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Leo

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So really it's saying "We have an irrational and anachronistic pseudo-democracy that makes some people's votes count much more than others, and I'm cool with that because it benefits the party I support"?

not exactly, but close. in a nutshell: Hillary Clinton got three million more votes than Trump, yet he won the election based on the electoral college. conservatives kinda like that sort of thing.
 

Mr. Tea

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not exactly, but close. in a nutshell: Hillary Clinton got three million more votes than Trump, yet he won the election based on the electoral college. conservatives kinda like that sort of thing.
Well yeah, that's exactly what I'm saying! There is no non-partisan way you can possibly defend a system that patently unfair, is there?
 

Leo

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“When did racism against white people become OK?” the ad begins. “Joe Biden put white people last in line for Covid relief funds. Kamala Harris said disaster aid should go to non-white citizens first. Liberal politicians block access to medicine based on skin color. Progressive corporations, airlines, universities all openly discriminate against white Americans. Racism is always wrong. The left’s anti-white bigotry must stop. We are all entitled to equal treatment under the law.”
 

Leo

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Posted to Twitter by his wife, Casey DeSantis, the 96-second video invokes God 10 times and suggests that Mr. DeSantis was sent by a divine power.


 

Leo

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It absolutely will appeal to Christian nationalists, who are still a small but more visible and possibly growing part of the electorate. Everyone else (including many religious people) with think it's blasphemous or cringe/laughable/stupid. Trump started calling him Ron DeSanctimonious after this, but they're also not-so-secret rivals.
 

Leo

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He's actually lost his edge on the nicknames. "Crooked Hillary" might sound dumb but it was perfect branding that solidified in the minds of many voters, could say similar things abut "Sleepy Joe", "Liddle Marco" and "Rocket Man". But lately he's come out with more convoluted names that don't roll off the tongue as well: this one for DeSantis, "Broken Old Crow" (Mitch McConnell), "Coco (McConnell's wife Elaine Chao).

I think he's sundowning.
 

Mr. Tea

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Oh, I appreciate that those nicknames resonated with his followers and got the point home. But they're just insults, I mean there's no attempt there at a pun or anything.

Ron DeSanctimonious is great, though. I wonder if it was actually Trump who came up with that one.
 

Mr. Tea

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Why has Trump taken against him, though? I don't know much about him but he seems pretty Trumpian, and I always assumed Trump had supported him.
 

Leo

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Why has Trump taken against him, though? I don't know much about him but he seems pretty Trumpian, and I always assumed Trump had supported him.

Because DeSantis is a very successful governor of Florida (where Trump lives) who many conservatives see as the future leader of the party, a 2024 presidential contender (and thus, a Trump competitor). DeSantis is often referred to by media and many Republicans as a better version of Trump: Trump without all the baggage, Trump but less off-putting to moderates, etc. Trump the narcissist of course also thinks he "made" DeSantis what he is today with an endorsement years ago, and that Ron is now ungrateful. This is bullshit, as DeSantis was on the rise within the party long before Trump started in politics.

In short, Trump is threatened by DeSantis.
 

Mr. Tea

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I can't imagine it was him, doubt he even knew what sanctimonious means. can you imagine him using that in conversation?
No, not at all, hence my skepticism.

Speaking of which, did anyone ever really look into the oranges of the investigation?
 

Leo

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It just makes me think of Elton John. Elton John as Kim Jong-un, or vice-versa.

That's where it came from: Trump is a big, lifelong Elton John fan. That's why Washington was in a tizzy when Biden got Elton to play at the White House. Trump tried to get him to do it, and he always politely declined.
 
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