigate himself in his usual deniable fashion, like the dollar-store Don Corleone he is?
petee
no gods, no malarkey
"As democracy is perfected, the office of the President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be occupied by a downright fool and a complete narcissistic moron." ā H. L. Mencken
well!
well!
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
<Windsor.Davies>And not sure I believe this but we can live in hope.
Donald Trump likely going to prison "for a long time"āAttorney
Attorney Marc Elias said the former president's classified documents case could result in a long prison sentence.
Jeff Robinson
Marxist-Lentilist: Jackboots and Jackfruit
Surprise, surpise, another legal loss.
We all know these appeals are just stalling techniques, we've still got the appeal to SCOTUS. Best we can hope for is that they just deny the appeal altogether, that will mean Trump's trial date can be set - if this goes to trial before the election, Trump will be jailed. SCOTUS will never rule in Trump's favour on this one (mad dissents from Thomas and Allito are the best he can hope for), but they could help him delay the case until after the election.
We all know these appeals are just stalling techniques, we've still got the appeal to SCOTUS. Best we can hope for is that they just deny the appeal altogether, that will mean Trump's trial date can be set - if this goes to trial before the election, Trump will be jailed. SCOTUS will never rule in Trump's favour on this one (mad dissents from Thomas and Allito are the best he can hope for), but they could help him delay the case until after the election.
Not good for Haley when she canāt win a vote when sheās the only candidate! āNone of these candidatesā option got the most votes.
Haley Outvoted in Nevada Primary by āNone of These Candidates,ā Without Trump on the Ballot
Haley Outvoted in Nevada Primary by āNone of These Candidates,ā Without Trump on the Ballot
JimW
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Won't stop her ploughing on, so all good. She loses and vexes Trump as she does. She's nearly as grim as he is, so not like we'd want her to do well
petee
no gods, no malarkey
true, but "none of these candidates" was trump.
Bingoman
Well-Known Member
A bit embarrassing
bcuster
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Nikki Haley loses Nevada Republican primary to ānone of these candidatesā
The former South Carolina governor and ex-U.S. ambassador to the U.N. suffered an embarrassing loss in the Silver State Tuesday, receiving fewer votes than the "none of these candidates" option.
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