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Well that’s wrong - https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/jul/22/hillary-clintons-top-10-campaign-promises/ The MAGA minority is shrinking. Deep south and places like Oklahoma and Kansas are what’s left of the base. There is no path to a win in 2024. The Dem candidate could forfeit GA and AZ and still win “in a landslide.” Trump is DONE.

Oh, thanks so much for that dissertation. I’m very glad that you were able to experience Trump for four years, idolizing a pathetic “hero” - only to see his regime devolve into nothingness, his reputation shattered, his political career in shambles, and the once-proud G.O.P. reduced to sniveling little gnats like Matt Gaetz. Well done.

Yeah, ok. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/nyregion/douglass-mackey-trial-twitter-misinformation.html

That’s unbelievable.

Deniro: “I mean, he’s so blatantly stupid. He’s a punk. He’s a dog. He’s a pig. he’s a con, a bulls—t artist, a mutt who doesn’t know what he’s talking about, doesn’t do his homework, doesn’t care, thinks he’s gaming society, doesn’t pay his taxes. He’s an idiot. Colin Powell said it best: He’s a national disaster. He’s an embarrassment to this country. It makes me so angry that this country had gotten to the point that this fool, this bozo, has wound up where he has. He talks [about] how he wants to punch people in the face? Well, I’d like to punch him in the face. This is somebody that we want for president? I don’t think so. What I care about is the direction of this country. And what I’m very, very worried about is that it might go in the wrong direction with someone like Donald Trump. If you care about your future, vote for it.”

And who “threatened” the president with what, and how? Trump understands quite well that he was immune from any accountability other than impeachment during his tenure.

I don’t see any scenario where a state or Federal prosecutor can even offer that kind of a deal, or would offer it. There is no “bartering.” No amount of money or “goodwill” (ha!) will save Trump in these criminal trials. He is the primary defendant in all of them, and I don’t see Fani Wills entertaining some kind of cooperation deal for Trump against Giuliani and others. The 14th Amendment does have provisions against Trump holding office for specific crimes, but that would be argued before numerous courts for years. The courts and lawyers will do their jobs, as will the voters to extricate this utter **** heel from our politics.

None of this matters, does it? Trump and team have already created the blueprint for a Biden win in 2024 and every election going forward. All Biden has to do if he loses is everything that Trump did, and get Kamala Harris to change enough winning state electors for Trump to Biden to get him to 270 during the certification. Done. Perfect. Since Republicans say that none of that is a crime, who are they to complain?

Actually under the GA RICO statute they only have to prove two of the 161 “acts of racketeering activity and overt acts in furtherance of the conspiracy.”

Well-researched article about the crimes allegedly perpetrated in Coffee County, GA referenced in Willis’ RICO indictment. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what-the-heck-happened-in-coffee-county-georgia

I don’t see a “if the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit” moment for Trump in any of these trials. The evidence detailed in the indictments is so overwhelming it’s astounding.

“A Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT on the Presidential Election Fraud which took place in Georgia is almost complete & will be presented by me at a major News Conference at 11:00 A.M. on Monday of next week in Bedminster, New Jersey.” “Based on the results of this CONCLUSIVE Report, all charges should be dropped against me & others — There will be a complete EXONERATION! They never went after those that Rigged the Election.” “They only went after those that fought to find the RIGGERS!” I may have to tune in to this one, never can get enough laughs.

The GOP has had several recent trifectas (control of the Senate, House and Presidency) - as recently as 2018.

There are too many to count. Obviously promising that his SCOTUS appointments would overturn Roe v. Wade was a prominent one.

Trump has never even attempted to appeal to Democrats or Independents - that’s his biggest problem. His campaign strategy has always been to get every single MAGA loyalist to vote and to suppress the inner-city Democrats. It worked as a new and unknown politician with massive troll farms on social media in 2016, but failed miserably after a putrid four years in office in 2020. It will fail again in 2024.

Often absent from the current Trump campaign discussions is the fact that most of his former Cabinet and administration don’t even support him. Pompeo isn’t supporting him. Bolton isn’t supporting him. Barr isn’t supporting him. Haley is running against him. And the list of former Trunp officials who despise him is now legion. His second Defense Secretary called him “a threat to national security,” “a threat to democracy,” and “unfit for office.” You can count the people who worked in his administration who currently endorse Trunp on one hand - Matthew Whitaker, Mark Meadows, Mike Flynn, Russell Vought, and Ric Grenell. That’s it. That’s the list. And three of them were in their jobs for just a couple of months and weren’t even confirmed by the Senate. Meadows was just indicted in GA alongside Trunp. The most prominent one, former VP Mike Pence, is also running against Trunp and said, “…anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President of the United States.” And ironically Pence, while being one of the only Trump Cabinet members left who has any credibility whatsoever, is abjectly hated by the majority of the MAGA base because he did his job per the Constitution on 1/6. Whom does this leave for a prospective Trump administration? My Pillow Guy? Marjorie Taylor-Greene? Matt Gaetz?

“The only education group to give Trump higher approval than disapproval ratings were white non-college graduates, where 52% approved and 43% disapproved. Among white college graduates, those disapproving of Trump’s job performance (66%) was more than two-to-one higher than those approving (32%).” “Biden’s winning base in 509 counties encompasses fully 71% of America’s economic activity, while Trump’s losing base of 2,547 counties represents just 29% of the economy.” The overwhelming base of Trump’s support is literally poor white trash.

I always chuckle when I see this, has to be the hundredth time. Who are “the Democrats” who have conspired to keep Trump from running? Merrick Garland? Hillary Clinton? AOC? Did Fani Willis, Jack Smith and Alvin Bragg have a Zoom call last year to plan out the timing of their indictments against Trump? You don’t know what the f—k you’re talking about. And, what most Democrats agree on is Trunp as the GOP nominee is PREFERRED over all of the other primary candidates. We would RELISH Trump running and getting drubbed in the general election again.

Hopefully things will get better for you. Some of us are thriving quite well.

FIFY

I’m about to watch the start of a new season of Billions so I don’t have time to explain to you the reasons and implications behind why oil companies operate in a competitive global market.

No guarantees that Trump or Biden will be the respective nominees, but I can say this - people will come out in droves to vote *against* Trump like in 2020. He’s already done, his complete humiliation will start in earnest in 2024.

Gratefully there’s nothing you or anyone can do to get Trump elected except vote - and he’ll lose again. Bigly.

Which problems are those?