Prediction: Eight years from now Ann will explain to us why DeSantis is responsible for Republican losses at the polls in the midterms following his single-term presidency. Of course that assumes Ds are charitable enough to let the GOP hold the office.
It still won't have anything to do with the way elections are run, i.e. fraud.
Thank you for your perspective Ann as well as your astute observations of celebrity, career politicians and “politicking”. Message received. In the spirit of debate only, one of the reasons Mr. Trump did get some important things done while in office was because he did not waste time. Instead of the long and drawn out “affairs” imposed upon all of us now and prior to his holding office, we are now back to being drawn into these lack-of-solid-reasoning-for-these-never-ending-affairs matters. Cannot/will not accept this path and will go “kicking and screaming” away from the madness. Thank you again for providing this important forum where a person(s) can be allowed to think for self/selves!
Ann, I agree but Hershel Walker easily won the Georgia primary against five legitimate candidates. Walker may have been endorsed by former President Trump but that doesn't mean that Georgian Republicans had to vote for him.
I think it's safe to say that had Trump stayed out of Georgia's Senate race entirely a "normal" Republican probably would have unseated Warnock. That Walker underperformed both Kemp and Raffensberger by several hundred thousand votes was not good. Trump's name does not confer any advantages in the state of Georgia.
But Ann puts too much blame on Trump. The Democrats have gotten more radical and organized since 2016 and as he was leaving office Obama, with the help of others, vowed to put a lot of effort into Congressional races. So with pro-Democrat/anti-Republican algorithms of Big Tech, massive sums of money from Soros and other far left wing billionaires, suing to have early voting and mail in voting and fighting and reversing Republican redistricting the Democrats are now winning more than losing.
If the Republicans don't adapt and come up with a plan they will lose in 2024 and eventually lose control of Congress forever with the rapid demographic changes.
Georgia's GOP shares blame for Walker's loss as well. If they bothered to repeal early voting by mail and returned to the old fashioned same day paper ballot voting, Hershel Walker would be senator today.
The Dems keep stirring the "Trump pot" for the sole purpose of angering and ginning-up his base...they (the Dems) know that Trump is a dead horse and yesterday's news but they need him as their foil. At least DeSantis is intelligent enough not to be distracted by such obvious bait.
What would Trump do to an executive that repeatedly failed at their responsibilities..."You're Fired".
Let's wish Trump well; move forward and focus on: the very important battle for the House leadership; finding and thoroughly vetting a 2024 ticket that will only surpass their promises and not forget the very important local elections in 2023...the stupidity that creates useful idiots starts at the elementary school level as a result of wild-eyed liberal ideologues on local boards of education.
Prediction: Eight years from now Ann will explain to us why DeSantis is responsible for Republican losses at the polls in the midterms following his single-term presidency. Of course that assumes Ds are charitable enough to let the GOP hold the office.
It still won't have anything to do with the way elections are run, i.e. fraud.
Thank you for your perspective Ann as well as your astute observations of celebrity, career politicians and “politicking”. Message received. In the spirit of debate only, one of the reasons Mr. Trump did get some important things done while in office was because he did not waste time. Instead of the long and drawn out “affairs” imposed upon all of us now and prior to his holding office, we are now back to being drawn into these lack-of-solid-reasoning-for-these-never-ending-affairs matters. Cannot/will not accept this path and will go “kicking and screaming” away from the madness. Thank you again for providing this important forum where a person(s) can be allowed to think for self/selves!
For a more persuasive analysis, see: https://thefederalist.com/2022/12/07/3-unsexy-reasons-warnock-beat-walker-in-the-georgia-runoff/
It was stupid to nominate Hershel Walker in deep southern state where thousands of elderly white voters would never vote for a Black guy.
Ann, I agree but Hershel Walker easily won the Georgia primary against five legitimate candidates. Walker may have been endorsed by former President Trump but that doesn't mean that Georgian Republicans had to vote for him.
I think it's safe to say that had Trump stayed out of Georgia's Senate race entirely a "normal" Republican probably would have unseated Warnock. That Walker underperformed both Kemp and Raffensberger by several hundred thousand votes was not good. Trump's name does not confer any advantages in the state of Georgia.
But Ann puts too much blame on Trump. The Democrats have gotten more radical and organized since 2016 and as he was leaving office Obama, with the help of others, vowed to put a lot of effort into Congressional races. So with pro-Democrat/anti-Republican algorithms of Big Tech, massive sums of money from Soros and other far left wing billionaires, suing to have early voting and mail in voting and fighting and reversing Republican redistricting the Democrats are now winning more than losing.
If the Republicans don't adapt and come up with a plan they will lose in 2024 and eventually lose control of Congress forever with the rapid demographic changes.
Given that the current lame duck Senate is giving away the store via amnesty does it really matter?
Georgia's GOP shares blame for Walker's loss as well. If they bothered to repeal early voting by mail and returned to the old fashioned same day paper ballot voting, Hershel Walker would be senator today.
When the Right as a whole come to the conclusion that the GOP are worthless, that will be a great day.
The Dems keep stirring the "Trump pot" for the sole purpose of angering and ginning-up his base...they (the Dems) know that Trump is a dead horse and yesterday's news but they need him as their foil. At least DeSantis is intelligent enough not to be distracted by such obvious bait.
What would Trump do to an executive that repeatedly failed at their responsibilities..."You're Fired".
Let's wish Trump well; move forward and focus on: the very important battle for the House leadership; finding and thoroughly vetting a 2024 ticket that will only surpass their promises and not forget the very important local elections in 2023...the stupidity that creates useful idiots starts at the elementary school level as a result of wild-eyed liberal ideologues on local boards of education.
I hope this leads to another GOP leadership fight. I never get tired of those.