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Please President Trump, Don’t Make Netanyahu’s Mistake
I hope Trump does not make Netanyahu’s mistake.
The reason a leftist government came to power in Israel was due to Netanyahu’s ego. There would have been a conservative government if Netanyahu had been willing to cede leadership of the Likud party to someone else. But his ego prevented him from doing that. And this same scenario is likely to unfold in the upcoming elections in Israel.
Now in the US, we see the same potential disaster in the making. Don’t get me wrong, Israelis love Trump. He moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, tore up the Iran deal, and has grandkids who attend a Jewish day school. But if he would pass the mantle of leadership to DeSantis, there is a much better chance of conservatives retaking the White House in two years and, who knows, maybe both houses of Congress this November, which would be truly beneficial for Israel, to say nothing of the US.
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What people don’t realize is that in order to attract a larger voter group, you have to jettison some other group. Jettisoning neo-con Bushites for Hispanic and other working-class voters that couldn’t stand Bush is a win-win as far as I’m concerned.
He’ll vote Democrat if DeSantis is the candidate.
Mark my words.
Not accurate. I will vote for Trump-adjacent on a case by case basis, but I will not vote for Trump-endorsed, and will actually work against the Trump-endorsed.
A good example is Kimberly Yee who is running for Arizona Treasurer. Her website speaks at length at how she supports Trump, so she could be considered Trump-adjacent. But Kimberly Yee wasn’t endorsed by Trump. I contributed $100 to her campaign, and will vote for her and boost her.
I cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good. If all of the Trump endorsed statewide candidates lose, Kimberly Yee will be the highest ranking Republican statewide officer. I can’t hold against her that she is Trump-adjacent.
Kimberly Yee for Arizona Governor in 2026!
But what if I refuse to leave?
After losing the House, the Senate and the Presidency in one term (the first since Herbert Hoover), the shine is off the Trump brand. As Trump failures become more obvious, I hope Republicans return to Reagan.
Hi Drew,
I have given $100 to DeSantis. Money talks. To quote the Dems, “Early Money is like Yeast.”
Gary
Precisely. In the case of McConnell, his calculation is not Republican dominance but a Senate party caucus that will vote in secret to keep him as their leader.
100% accurate.
Your girlfriend Liz Cheney came out against DeSantis. You owe her your loyalty.
I am correct. You will never vote for DeSantis.
So, she supports Trump, but that’s okay. If Trump supports her, then it’s not okay.
Yours is a strange religion, my friend.
Do not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. No Trump-skeptic Republican could win right now in a Republican primary. Jeff Flake didn’t run this cycle and John McCain is no longer with us. But we need someone to carry the Republican banner in a statewide race. Kimberly Yee is the best compared to the Trump endorsed candidates.
Kimberly Yee for Governor, 2026!
Unclear now.
At the time of writing, shares in Desantis for President are $.29 v. $.26 for Trump:
https://www.predictit.org/markets/detail/7456/Who-will-win-the-2024-US-presidential-election
But for the nomination $.35 and $.31:
https://www.predictit.org/markets/detail/7053/Who-will-win-the-2024-Republican-presidential-nomination
Last month they were out of phase with Desantis doing better for nominee but Trump doing better overall, which suggested Trump would be the stronger nominee.
Paging @dontillman and his spreadsheet skills…
What is the operating principle by which Yee can support Trump and receive your vote, but she doesn’t get your vote if Trump supports Yee?
The principle is to not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. This is politics, not a legal principle that must stand. This situation is sui generis. (One could say that Trump himself is sui generis, but I digress.)
Kimberly Yee is the very best I am going to get in Arizona in 2022. I will go with that.
I love how you constantly say not to feed the trolls, yet you’re here telling Gary that you know his motives and thinking better than he does. You’re just being a jerk at this point. Gary is saying he’d vote for DeSantis. Isn’t that a good thing? Maybe DeSantis could actually unite Republicans and actually win. That’s a good thing, isn’t it?
It’s not 100%, just look at Georgia where Kemp embarrassed Perdue. There are also a number of last minute endorsements where he just picked the obvious winner (see Katie Britt in AL). Even in Ohio, Luke Thompson was saying that internal polling put JD Vance comfortably ahead for weeks before Trump actually endorsed.
That said, Oz wouldn’t be the nominee without Trump. Nor would Tim Michels in Wisconsin. Trump has a tremendous amount of influence within the primary electorate of the GOP. The more important question, though, is whether they can win in November. Certainly some of them will, but it doesn’t look great right now. I wouldn’t want to be on the Masters campaign in Arizona or the Oz campaign in Pennsylvania. We’ll see how potent the Trump endorsement is in November.
BREAKING HEADLINE:
DeSantis Trump’s Illegitimate Son.
Recovered Laptop Confirms. FBI Confirms Laptop.
Today is was discovered that Governor Ronald DeSantis is in fact Donald Trump’s illegitimate son. This was uncovered by a close but partial screening of an unidentifiable laptop computer found by a cleaning lady in an unlocked filing cabinet at FBI headquarters this morning in Washington, DC. Furthermore records stored on the laptop confirm that DeSantis was born in Kigali Regional Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda. Department of Justice officials will determine if this affects DeSantis’ status as a natural-born citizen potentially disallowing DeSantis from running for US president. This will be done, only when and if the FBI has determined exactly where Kigali is on a map and if in fact it is part of the United States. (cont. p.E37)
I’m not sure how to take this.
How about being happy that I am back in the fold, except for “you know who”? I have also given to our Senate Candidates in CO and WA, who weren’t Trump Endorsed. Take your wins when you get them.
The Greatest President of the Twentieth Century said that someone who agreed with him 80% of the time was his 80% friend, not his 20% enemy.
No crimes were committed. If you are not caught it is not a crime. If you have the power to get away with it, it is not a crime. If you have the power to make the law look away, it is not a crime.
Not true, Trump made it happen.
No.
I think DeSantis has a better chance than Trump.
I think DeSantis has a much, much better chance at winning than Trump. Now that Trump is back in the news, his unfavorable rating has gone up and polls matching him with Biden show Biden’s lead over Trump widen.
The hypocrisy and intellectual dishonesty in this statement … coming from a guy who won’t vote for candidates if they disagree with him on Trump … is off the charts.
Let’s be honest. After 2020, is there any chance the Democrat Party – Deep State – Big Tech/Media Axis of Evil is ever going to allow a Republican to be elected again? Even a squishball Bush-Republican?
If you disagree with Trump on any issue, he will label you a RINO immediately. Reagan didn’t.
I disagree with most Republicans on Trump. I am openly hostile to him. But I am willing to accept Republicans who are election skeptics, just not election deniers who have been endorsed by Trump.
No. A Republican can and will be elected again. But Trump cannot.
Let’s look at Georgia’s Governor Brian Kemp who would not bend to Trump about the 2020 election but won his 2022 primary and is well on his way to winning his general election.
Let’s look at Arizona’s Governor Doug Ducey, who is term limited. He did not bend to Trump about the 2020 election. We should have nominated him to run against Mark Kelly. But instead we got Blake Masters who Commentary just ripped apart today. Listen to the second story at the 46:36 point at https://ricochet.com/podcast/commentary-podcast/theyre-not-alarmed-theyre-thrilled/. Hopefully, we will be over Trump enough so that Doug Ducey can win back Kyrsten Sinema’s Senate seat.
Let’s look at Ron DeSantis, who has gone out of his way to not ask Trump for his endorsement.
Unlike me, all three Governors will not say anything negative about Trump. But they have gone their own way without Trump’s endorsement.
Let’s also look at Mitch McConnell. He has not bowed to Trump. He has noted that we are facing a disaster due to poor candidate quality. What is left unsaid is the second half of the sentence. Our candidates in AZ, GA, NV, NC, OH, PA, and WI were all endorsed by Trump, and instead of expecting 7 of the 7 winning, we will be lucky to win a majority of those races.
According to 538, back in June, we were a 60% chance to win the Senate. Now the Democrats are a 70% chance to win the Senate. See https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/senate/?cid=rrpromo. Thank you Donald Trump!
Back in July, we were a 88% chance to win the House. We are dropping like a rock. We are now down to 74% chance to win the House. See https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/house/?cid=rrpromo. Thank you Donald Trump!
Donald Trump. The first Republican President to lose the Presidency, Senate and House in only one term since Herbert Hoover. Thank you Donald Trump!
Im sorry but all the polling shows that Desantis will have a much more difficult time winning the White House than Trump. The fact is the new voting coalition votes for Trump at the top of the ticket by like ten points over Desantis, who outside the conservative movement is still an unknown figure to most of the electorate.
Trump now is a vehicle who outweighs his own flaws. The electorate feels the only way they can right the wrongs of the 2020 election is to put him back in power. This is a Jacksonian revolutionary moment.
The Peoples Pundit covers this a lot.
You never talk about policies.