I'm sitting on a comment. It's not especially combative, but it's full of spin, and spin that's simply out of whack, with former President Trump and U. S. Senator J. D. Vance (a Peter Thiel protege) cast as outsiders who "owe no one"* and who "both parties dislike."
We agree on one thing: the Democrats don't like Trump and Vance. But the GOP loves them; party politicians skeptical of their Presidential candidate are very much on the outs and the party faithful flocks to rallies, even if a noticeable percentage then make an early exit.
The same commenter tells me "Trump is a moderately successful businessman." No, he isn't. Ask the Baptists. He's remarkably skilled at self-promotion; his "product" is himself and he sells it over and over again, leaving failed businesses in his wake. Mr. Trump tried to run the Executive Branch like a fast-talking real-estate scheme (I'm being generous), and left a mess behind.
Former U. S. Presidents include 20 ex-Governors, 9 retired Generals, 18 former U. S. Representatives, 17 former U. S. Senators, 15 Vice-Presidents -- and only five men who had never been elected to public office before becoming President. (Lots more here.) Historically, we're not after "outsiders."
Pity's sake, the guy had the job already, and muffed it. Don't fall for the flim-flam again.
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* Try telling that to the various contractors stiffed by the Trump Organization and associated enterprises, or the upper-crust techbros who have invested much in Vance and expect a ROI, and you'll get a hearty laugh in response. Possibly you should ask Egypt, which seems to have misplaced $10 million in the direction of the top of the GOP ticket.
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I like your response. We should play chess. Hope your day is good.
I'm hoping it's only a small but extremely vocal subset of the GOP who idolizes Trump while the sane members are quietly waiting to vote him out in spite of the implied party mutiny.
Yeah, I know, hope springs eternal but is easily dashed. Still . . . hoping.
I've learned it doesn't take that much to scam people. A touch of charisma, a bit of "hey, I believe the same things you do!", and a good shot of negative comments about Them & Their Sinister Plans- and people will not only line up, but get mad if you point out the grift.
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