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Nikki Haley is going to stand up to bullies but can she even say that Trump lost in 2020? Can any of the people in any of the buckets, other than Liz Cheney, bring themselves to say that? And I wouldn’t be so quick to put Chris Chris in the anti-Trump bucket.

Until the GOP can adopt the position that he lost, he still owns them. One or two saying he lost get their heads lopped off. They all have to. The party has to meet that bare minimum level of honesty and acceptance of reality. Otherwise, they’re the Disinformation Party.

Another question they’re going to have to answer is whether they’re going to give Trump a pardon for any crimes he’s convicted of. How about it, Nikki?

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Nobody but Trump or DeSantis has a real shot at the nomination, IMHO.

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This is great news. I really like her, her life story and POC immigrant status, and that she is a very good alternative to trump. GO HALEY!

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This should be interesting to watch

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I was feeling pretty happy for Nikki until I saw comments on Instagram like "please step aside for Trump because he was robbed and he needs to be president for 4 more years."

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I think of the buckets as (1) Trump, (2) Trump-ish, (3) Trump Tolerant, (4) Anti-Trump

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I honestly do not think she has a chance. To have a chance, IMO, she will have to come out of the gate denouncing Trump and have solid reasons behind it. She worked in his administration and has praised him. Yes, she has flip flopped on her support for Trump, but needs to be strong against him. She won’t do it. I think it will be between Trump and DeSantis, perhaps Cruz if he decides to jump in. If Cruz does jump in, he will be third. For me, I’d like to see Cheney or Kinzinger but doubt the country would unite behind either of them.

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So who will be the Democratic candidates for Prez? Anyone close to prime of life years w/ with energy and fresh ideas? Hmmmm....

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I happen to like Whitmer. While I like Biden and think he was the right guy for 2020, I believe he needs to step aside. My dream candidate would be Michelle Obama but she’s not interested.

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