It’s hard for ordinary people like me to fathom why anybody would want to be president, but a number of Republican politicians do, and they all have a problem. Most Americans hate their positions on abortion and guns. On top of that, the GOP has long been a party for the rich, and often indiff[...]
Posts Tagged ‘2024 Election’
Putin would drink DeSantis’s milkshake
“In his yearlong battle with Disney,” CNN says (here), “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has repeatedly leaned on the element of surprise in his attempts to outmaneuver the entertainment giant and its army of executives, high-priced lawyers and politically connected lobbyists.” �[...]
April 6th, 2023 - 1:49 am § in Politics, Republicans
The GOP’s dilemma
The GOP is “starting the 2024 race at a huge disadvantage,” Vox says (read story here). The tweet below, by a Tennessee college professor, explains why. The Vox article points out that adopting unpopular positions “is nothing new” for Republicans; e.g., tax cuts for the wealt[...]
DeSantis does squat for non-wealthy Floridians
Florida Gov. Ron Desantis, who wants to be president, is wildly popular at the ballot box in his home state. One wonders why. While the stereotypical Floridian is a well-heeled East Coast retiree, in reality Florida ranks in the bottom third of average household incomes, and DeSantis has done almost[...]
Be serious if you want to be taken seriously
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 [...]
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[...]