I know it’s easy to focus on Trump and Vance, but this guy is probably the most genuinely evil person in power. His ability to lie with a a straight face is breathtaking.
Ten years ago, this would make national news. It's insane how far we've fallen.
And this Bo guy fucking sucks. https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/31/texas-tarrant-county-republican-chair-social-media-bo-french/
These people weren’t drawn to her because of her personality or principles, she gained a following because she owned the libs. Once that goes, so does her usefulness to them.
The entire American experience to this point has been like when my wife and I carefully craft a plan to get our son to behave better, but neglect to come up with an enforcement mechanism if he refuses to cooperate.
Everyone knows the elite OL makeup is two athletic freaks of nature, two MAGA, and a wildcard: either a coach's son or a former nerd that was bullied into having a mean streak that will cause issues later in life.
Small, but I'd argue very important, addendum to your post.
With the exception of maybe one person, I don't think anyone in here actually thinks he's a Nazi. I am worried about the types of things that easily sway the low-informed voter. Nazi tattoos are, traditionally, pretty high on that list. And I know you recognize as well as anyone that the average voter holds Democratic candidates to a different standard than Republican ones.
And to be clear, I am absolutely certain he would make a better Senator than anyone else being discussed. This has nothing to do with that. As you said, it's about winning.
If we see evidence that this dude has been hit with the same fairy dust as Trump that makes him completely immune to indiscretions, then bring on the lobster man!
I mean this is exactly what I’m saying.
How confident are you that the average voter, not the hyper-online nerds like us, but the average voter (whose only information about this race will come down to the commercials that air during sporting events) will be able to get over what we now know will be the attack angle.
I am not saying this dude needs to drop out. I’m saying that there needs to be a bulletproof plan to get past this, because it has potential to be the most predictable hindsight in recent political history if he loses the general.
Respectfully, this is not what matters. What matters is “can he be painted to be a Nazi to the general public?”
We are all here arguing about this man’s true intentions when the only fucking thing that matters is if he can win a general election.
Traditionally, being labeled a Nazi is not a successful recipe for a Democrat. What is his plan to overcome that?
Betting that “vote for the most bipartisan Senator in Congress over the guy with a Nazi tattoo” won’t work on the normies that don’t follow politics is a hell of a gamble.
Not saying he can’t be the candidate, but you better have irrefutable evidence that he can overcome “do you really want to vote for Hitler??!?” commercials during every college football commercial break next year.