People who know better have complained that Donald Trump is avoiding the debates for [insert reason here]. I say they know better becasue most of them do. If you have a 30-50+ point lead, a debate is the last thing you need. Just ask Chris Sununu.
If you’ve already forgotten who Chris Sununu is, he’s the guy making a cameo in at the end of the latest PAC-funded Chris Christie commercials circulating the Granite State. He is also the governor of New Hampshire (for another year (when he steps aside). And an almost-ran 2024 presidential candidate who’d have never made it onto that pig pile of a debate stage Trump has avoided.
Sununu has vowed to work to trim the field (at least he started with himself), so someone has a better shot at being the not-Trump candidate. He was also the guy who said this after Trump skipped the first Debate.
“I honestly think he’s gonna regret it, I really do. You can’t say I’m going to lead the free world and not be willing to get up and talk to those who are going to challenge you and want the job. You can’t really do that. It’s not fair to the system. It’s not doing respect to the voters and your base,” Sununu said.
Everyone present at the second Debate, except perhaps Doug Burgham, declared themselves the winner, and compared to Biden, they are all a better choice, which you have to admit, with a few exceptions, isn’t saying a lot, but polling suggests it was someone else. Donald Trump.
“63% of potential Republican primary voters support Donald Trump for the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination, up from 58% in our survey released Monday ahead of the latest primary debate,” Morning Consult said in its survey released on Sept. 29.
In comparison, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen as Mr. Trump’s biggest rival, saw his support dip from 15 percent to 12 percent after the second debate, though the Florida governor is still in second place.
Some will say that Republican Primary voters are as dumb as Republican politicians. Trump can’t win. The Left will rally and bring independents, and America will Die. DIE, I tell you! They love this crappy economy more than the possibility of the prosperity Trump brought. I’m not saying they are wrong. Trump is polarizing but names one systemic thing the Republican party did to effectively push back on a narrative almost entirely concocted by Democrats and their media homonculi.
Even as president, Trump couldn’t count on members of his party, many of whom chose the machine over putting a crowbar in the works.
When you leave Trump alone, he does Trump. When you push him, he pushes back, another thing for which Republicans are not known. At GraniteGrok, we push back all the time, no matter what side you claim, and plenty of Republicans have gotten petulant about it. They oppose us for opposing acts that contradict the party platform and the constitution (state or federal).
Boo Hoo.
And so we are clear, I am still waiting for Trump to apologize for his accumulated debt. He must say more about getting the covid wool pulled over his eyes. The bad staffing choices in the White House. That vaccine nightmare. But Chris Christie is lying when he says Trump didn’t get anything done. He got plenty done, and all of it was good. And despite his popularity with the Republican base, those who know better can’t find time to share that list. We have, as have others. It’s an impressive thing. I include it because Trump is polling at 63%, not in every poll, but he’s got a yuge lead.
I’d be happy with a Ron DeSantis. I’d hold my nose and vote for Nikki Haley. Tim ‘Ukraine or Bust’ Scott is leaps and bounds better than the current regime. We’ve got a few months to go; anything is possible but highly improbable. And Trump’s not the problem; Democrats are – as is their stranglehold on messaging (the media) and elections, and their hands are still wrapped around that neck.
If we can’t fix “Trump” or fix primary voters, Trump’s the guy we’ll have, and we’re not giving up on America. What’s your plan?
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