Hear! Hear!

Guvnah:
Now imagine if he werenāt such a jerk personally.
Thatās a toughie. If Trump wasnāt Trump, would he be President today? As abrasive as he is, I honestly believe that if he was mister nice guy he wouldnāt have taken that trip down the escalator.
If he was mister nice guy the lib media would have destroyed him.
He would have would up on the trash heaps just like Romney.
Then we would have endured 8 years of Hillary most likely.

If he was mister nice guy the lib media would have destroyed him.
He would have would up on the trash heaps just like Romney.
There (could have been) a huge difference between Romney and a Statesman Trump. Trump could have had his same policies (which is still whatās going to make him great) but not be such a childish boor.
In my opinion, he still could have been just as strong politically and personally without the namecalling, without the taunting, WITH a better filter on his mouth.
But thatās just my opinion. And I do not completely discard the possibility that who Trump really is today was the only way he could have succeeded.
And weāll never know for sure.
So maybe we should have a thread on what will happen to Democrats after 2029, and Trump is gone? Is men in womens sports enough to keep a party going?

Samm:
gooddad409:
Samm:
peek-a-boo:
There will never be another Trump.
Thank goodness!
Best President of my lifetime and probably since Lincoln.
Iāll miss him myself.
I will not go back to voting for establishment (swamp creatures) nominees who usually canāt win anyway.
Rubio i could possibly support as well as Vance.
If you consider a Berserker swinging a battle axe in a crowd a great President, then yes, heās the greatest.
Rubio has many positive attributes. Vance, not so much.
His policies are the best of my lifetime.
Period.
Policies, perhaps, but as a person he is severely lacking.

Is men in womens sports enough to keep a party going?
thats only important to republicans
Allan

DougBH:
Is men in womens sports enough to keep a party going?
thats only important to republicans
No Allan. Itās important to women.

No Allan. Itās important to women
most woman dont care.
Allan
Are you most women?

Samm:
No Allan. Itās important to women
most woman dont care.
Allan
They care. I donāt believe itās changing votes. It is keeping people home.

They care. I donāt believe itās changing votes. It is keeping people home.
you think that this issue is keeping people home and away from the voting booths.
i completely disagree.
Allan

you think that this issue is keeping people home and away from the voting booths.
i completely disagree.
Allan
we shall see in 17 months.
Allan

FreeAndClear:
They care. I donāt believe itās changing votes. It is keeping people home.
you think that this issue is keeping people home and away from the voting booths.
i completely disagree.
Allan
Not sports but the trans movement in general. The dems blind acceptance of it - yes that kept it people home imo

Guvnah:
Now imagine if he werenāt such a jerk personally.
Thatās a toughie. If Trump wasnāt Trump, would he be President today? As abrasive as he is, I honestly believe that if he was mister nice guy he wouldnāt have taken that trip down the escalator.
Trump is a manifestation of bully/hate culture that has infected conservatives over the last 15 years or so.
His supporters love his bully tactics. They love his name calling. They love his rants on Holidays. The policy is secondary. You know how I know? Because there were several Presidential candidates that had āMAGA policiesā that didnāt even get close to Trump in the primaries.
Trump is not charismatic. Heās just a dick with money.

But thatās just my opinion. And I do not completely discard the possibility that who Trump really is today was the only way he could have succeeded.
And weāll never know for sure.
I recall back during the 2016 campaign, a couple of attempts to remake Trump into someone more respectable. I found it humorous as Trump gave it a good college try. I seem to recall it lasted for all of a couple of days.
When I look back on the 2016 field of 16 GOP candidates, one person clearly stuck out. He had no political experience. He was brash, rough around the edges, egotistical. He had pet names for all of his challengers.
I donāt see how any of the other candidates would have stood a chance against Hillary. Hillary was the quintessential stiff politician. Outside of Trump, all of the GOP candidates were just as stiff. It would have come down to political differences. But Hillary was the first female Presidential candidate with any chance to win. That would have been the deciding factor IMHO.
And then there was Trump. Weāve seen nothing like him before, and it is likely we will never see another like him. Love him or hate him, he is a force of nature.

gooddad409:
Samm:
gooddad409:
Samm:
peek-a-boo:
There will never be another Trump.
Thank goodness!
Best President of my lifetime and probably since Lincoln.
Iāll miss him myself.
I will not go back to voting for establishment (swamp creatures) nominees who usually canāt win anyway.
Rubio i could possibly support as well as Vance.
If you consider a Berserker swinging a battle axe in a crowd a great President, then yes, heās the greatest.
Rubio has many positive attributes. Vance, not so much.
His policies are the best of my lifetime.
Period.
Policies, perhaps, but as a person he is severely lacking.
I didnāt vote for a minister but rather a Prez with good policies.

Guvnah:
But thatās just my opinion. And I do not completely discard the possibility that who Trump really is today was the only way he could have succeeded.
And weāll never know for sure.
I recall back during the 2016 campaign, a couple of attempts to remake Trump into someone more respectable. I found it humorous as Trump gave it a good college try. I seem to recall it lasted for all of a couple of days.
When I look back on the 2016 field of 16 GOP candidates, one person clearly stuck out. He had no political experience. He was brash, rough around the edges, egotistical. He had pet names for all of his challengers.
I donāt see how any of the other candidates would have stood a chance against Hillary. Hillary was the quintessential stiff politician. Outside of Trump, all of the GOP candidates were just as stiff. It would have come down to political differences. But Hillary was the first female Presidential candidate with any chance to win. That would have been the deciding factor IMHO.
And then there was Trump. Weāve seen nothing like him before, and it is likely we will never see another like him. Love him or hate him, he is a force of nature.

Samm:
gooddad409:
Samm:
gooddad409:
Samm:
peek-a-boo:
There will never be another Trump.
Thank goodness!
Best President of my lifetime and probably since Lincoln.
Iāll miss him myself.
I will not go back to voting for establishment (swamp creatures) nominees who usually canāt win anyway.
Rubio i could possibly support as well as Vance.
If you consider a Berserker swinging a battle axe in a crowd a great President, then yes, heās the greatest.
Rubio has many positive attributes. Vance, not so much.
His policies are the best of my lifetime.
Period.
Policies, perhaps, but as a person he is severely lacking.
I didnāt vote for a minister but rather a Prez with good policies.
You are right. And thatās why a ton of people who dislike him and would never want to even meet him, still voted for him.
By the way, I have known some ministers that I didnāt like either ā¦

What do you think will happen to MAGA in 2029?
What do you hope happens?
Will Trump try to run it as a former?
This us for you @gooddad409