You start from the premise that the GOP could have and should have done better in the last 3 elections. What if the premise is wrong? What if they truly are a permanent minority party whose only hope of survival is cobbling out a one or two seat majority in the Senate based on controlling more territory but not a majority of the voters, a bare majority in the House primarily through gerrymandering, and the occasional electoral college win while losing the popular vote? There is no indication that I see that a larger coalition can be cobbled together as long as they have to placate the cultural warriors on their extreme flank and appeal to the less educated who respond best to appeals to their fears by giving them someone to hate. What McDaniel accomplished may very well be the best they can hope for given who they are.
Today's GOP is a rump party that is only kept on electoral life support by the woke excesses of the Democrats' progressive wing. And with each 10 elderly baby boomer GOP voters that die in the next few years we will see 15 new Democratic zoomer/millenial voters come into being in 2024. Demographics are destiny.
As for the 2024 GOP slate, my take is that Trump is finished, the magic gone. Much like the energetic Biden voters remembered as VP, compared to the diminished older man who is President today; Trump 2023/24 simply can't keep up with his younger self. But Where Biden was the boring candidate who could afford to avoid the public eye and simply read the teleprompter, Trump doesn't have this luxury as he must own the libs and muster sufficient bravado to demonstrate his macho bona fides. Otherwise he is little better than low-energy Jeb, and a too-old has been one at that.
Desantis may be the candidate, but can he generate the excitement to bring out the nontraditional GOP voter that Trump brought out in 2016? I could be wrong, but I think not. And all the other candidates may as well be Jeb Bush for as much as they'll excite GOP voters.
I think the GOP is doomed (at least for this decade), barring a complete self-destruct by the Democrats - a possibility I can't easily dismiss.
Considering how well the GOP has been doing, I’m good with continuity. God knows what the 4 voting for Lindell were voting for. It would’ve been interesting, tho.
You start from the premise that the GOP could have and should have done better in the last 3 elections. What if the premise is wrong? What if they truly are a permanent minority party whose only hope of survival is cobbling out a one or two seat majority in the Senate based on controlling more territory but not a majority of the voters, a bare majority in the House primarily through gerrymandering, and the occasional electoral college win while losing the popular vote? There is no indication that I see that a larger coalition can be cobbled together as long as they have to placate the cultural warriors on their extreme flank and appeal to the less educated who respond best to appeals to their fears by giving them someone to hate. What McDaniel accomplished may very well be the best they can hope for given who they are.
Today's GOP is a rump party that is only kept on electoral life support by the woke excesses of the Democrats' progressive wing. And with each 10 elderly baby boomer GOP voters that die in the next few years we will see 15 new Democratic zoomer/millenial voters come into being in 2024. Demographics are destiny.
As for the 2024 GOP slate, my take is that Trump is finished, the magic gone. Much like the energetic Biden voters remembered as VP, compared to the diminished older man who is President today; Trump 2023/24 simply can't keep up with his younger self. But Where Biden was the boring candidate who could afford to avoid the public eye and simply read the teleprompter, Trump doesn't have this luxury as he must own the libs and muster sufficient bravado to demonstrate his macho bona fides. Otherwise he is little better than low-energy Jeb, and a too-old has been one at that.
Desantis may be the candidate, but can he generate the excitement to bring out the nontraditional GOP voter that Trump brought out in 2016? I could be wrong, but I think not. And all the other candidates may as well be Jeb Bush for as much as they'll excite GOP voters.
I think the GOP is doomed (at least for this decade), barring a complete self-destruct by the Democrats - a possibility I can't easily dismiss.
Given the other 2 options she was probably the “better” person for the job. But gag is she horrible.
Considering how well the GOP has been doing, I’m good with continuity. God knows what the 4 voting for Lindell were voting for. It would’ve been interesting, tho.
Good grief...Such a bad move...