11-11-22, 01:32 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-11-22, 01:37 AM by Ronald Lambert.)
This is going to be a problem, or at least a difficult decision. Former President Donald Trump truly earned re-election by his stellar performance during his presidency, but despite the great popularity he has with a large portion of Republicans and Conservatives, he is also deeply disliked by a huge number of people. It is fair to say that a large part of the reason why the anticipated "Red Wave" fell far short of expectations, was the extreme dislike many people have for Trump.
The dislike for him (besides the success of his policies which contradict their partisan agendas) is because of the same reason I preferred Ted Cruz in the primaries. Trump is too uncouth. I did not like the way he denigrated Cruz' wife, and I was also recently repelled by his gratuitous name-calling at Ron DeSantis, calling him "Ron Desanctimonious."
Granted, it probably takes a tough man to endure all the persecution and misrepresentation that has been directed at him by so many unprincipled opponents. But I still must hold to the objective value of self-restraint and respectful courtesy. The leader of Western Civilization should himself at the very least be civilized!
I have to admit that at present, I look on DeSantis with a lot of favor for 2024. There will undoubtedly be a terribly divisive fight in the Republican Party, mainly because Trump can be counted on to continue being uncouth, and because he rightfully feels that he did earn re-election by the supreme competence he exhibited during his presidency. The ideal solution might be for Trump to be the presidential candidate in 2024 with DeSantis as his vice-presidential running mate. Then DeSantis would be in a great shape to run for president in 2028 and 2032. This would provide conservative, competent leadership for 12 straight years. But would such a rapprochement be possible if too many hard feelings are generated during the competition for the Republican nomination leading up to 2024? Ted Cruz apparently was able to reconcile with Trump, but it took a while. It was not immediate. Ted Cruz would have been the ideal vice-presidential running mate for Trump, but that would not have been possible. It wasn't until Trump demonstrated his superb competency over the course of a few years that Cruz could be reconciled to Trump and became the ardent supporter that he has been lately.
I will make this a poll. Of course, it is highly unlikely that Trump would settle for being the vice-presidential candidate. His ego is too big, in my opinion, and he would feel that he has earned first place on the ticket.
The dislike for him (besides the success of his policies which contradict their partisan agendas) is because of the same reason I preferred Ted Cruz in the primaries. Trump is too uncouth. I did not like the way he denigrated Cruz' wife, and I was also recently repelled by his gratuitous name-calling at Ron DeSantis, calling him "Ron Desanctimonious."
Granted, it probably takes a tough man to endure all the persecution and misrepresentation that has been directed at him by so many unprincipled opponents. But I still must hold to the objective value of self-restraint and respectful courtesy. The leader of Western Civilization should himself at the very least be civilized!
I have to admit that at present, I look on DeSantis with a lot of favor for 2024. There will undoubtedly be a terribly divisive fight in the Republican Party, mainly because Trump can be counted on to continue being uncouth, and because he rightfully feels that he did earn re-election by the supreme competence he exhibited during his presidency. The ideal solution might be for Trump to be the presidential candidate in 2024 with DeSantis as his vice-presidential running mate. Then DeSantis would be in a great shape to run for president in 2028 and 2032. This would provide conservative, competent leadership for 12 straight years. But would such a rapprochement be possible if too many hard feelings are generated during the competition for the Republican nomination leading up to 2024? Ted Cruz apparently was able to reconcile with Trump, but it took a while. It was not immediate. Ted Cruz would have been the ideal vice-presidential running mate for Trump, but that would not have been possible. It wasn't until Trump demonstrated his superb competency over the course of a few years that Cruz could be reconciled to Trump and became the ardent supporter that he has been lately.
I will make this a poll. Of course, it is highly unlikely that Trump would settle for being the vice-presidential candidate. His ego is too big, in my opinion, and he would feel that he has earned first place on the ticket.