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Have Republicans finally come to the realize the emperor has no clothes?
Sure looks that way after last night’s poor showing by Trump-backed candidates!
“If you want the Republican Party to thrive, we’ve got to just finally speak out and say, ‘This man is a loser’,” said former Trump White House communications director, Alyssa Farah Griffin.
Former Trump White House deputy press secretary, Sarah Matthews, said what many Republicans are reluctantly acknowledging, “I think last night was the biggest indicator that Donald Trump should not be the Republican nominee in 2024.” She went on to say what was obvious to many political observers, including Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, “He cost Republicans winnable seats by boosting poor quality candidates.”
Republican strategist, Scott Jennings, tweeted, “How could you look at these results tonight and conclude Trump has any chance of winning a national election in 2024?”
Trump has teased for a long time that he will announce another run for the White House. At a rally in Ohio, just before the midterm elections, Trump said he will make a “very big announcement” on November 15 which many believe will be the announcement of his presidential run.
So will he or won’t he following yesterday’s humiliation at the polls, coupled with his rival’s, Ron DeSantis, blowout victory for governor of Florida?
I’m not a betting man but I believe Trump won’t run. Does he really want to risk being a two-time loser? But you never know. A narcissist is going to do what a narcissist is going to do. Has Trump ever been guided by sound advice … political, legal or otherwise?
One thing’s for sure. Republicans who were told by Trump they’d be sick and tired of winning, are starting to get sick and tired of losing … bigly!
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It’s hard to believe, but Donald Trump has been in office for a relatively short time. To be exact, as of this writing, he has occupied the White House for 1 year, 201 days, one hour and 28 minutes.
Just as during the presidential campaign, it’s been Donald Trump 24/7. All that anyone seems to talk about, whether it be common folk or the media, is the man with the orange tan.
And why not? It’s been one scandal, one controversy, after another. If it’s not the Mueller investigation into Trump-Russia collusion, it’s one horrendous policy decision after another. If it’s not the sex scandal de-jour, it’s the buffoonery and sheer incompetence exhibited on the world stage. If it’s not an outrageous tweet, it’s another cabinet member resigning or being forced out.
We have been on sensory overload! Our brains simply can’t process all this Trump stuff coming at us so fast.
It’s easy to forget we had an articulate, competent and compassionate president less than two years ago; that we were blessed with an intelligent, well-respected man who brought honor, not shame, to the presidency.
While it is only natural to get down as we wade through the latest embarrassing moment of his presidency, just remember Trump’s reign of incompetence will one day end. It may be through impeachment, resignation or end of term, but the “end time” to our collective nightmare will surely come.
A very wise man, my former father-in-law, had a saying that got him through some tough times in his life… “This too shall pass.”
His was a variation of Frank Costanza’s “serenity now.”
With any luck, a Democrat will soon occupy the Oval Office and clean up the mess created by another Republican. This seems to be a pattern, don’t you think?
A great start to righting our ship of state is for a Blue Wave to sweep through the coming mid-term elections. If not the Senate, Democrats must flip the House so that a brake came be put on the Trump/Republican agenda.
Cheer up, folks. We will survive this. “Serenity now … serenity now!”
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