AR475891 t1_j6lpxmv wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:21 AM

Reply to comment by YourFaceCausesMePain in Game Theory: The war will end soon, oil will plummet, Biden will get re-elected by mlamping

I think in the past that may have been true, but things are so polarized now I would think it would have to be really really bad. The GOP fell flat on its face in 2022 in all of the states they would need to win the electoral college in 2024 in one of the worst political environments in history. Literally didn’t win a state wide race except the Nevada Gov election and that guy is not MAGA like Trump or Desantis.

YourFaceCausesMePain t1_j6ls55a wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:44 AM

The gop had terrible candidates. Look at Georgia. Kemp blew Abrams out of the water. Yet Walker was going nowhere. I think the GOP got too cocky and borked it up. Or, deliberately.

AR475891 t1_j6ltdv1 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:57 AM

I mean Trump isn’t a terrible general election candidate? What is desantis offering people different than Trump? The GOP has a major issue in that their base has been radicalized to the point that their candidates must pass a purity test to get the nomination on things that make them unelectable.

Abortion - who can win a presidential nomination for the gop without pushing for a national ban? You’ll probably even get a desperate Beto-Esque person pushing for a contraception ban.
2020 Fraud - who can win the nomination without saying the 2020 election was stolen?
Any nominee but Trump - do people really think Trump will quietly fade away if he doesn’t get the nomination? He will burn down the GOP or steal away a third of their voters at a minimum in a 3rd party run if he doesn’t get it.

Again, it’s not impossible but the GOP has put themselves in a tough corner. It’s not the 1990s anymore where both parties are basically the same and the majority of people will hold their nose again for Biden over pretty much any MAGA person.

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YourFaceCausesMePain t1_j6lv4r8 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:17 AM

Trump won’t win a GOP election. Desantis would. He’s very conservative but not alt right. He’s what the GOP needs.

Abortion was ran out of the Supreme Court to stir shit up. Not enough people overly care about it. But it will make loud voices and that what the dems always need to win elections.

Fraud? Who care. Really. Who cares. The only way to secure an election is to win by a mile or win where it’s important.

Trump did one thing, he proved the dems have a weakness. However, I think it’s all just a game and someone else is pulling the strings. Makes us feel important and empowered.

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