The Op-ed posted here is my opinion alone, and does not necessarily
represent the views of blogspot.com nor Google. Let me start by saying that I voted for Donald J. Trump
twice...both in 2016 and 2020. And while he was not my choice in
2016...uneasiness settled over me the minute he started lobbing
insults and childish nicknames at those also vying for the
nomination...a breach of President Reagan's 11th commandment
*...quite
unpresidential demeanor indeed. I supported Sen. Marco Rubio, in fact
I was one of his county co-chairs here in Florida. But I did the
right thing and supported and voted for Trump when he garnered the
nomination for Hillary...or any Democrat...was and is never an option
for me.
And in 2020 I again voted for Trump for he proved himself great
for the economy...we became energy independent, inflation was at a
40-year low, and gas prices were kept in check. And his foreign
policy initiatives regarding Israel...most especially the “Abraham
Accords”...opened the door for peace between Israel
and her Arab neighbors. But the earlier uneasiness surfaced again
when Trump started talking about pulling us out of Afghanistan, after
all he had to know this would allow the Taliban to resurface...which
they did...thus undoing all the gains the Afghan people had made
under U.S. presence.
And as we all know Trump lost in 2020, whether that election was
stolen or whether Joe Biden actually did win. Personally, I still
believe the election was stolen as the Democrat machine had 4-years
time while Trump served his first term to
“fine tune” the
2020 outcome before the first vote was even cast. And with Trump's
2020 loss said 4-years morphed into 8-years...8-years for the
Democrats to make sure Donald J. Trump would never again reside in
the White House. And if you think the Democrat party machine hasn't
seen to just that in 2024, you are foolishly mistaken for even Trump
himself has to know this as truth.
Remember, the Democrats...the Biden administration most
especially,..cannot afford to lose in 2024 for fear that Trump, if
elected, would fully expose their criminal shenanigans with the
outcome hopefully being that for some...Joe and Hunter Biden, and if
we're lucky “string puller” Obama as well...serious jail
time being in their future. Why do you think the Democrats are
pushing so hard for a Biden/Trump rematch...after all the “fix”...in
my opinion...has already been locked in. And with the
liberal and conservative media both deeming Trump as the party's
nominee, even with the nominating convention still a half year away,
the all about Trump news cycle now morphs into both a ratings win and
much needed mega revenue profits.
Happy Democrats, happy media...sickening yet truthful isn't it especially when most Americans do not want a Biden v. Trump rematch.
So knowing all I stated as truth, how do and can we stop the
Biden/Harris ticket from being re-elected, thus further destroying
our beloved America? Simply common sense,
tangible realities, and eyes wide open must...I repeat must...become
the order of the day. And the first reality is that no
matter what the polls are now saying...remember, polls are usually
wrong this far out...Donald Trump should not be the
Republican nominee nor should Joe Biden be the Democrat nominee...a complete change in command is desperately needed if our constitutional republic is to remain functioning and intact.
And whether the “Only Trump” cult wants to hear truth
or not, here are but three facts as to why Trump should not be the
Republican nominee.
First, if Trump as the nominee did somehow manage to pull off
a 2024 win he still would remain a “lame duck,” one-term
president which would see the next 4-years finding him so mired down
in new accusations, indictments, and court appearances that little
would be accomplished for “We the People.”
Second, if in 2024 we lose the House and do not retake the
Senate...both distinct possibilities especially with Republicans,
unlike Democrats, never really being committed to “down ticket”
voting...anything good proposed by Trump would never be passed as
bipartisanship would be non-existent. And whether some on the right
want to believe it or not President Reagan's most successful
legislative acts were passed when he worked with a then Democratic
Congress to successfully pass comprehensive immigration and tax
reforms.
Third, Trump's ego-driven, childish, narcissistic “it's
all about me” behavior coupled with his need for a personal
revenge based campaign won't allow him to see the truth about polls
and how wrong they usually are. Remember, Hillary was deemed to be
the nominee in 2008 until Barack Obama actually became said nominee,
and Hillary was deemed to be the winner right up to election night
2016 when Trump proved all the polls wrong.
Again, both parties do need new nominees as both Biden (for obvious reasons) and Trump should
now put their respective egos aside and accept, as fact, that for the
good of our country, it's time to pass the torch to the next
generation of leaders. Simply, neither man is right for our country
in these most dangerous of times.
So how does someone else, like my first choice Gov. Ron DeSantis or my
second choice Nikki Haley, become the Republican nominee
instead of Donald Trump, especially when the media's too early to be
accurate polls...coupled with Trump himself...keep pushing the rhetoric
that he, Trump, is already the nominee? For that to happen we must look
at and then redefine the candidate nomination process itself. And
while we know that during the months leading up to the primaries all
candidates rightfully do “battle it out” in early voting
states like Iowa and New Hampshire, with usually only one candidate
becoming the defacto front runner heading into “Super Tuesday,”
the day when a dozen or
more states hold their primaries. And it's here where delegates to
the actual nomination convention are chosen, state by state, with
each candidate's delegates presumably (but not always) supporting
their respective candidate at said convention.
But, as stated, that does not always happen,
and hopefully will not happen this summer. And with primary rules not
having been laid out in the Constitution...only general election
rules regarding the Electoral College are...leads to the fact that
any and all rules regarding the nomination process are set according
to both state law and party rules...rules that can and many times are
“altered and changed” at convention. This challenging of
the rules will hopefully happen at the 2024 Republican Nomination
Convention especially if Ron DeSantis and/or Nikki Haley has more
delegates going into the convention than Trump expected.
Remember, fifty-six jurisdictions send delegations to the
Republican National Convention... all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, and five territories...with each having different rules for
how the process works. And while the Republican National Committee
sets broad parameters nationally, the fact remains that each state can and
does make its own rules...rules subject to change.
That's why we see a plethora of conventions,
caucuses, and/or primaries on the Republican side each with their own
set of rules. Also, the Republican awarding of delegates in each
state is different as opposed to how the Democrat party chooses its
delegates. For Democrats there is no
“winner take all”
allowed as
“proportional contests” are the rule, and while
here on the surface it seems that the Democrat way of choosing
delegates is more complicated, it's not...it's just better in my opinion as it still allows for choice at convention time. Remember, Democrats have a 15%
rule set in stone that means any candidate who garners at least 15
percent of the vote in a given congressional district, receives
delegates from that district, which are then distributed
proportionately among all the candidates who broke said 15%
threshold, thus meaning the popular vote is not the nominee deciding factor...it's actually more in line with the Constitutionally laid out Electoral College style of voting.
So much for the Democrats constant cry for a popular...as in majority vote...in regards to the general election.
For Republicans, our party, sadly, shows a basic lack of
“uniformity” regarding the process itself. For example, some states hold
“winner-take-all” primaries where the candidate who
receives a
“plurality”...simply who gets the most votes on
the first round of voting...gets all the state's delegates. Other
states award delegates proportionally... meaning the delegates are awarded
in proportion to what percentage of the vote each candidate receives.
And yet other states use an amalgam of both, but to make things even
more confusing, in some states Republican candidates have to
“hand-pick and recruit delegates” to stand on a ballot as
their supporters, while still other states see their delegates chosen
in entirely different contests...as in elected by activists...and
only then being assigned to the presidential candidates who emerge
from said state’s primary whether said candidate is their personal choice or not.
And while it gets even more confusing at the nominating convention
itself, the fact remains that guidelines and rules can be changed at
convention meaning that not only does a candidate's campaign have
more influence now on how new rules are written...as in being able to
adjust the rules to allow their candidate of choice to possibly
garnering the nomination instead of the presumed front runner. Now
add in that the states themselves can reconfigure any rules passed
each and every election cycle...upsetting the nomination apple cart
indeed.
For Republicans, no candidate, not even Donald Trump, can enter the
Republican convention with the nomination fully locked up, that is unless they
have secured primary awarded delegates whose numbers and loyalty to
them is unwavering no matter that delegates can and many times do
change their allegiance at convention, and it's thanks to the rules being
allowed to be changed. And with some
“Never Trumpers,”
DeSantis, and Haley delegates surely to be amongst those at the
convention...courtesy of the proportional states which gives
candidates approximately the same share of convention delegates as
the proportion of the votes they received in the primary...we could
actually (and hopefully) see the upending of the now...according to
himself and his media cronies... presumed nominee, Donald J. Trump.
So dear reader, think long and hard before you cast your primary
ballot as to who really is the best candidate not just to beat Joe
Biden and his puppet master Obama, but who is the best
candidate...one with no political baggage in tow...to turn our
country back to the “right” again. Causing commotion and
upsetting the political apple cart is one thing...but sometimes the
one with the biggest mouth, ego, and need for personal revenge is in
reality not the best choice for our country. For me the best choice
remains the proven leader and military veteran that is Florida Governor Ron
DeSantis...case closed.
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* The Eleventh Commandment was a phrase first used by President Ronald Reagan during his 1966 campaign for Governor of California.The Commandment reads:"Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican." Simply, political and policy attacks are one thing, personal attacks are quite another thing...a lesson Donald J. Trump refuses to learn.
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