Yesterday was not Super Tuesday but was “super” for Joe Biden and Donald Trump supporters. Both candidates secured enough delegates to become the presumptive nominees of their respective parties. It looks like a 2020 rematch, but is it?
Nothing is guaranteed, of course. Delegates are promised in politics, and promises are easily broken. Biden, as we’ve frequently noted, will likely be sunsetted after yelling at Democrat delegates in his acceptance speech. I don’t think the DNC will do the deal then and there. A room filled with delegates at a nominating convention might think they have a voice. Silly Democrats. It would be easier to do afterward and just tell them who they want. That’s the sort of government they are fighting for, so no one has any right to complain.
On a related note, I predicted the same thing about Biden in 2020, and Joe ended up being the guy, so there’s that.
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Donald Trump will continue to vacuum up delegates. At the same time, some of the Never Trump money that is no longer being spent to sell Haley is redirected toward making America Hate Trump Again. Ads will feature jilted Trump supporters opining on the reasons for their contentious political divorce.
“These are former Donald Trump voters. They supported him and his policies in the past. But now, they refuse to support him for president again. Watch them explain in their own words why they’re voting against their party to ensure that Trump never holds office again,” the website reads, with many of the individuals offering classic leftist-style critiques, pointing to January 6 and accusing Trump of wanting to be an “authoritarian.”
Same Never Trump shit, different election, but it works, so why give it up.
I’d like very much for The Donald to walk away from Warp Speed and any positive narratives about encouraging Big Pharma’s path to the thing we call the COVID Jab. Yes, he’s said he’d oppose any vaccine mandates in the future, even block them if he can, and not force jabs on kids or government employees. Still, many in his 2016 base and more than a few of his more recent detractors are irked by how he facilitated (or, at worst, was duped) into the initial response to COVID.
His campaign can’t expect them to hold their noses and pick him because Biden is a constitutional threat when the opening salvos against COVID led to brazen violations of constitutional rights. Health Care Freedom is important, and he needs to step into that lane in Trumpian Fashion. Every vote counts, and he can use his stage to let experts talk about what went wrong and how to prevent it in the future. His audience will love that.
I’ve heard Trump say the CDC and FDA need a house cleaning, but until he gets off the warp-speed bandwagon, more than a few Republicans aren’t going to believe he’s serious.
The Blob is going to suppress and pressure. DAs are going to keep indicting. Dems are going to do what they do in critical states and Republicans? Trump just pulled the flush handle at the RNC. Scores of staffers have been let go as leadership is replaced with Trump-friendly people. They’ve got seven months, and they’d best not spend it measuring for new drapes.
