(March 13, 2024 at 5:57 pm)ShinyCrystals Wrote: Of course. Either way, at least they are not on Trump's side.
Whatever the case, we all might no this by now, BUT Trump, and probably the people nominating Trump are only appealing to a number of republican voters. The number of such voters may be significant in size, but of course, they do not represent the entirety of the republican party, nor do they represent the whole of United States voters as well.
I guess what I am trying to say, as much as this may be known already, is that the politicians who may nominate Trump may fail to realize that not every republican in the USA is for Trump, and they are trying to please themselves by going with him instead of trying to please as much of the republican voters as they can, as they should be doing.
The numbers I've seen show about 20% of GOPers refusing to vote for Trump. Given his alienation of women and young voters, as well as some minorities and independents -- and given his 45% or so numbers in general polling -- I think the only thing he's got going for him are edges in swing states, and that may change in the next 7 months.
(March 13, 2024 at 6:11 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: The truly odd bit is that, according to people who know more about this than I do, it that Haley stood a much better chance of beating Biden in the general than Trump did, so the GOP gritted its collective teeth, girded its collective loins, and nominated the candidate less likely to win.
This, as much as anything, exemplifies the dysfunctional clown show that the Republican Party has become.
Boru
That's as much a result of our primary system, as extremes tend to drive turnout for what many here see as unimportant elections. Extreme candidates tend to have more-motivated voters who show up for primaries, while moderates usually don't inspire that sort of intensity.
