Marianne Williamson (photo, left) is running for president again, and it appears she’s heeding that advice this time. When she sought the Democratic nomination in 2020 in an open field, she came off as a quirky eccentric. Her campaign largely consisted of verbal zingers like “harnessing [...]
Posts Tagged ‘2024 Election’
Pence didn’t suddenly find religion
Ex-vice president Mike Pence is finally criticizing Trump. You know, Trump, the guy who incited a mob to chant “hang Mike Pence!” On Saturday, March 11, 2023, Pence declaimed, ““President Trump was wrong, I had no right to overturn the election. And his reckless words endangered [...]
The real reason Kari Lake won’t be vice president
Kari Lake, a political novice and defeated candidate, won’t be the GOP vice presidential nominee. Oh, she had aspirations. She yearned to be on Trump’s 2024 ticket. But that just wasn’t realistic. Why would she be? she’s never won an election or held a public office. Sucking [...]
March 4th, 2023 - 2:03 am § in Politics, Republicans
Memo to Nikki Haley
Memo: If you’re tired of losing, don’t be a loser. But she’s not off to a good start. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), a gathering that has a reputation for foaming-at-the-mouth extremism, Haley started off by reminding a small crowd that, “We’ve[...]
Loyalty pledge
Ronna McDaniel, who chairs the Republican National Committee (RNC), firmly believes 2024 GOP presidential contenders should be required “to sign a pledge to back the party’s ultimate nominee in order to participate in primary debates.” “I think it’s kind of a no-brainer, ri[...]
February 26th, 2023 - 5:03 am § in Biden, China, Donald Trump, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Republicans, Russia
Is Nikki Haley a serious presidential candidate?
Nikki Haley wants to be president for no better reason than she wants to be president. That’s more or less the media narrative, which has focused on her struggles to differentiate herself from other aspirants (see story here), beyond being a Republican who isn’t Trump (although she certa[...]
What kind of president would DeSantis be?
— DeSantis defended slavery as “backbone of economy” and “fact of life” in 2011 book Read story here — DeSantis moves toward political control of university studies Here and here — Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
February 17th, 2023 - 11:09 am § in Politics, Republicans
Kari Lake untethers from truth
And that’s a huge red flag in a candidate for public office. Before the 2022 election, in which Lake ran for Arizona governor, she repeated Trump’s election lies and claimed her own election wouldn’t be fair unless she won. That’s a slap in the face — no, a hard punch &[...]