(December 10, 2022 at 10:35 am)Jehanne Wrote: I am hoping that he will run as a 3rd party candidate; that will sink them for sure.
I think he would and it would certainly kill their presidential hopes, but unless he gets people to join his party downticket, it won't change that much.
That being said, if he can get people to join the Trump party in congressional races, people like MGT or Boebert or Hershel Walker Dr Oz, yeah, I can easily see that killing the republicans in congress, too.
If he runs and wins the republican nomination (which is still very likely), I think that hurts republicans in congressional races, too. Every congressional race will be a reflection of Trump and the democrat will be running as though Trumps victory is a given and they're protecting democracy from him. And that messaging will probably win a few close races for democrats.
The best option for the GOP right now is for Trump to quietly drop out of the race, but Trump lacks the humility to do that. The republicans need to stand up to the monster they created and do something about it or Trump will destroy their party and, possibly, take the rest of the country down with him.
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama