Op-ed:

A November Reality Check

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

The Op-ed posted here is this authors opinion alone,and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google.

Now that Donald Trump has the Republican presidential nomination basically locked up, July's convention is but a “dog and pony show”...a total waste of time and monies, monies that could well be better spent. Yet two questions still remain on many folks minds, with the first being, can Trump really beat Biden in November; and the second being can Trump, if elected, govern effectively if the Republicans were to lose both the House and the Senate or even just one or the other.

The second question I answered in my article from last week entitled, “The Importance Of 'Down Ticket' Voting” as it seemed more timely a question with primaries still ongoing, so now I'll answer the first question via a “devil's advocate” type scenario.

But first, remember that no matter how many primaries a candidate wins, primary campaigning itself is usually but a candidate's playing to an audience of their already aligned followers in hopes of garnering more monies to be able to continue campaigning; while the election itself sees many different components coming together no matter ones party affiliation. And this includes the nominee's overall demeanor and personality, as well as can the voters themselves relate to the nominee as a person with whom they have beliefs and values in common. 

So while Donald Trump has his fan base of die-hard supporters who deem he can do no wrong, we all, whether we like his ego driven persona or not, do need to remember that Trump's successful economic, energy, and border policies did indeed filter down to “We the People.” And surprisingly to some, we might even have to overlook the facts of his having been impeached twice; his having been found guilty in a number of major civil trials; and whether rightly or wrongly Trump's still has to face numerous and quite serious federal indictments and trials.

Donald Trump is far from being the perfect candidate...the “lesser of two evils” some call him. But when you compare him to Obama's puppet Joe Biden is there really any doubt about who, both physically and mentally, has no business being in the White House as opposed to one who can, at times, get certain important things done. One would think the choice would be obvious especially when common sense is applied, and yet we must face the fact that due to ongoing Republican infighting there's a good chance that Biden might still be able to pull off a November win, leaving us to face four more agonizingly long years.

The stuff of nightmares, and it will continue to be “We the People” who not only will be hurting financially even more so than we already are, but we will also continue seeing ourselves being made a mockery of by a man and his puppet master, as well as by those in the Democrat party who together remain more concerned about about those now entering our country illegally than they are about the “health, safety, and welfare” of the American people. And this is due to Biden's failed policies...most especially his economic policies...policies truly at odds with the reality of affordability as opposed to the cleverly crafted and deceitfully manipulated “economic indicators”...paper shifted of numbers if you will...that he and the left so love to spew. Remember, not only do we see grocery, gas prices, and essential goods and services going up just about weekly, but we also see wages struggling to keep up with escalating costs due to inflation remaining but stagnate at best.

And when added into the generalities of this nightmare are all the actual monies, perks, and freebies going to illegals instead of to financially hurting American citizens as well as to our veterans in need, the truth is that we simply cannot nor must not allow this current administration to do any more financial and economic harm than they already have. 

Also, not to be forgotten is the increase in violent crime in major Democrat controlled cities and states courtesy of violent illegals being released by liberal DA's who thanks to this administration's “catch and release” program help in the dispersing of criminals throughout these United States. And unfortunately it's innocent folks...like 22-year old Laken Hope Riley...who pay the price for what, in my opinion, amounts to the Biden administration's outright sanctioning of murder...as witnessed by Biden's recent walk-back of his calling Laken's cold blooded murderer what he is...an “illegal.”

Simply and to the point, our beloved American republic is now facing both a political and a moral fight for her very survival with her winning or losing said battle being decided this November 5th. And when you narrow down the actual logistics involved you will see that the fight we now face is not just between two political parties or their chosen candidates per se, but between the entirety of the left's misguided push for “diversity” and “equity”...  what some call “cultural progressiveness”...verses the right's concept of “fair play” coupled with taking responsibility for one's own actions.

Basically, not only is our Constitution as the rule of law at stake, but the very fabric, character, values, and moral compass that is the hallmark of American culture is being hijacked by those who not only want but demand that America fails. A war between “good and evil” some like to call the upcoming election relating it back to the Biblical sense, but I personally do not see this election in such simplistic and archaic terms for I see the here and now tangibles that come November we might well be facing America's last stand...at least the America as we on the right know and love her to be.

And here I speak not of abject fear replacing what should be easily applied common sense, but to the opposing realities that both major party's presidential nominee brings to the election table, as in Donald Trump who (as I write this) is on the verge of locking up the Republican nomination...and Joe Biden, a sickly old man truly unfit both physically and mentally to hold office...a Democrat party shill doctor's report to the contrary. You can medicate someone to get through a time-defined speech, but you cannot expect that demeanor to become a daily occurrence. Just look at Joe Biden the day after his horrific, divisive, and hateful sham of a “State of the Union Address”...he was back to his old slow-moving, slurry talking, incoherent nasty self.

But no matter the very obvious physical and mental differences between these two men, there remains a serious split within the Republican party itself that could still cost Trump the election. Simply, the ongoing battle between the “Only Trump” and the “Never Trump” folks remains as divisive as ever with both groups being critical in determining who wins in November. And when you add in the all important “still on the fence” independents, no one in either party, at least not at this point in time, should take the politically generated polls nor the media's rhetoric spewed as a given truth that the 2024 election has already been decided...for Biden by the left...for Trump by the right.

Why so? One must remember, whether you like Trump or not...and I do not...that during his four years in office the so-called “machinery of government” did work fairly well even with Trump's being twice impeached coupled with all the allegations and nonsense that the Democrats threw at him...a “witch hunt” bar none. Never before in America's history did we bare witness to such a maliciously calculated attack on a sitting president...an attack whose political charges have yet to be proven...an attack by a party simply because their... as in Obama's...much wanted “transformation of America” was being sidelined by what was an uber wealthy, “party switching,” political outsider.

And yet even with a number of legal woes still on Trump's horizon, many right leaning political pundits still claim that he, not Biden, can win in November by his continuing to cite the fact that many voters fitting the moniker “of color,” along with younger and “first time” voters, do not buy into what Biden is selling. And this relates to his claim that the economy is improving and inflation is headed downward, “shrinkflation” he calls it, courtesy of job numbers that are simply not true. How so...if those numbers were true first time home ownership would be on the rise...which it is not...nor are earned wages able to stay ahead of inflation.

And others, besides the usual cast of political pundits, are gambling on a Trump victory because not only has Biden been unable to convince enough folks how his disastrous job-creation policies...most related to flaying “green energy” projects and start ups...have made a positive difference in their everyday lives or to their pocketbook; but also because Biden continues to tie us to the Ukraine/ Russia War while at the same time thinking he can tell Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu how the war with Hamas should and should not be fought. And here Joe Biden is so out of his proverbial “pay grade,” for his foreign policy blunders...blunders that directly cost American lives...can easily be summed up in but one simple word...Afghanistan.

Now here is where my “devils advocate” scenario comes into play even with certain undeniable pluses for Donald Trump, for Joe Biden can indeed still pull off another win. And surprisingly, that's even without the sure to come reemergence of 2020's voter what I call “irregularities,” as in a repeat of the left's “shenanigans” that cost Trump the 2020 election.

So how exactly can Joe Biden win in November? First, Donald Trump, no matter all of his primary turnouts and overwhelming wins, still remains an unpopular candidate especially in key “purple” states, and not just with Democrats but with large numbers of Republicans as well. And for those Republicans it's obviously not Trump's achievements that are a problem, but the political and legal “baggage” he still carries that is. And when you add in an over-sized ego, deliberately inflammatory rhetoric coupled with not knowing when to keep his mouth shut, you can see what turns many who voted for Trump before, off. It's one thing not to be a politician per se, it's quite another thing to be the cause of deliberately dividing ones party in the name of seeking “revenge.”

Also, certain “optics” are now raising “red flags” for some Republicans as well, one in particular being that recently Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump became the RNC co-chair...a move seen by many of the party faithful as being but an authoritarian grab for power on Trump's part. Timing in politics is everything, but the timing of this months before the election is quite telling and not in a good sense as it can actually lead some Republicans to vote “third party,” which at the same time could result in a higher than normal Democrat turnout to help assure that Trump does not win. Remember, Democrats do tend to remain both faithful to the party as well as voting “down ticket” more so than we Republicans do...thus also comprising a big plus for a possible Biden win.

Bottom line, November remains all about numbers and our numbers best be high... “clothespin on nose” votes included...for if our numbers do not out pace those of the Democrats we indeed will lose it all...the House, the Senate, and the presidency...a scenario our country might never recover from. Case closed.

Copyright © 2024 / Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved.

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For more political commentary please visit my RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS partner Craig Andresen's blog The National Patriot to read his latest article, Seeking A Common Sense Compromise.

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Op-ed:

Vote Wisely...America's Survival Depends On It

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio 

The Op-ed posted here is this authors opinion alone,and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google.

“They’ve weaponized government, and he’s saying I’m a threat to democracy.”                                                          - Former President now candidate Donald J. Trump at a rally in Iowa before January's Iowa Caucus

As primary season now heats up it is important to remember three things: 1. America is not a democracy contrary to the Democrats forced upon us claim as we are and remain a republic...a constitutional republic...and it's high time people understand that and act and govern accordingly; 2. Trump was and is one hundred percent correct in saying that our government under Joe Biden has been weaponized against any and all who do not march in lockstep with his and his puppet master Obama's far left radical agenda; and 3. the Democrats have had eight long years (four when Trump was president and the four under Biden) to “perfect,” if you will, the “fix”...“perfect” it to such a degree that there will be no question as to whom the next president will be...in fact, in Democrat minds it's already been decided. After all, our Republican party remains too busy fighting amongst themselves to have done or still do anything of substance to make sure a voting fiasco like 2020 does not happen again. 

Remember, money talks; politicians are bought and paid for; backstabbing deals continue to be made; mystery mail-in ballots will, as always, suddenly appear; machines and tallies will again be tampered with; and besides, as I write this, over 72+% of voting Americans do not want a Trump v. Biden rematch...this author surely included.

And while I have come to terms with the fact that Donald J. Trump will be the Republican nominee for president, that does not mean I have to like it. Simply, I do not...I wanted Ron DeSantis to head the Republican ticket...but I am smart enough to know that while someday he will be president it will not be in 2024...please hurry up 2028. So now that leaves me and many others with five options: 1. vote for the Democrat whomever the final nominee is; 2. vote third party; 3. leave the presidential line blank; 4. write in any of the former Republican candidates of your choice as some are saying they will do; or 5. suck it up, put the clothespin on your nose, and vote Trump. And while I take my right to vote seriously like I'm sure many of you do too...in fact I have not missed voting in an election since I started voting at the age of 18...also know that at this point in time only numbers 4 or 5 are viable options for many more folks than most think or want to believe.

But know that when November comes around I will cast my vote for whom I believe is best for my country at this most critical point in time...I am, after all, an American patriot. And while my family will always come first, my country and the freedoms she affords us are right behind in second place. And besides, I would never vote for a Democrat president nor for a third party “spoiler”... which means that none of the first three options are an option for me. Why so? In regards to the Democrats it's because today's Democrat party is so far removed from JFK's Democrat party...a Democrat party who while different from we Republicans in how we view and interpret the law as laid down in the Constitution...it was still a party that loved this country and for whom “bipartisanship” was not a dirty word. 

And as far as voting for a third party “spoiler” in this most critical of election cycles, I truly believe that doing so is not the best way to go in 2024. And while a third party vote sends a much needed and powerful message to both the Republican and Democrat parties that one is not happy with either of those parties candidates, not to be forgotten is the fact, that no one running as a third party candidate has ever won or even come close to winning a major election. And this makes voting third party, especially in this particular election... seeming like nothing but a wasted vote to me.

And how sad it is that today's Democrat masses, along with most if not all of its party hierarchy, are so far to the left that the very party itself borders on Marxism come to life. And with folks like Barack Obama no longer even trying to hide in the shadows he, as both Joe Biden's and the party faithful's puppet master, does stands to gain his fourth term in office. And knowing this is the very thing that will help Joe Biden garner not just wayward and still undecided Democrat votes, but left leaning independent votes, and die-hard “Never Trump” votes as well...not a pretty picture I'd say.

Not a pretty picture at all, for even if every Republican rallied around President Trump as the Republican nominee...thus putting party loyalty above all else...I'm still not totally convinced that Trump could win in November, because the fact remains that it's independent voters who, more times than not, decide an election's winners and losers. And now with many independents still “on the fence,” so to speak, about whom to vote for...after all Trump has alienated not only a significant number of more moderate Republicans with his silly name calling and debate refusals; many women of all ages for what should be obvious reasons; along with hoped for “crossover” more moderate Democrat voters...we could in the end find that the majority of the independent vote went instead to a third party “spoiler” candidate.

Simply, directly, and to the point, without a significant number of the independent vote going to Donald Trump, I do not see a way he can win in November...primaries are one thing, the general election is something quite different.

And besides, even if Trump were able to skirt the sure to come attempted Democrat “fix,” ...voting “irregularities” the politically correct still like to call it...and pull off an election win, it could be but a hollow victory at best for we still might be facing a scenario on par with an actual Trump loss.

Do the words “impeachment” ring a bell?

Now remember back to the 2022 midterm disaster and how a “Red Wave” was predicted which instead turned out to be anything but, and how the hoped for “face saving” word “underwhelming” was freely bantered about even with us taking back the House but by the slimmest of margins. And in the interim between then and now not only did the House Speaker position change hands...Trump loyalists saw to that...but the infighting within the party itself grows stronger and nastier by the day, especially after losing an all-important New York House seat in a “special election” just a few short weeks ago. 

And dare not forget our other 2022 election loss, as in our failure to to retake the Senate what with the Democrats having successfully flipped four seats in their favor. In fact, the four Senate seats lost were in all-important “swing states,” and all who lost were high profile MAGA candidates endorsed by Trump himself.

One just needs to look to Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada to see but a few examples of how said 2020 and 2022 Trump endorsed “down-ticket” candidates lost...lost in what were competitive races...and know it can happen in 2024 as well, And this is especially important in regards to independent voters who not only do not have the guilt trip of party or candidate loyalty to deal with, but who tend to vote more in regards to a candidate's substance and what they bring to the table in the way of change from the political norm. And when you add in voter dissatisfaction with the Republican Party in general, coupled with the ongoing dissatisfaction of having to vote between what many call the “lesser of two evils,” the fact remains that if we do lose the House and fail to retake the Senate, a Trump presidential win would basically be meaningless.

Why so? Remember I previously stated the dreaded word “impeachment”...the fact remains that without Republican control of both Houses of Congress, know a third Trump impeachment is sure to follow and it will most probably be in record time, thus rendering the Republican party truly irrelevant not just for Trump's what would be a true “lame duck” one term presidency, but for many years...if not for a generation...to come.

So please do not think that Trump's retaking the White House is solely what November is all about...it's not...actually the “down-ticket” House and Senate Congressional wins are just as important if not more so. Simply, November must be about a total course change back to the “right” if our country is to survive even semi-intact. Remember, no matter what Biden or his people say or use as their “talking points”  to rally their masses, the truth is that our economy remains not in good shape as everyday Americans see wages not keeping pace with the costs of essential goods and services like groceries, the price at the pump, homes, healthcare, etc...what I call “generalized affordability” if you will...unemployment numbers are starting to rise again as they usually do after the holiday season is over; inflation is not really declining as it is status-quo at best; our southern border remains an unmitigated disaster; crime is on the rise especially retail crime; and the Middle East and Europe are both on the brink of all out war...Hamas, Iran, and Vladimir Putin have well seen to that.

Simply, if this November's race is indeed locked in to be Trump v. Biden once again, when you go to cast your vote at least not forget how good our economy was while Trump was in office; remember how energy independent we were and how the climate change loons were kept in check; and also that Putin and Iran feared us more than we feared them...then the choice between the so called “lesser of two evils” becomes a bit more palatable to cast. And if with a Trump win another “impeachment” is on the Democrat's horizon at least that will keep them busy...too busy to screw up our country anymore than they already have.

We as a nation can survive another what would be drama filled four years of Trump... political baggage, courtroom appearances, and all. What our beloved American republic cannot survive is four more years of Obama's socialist/Marxist driven “fundamental transformation of America” courtesy of Joe Biden's again happily dancing on his now totally knotted up puppet strings. Case closed.

 

Copyright © 2024 / Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved.

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For more political commentary please visit my RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS partner Craig Andresen's blog The National Patriot to read his latest article,Greenie Weenies vs Common Sense.

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RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS...LIVE!                                             

 

Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 27th, from 7-8:30pm EST, RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS Craig Andresen and Diane Sori discuss 'Vote Wisely...America's Survival Depends On It'; 'Greenie Weenies vs Common Sense'; and important news of the day. Hope you can tune in to RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS on https://rspradio1.com Click 'LISTEN LIVE' starting at 6:50 pm EST with show beginning at 7pm EST.