How two of these candidates were able to qualify just boggles the mind. Then again, we have to reset that old brain muscle memory and remind ourselves this is all grand theatre created to give the illusion of something entirely different.
I mean, how do Doug Burgum and Asa Hutchinson have enough support to appear on a GOP debate stage, unless the script writers are working the backroom angles to get them a podium spot?
With President Trump refusing to walk into the trap, according to the RNC statement, the eight people who qualify for the Fox News first loser debate are: (1) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, (2) businessperson Vivek Ramaswamy, (3) former Vice President Mike Pence, (4) former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, (5) Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), (6) former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, (7) North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and (8) former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
I’m not sure how many people are planning to tune into the irrelevant debate; let me know if you want an open thread with livestream in the comment section.
Meanwhile, in a national poll released today, President Trump continues to extend his insurmountable lead as the support of the American electorate keeps growing.
Inside the FiveThirtyEight (Premise Poll) of registered voters: President Trump leads with 60% of the vote, the next closest candidate is Ron DeSantis with 16%, followed by Ramaswamy at 6%, Pence at 4%, Tim Scott at 3%, Nikki Haley at 3% and Chris Christie at 1%.
Thanks, no Sundance! We don’t need bandwidth wasted on what these candidates will say to savage our real President, Donald J. Trump.
Fox has jumped the shark here.
I’m telling you. Be ready to act locally and in your own state GOP party. They will use all of the ongoing legal issues to keep him off the ballot in the caucuses and primaries. MAGA needs to take control of every caucus and convention. Finish the GOP takeover by being a delegate. Learn all the parliamentary minutiae. Take control of it all.
Keep saying it, loud, clear and repeatedly.
In order to complete the hostile retaking of OUR party, away from the usurpers, we MUST gain operational control of STATE R parties.
Election integrity is your #1 issue? State R parties executive committees are THE Power brokers, in EVERY State (so called “blue, red or purple”) that detirmines who are the County Recorders and sit on election boards, in the KEY Counties that detirmine election outcomes.
From that, they control who gets elected; County and State Judges, County Sheriffs, State and Federal elections, etc.
To get even ONE MAGA State, we MUST get control of a State R party, and that means don’t get distracted by the State Chair, as a MAGA State chair will be hamstrung by a RINO Executive committee.
In MN it starts with the senate districts and in mine we have voted the RINO’s out and are building the organization from the precinct level up. Unfortunately the next level up congressional districts still need change.
Correct in that all delegates must be America first and you must watch out for fraud and manuevers trying to thwart MAGA.
Well, no. In my state the elections commission membership is appointed by the majority and minority heads of the state senate and house (two each). The elections commission appoints the chief elections officer. The county clerk is appointed by the mayor. The state party has authority to appoint one watcher in each voter service center, and one observer at the counting center. The state excom is all the elected state committee officers plus the elected county chairs plus one rep from elected state senate/house members plus the elected national committeeman and woman. Elections are made by delegates to state or county conventions as appropriate. IMO MAGA needs to learn how to build coalitions. Just screaming “RINO, RINO, RINO” is not productive to the cause.
How did Chris Christie make the cut-he’s laid out no policy or ideas,only that he hates Trump. He’d be better off running as a Democrat
He’s for fighting Putin in Ukraine, even with American troops,..so theres that. sarc.
Remember how Ann (what’s her name ?) totally ruined her own credibility and career backing Fat boy in 2016.
That and gratuitously bashing white, conservative men. Mostly cause they wouldn’t date her.
Meanwhile, Larry Elder qualified for the debate (via EVERY metric, BTW!), yet the RNC is keeping him out!
Rascissssst!
Him and that other fellow Johnson are suing the RNC and FNC
Not sure WHY they even bothered to activate Aida, or Doug Burgam,…just to “fill out the roster” or perhaps to have a couple of “extras” that could get shot down early on, in exchange for taking positions of political suicide?
John Eastman for Attorney General!
All this hubbalu has finally shown Trump who to have in his cabinet.
It’s the qualifier round for the real debate. When it comes to that, wouldn’t it be different if all the remaining candidates were slamming SlowJoe and in general agreement that Trump is the frontrunner?
I do not want to watch this debate er I mean debacle er hate Trump fiesta on Faux news to add to their ratings. I would like to see it tho to watch Vivek clean the floor with these losers.
Maybe a live link we could watch later might be amusing. I will be watching President Trump on twitter/X.
Asa “Dumbass Gov”Hutchinson. He might get 1% in Arkansas now. What a disgrace to the human race. Kinda like “Pontius” Pence.
It was easier to accept the DNC rigged their primary in favor of Hilary, than it is to accept the RNC is trying to destroy the most successful Republican president of the last fifty-years. But it’s true nonetheless. Brain-resets everywhere.