It's no surprise that Donald Trump's supporters are overjoyed with the results of the Iowa caucuses. Their chosen candidate secured a majority of 51% of the vote on Monday. The prevailing opinion among my colleagues right now is that MAGA is invincible.
perhaps. But I would like to challenge my ideological allies to answer some questions about the path forward that foreshadow something. but The MAGA advantage, or what it appears to represent.
If MAGA is truly such a huge organization, why can't the movement even guarantee that President Trump will appoint a decent running mate?
In theory, people who despise the Republican establishment should be happy with the Iowa results. Whether you support Trump, Ron DeSantis, or Vivek Ramaswamy, you voted against the establishment. Whether these candidates have a solid track record against the establishment or intend to change the status quo is another story.
But in politics, perception often becomes reality. Jared Kushner, Anthony Fauci, Steven Mnuchin, the CARES Act, Operation Warp Speed, or whatever bad budget bill Trump signed, caused subzero temperatures and freezing Monday. Not a single Trump voter went out to vote for Trump on the streets. The opposite is also true. They recognize, wrongly or rightly, that President Trump will fight the malign forces these appointments and policies represent.
So 81% of Iowa Republican voters are voting in line with our worldview, not Mitch McConnell's, at least in their hearts. That percentage could even exceed 81%, since a large portion of Nikki Haley's voters were Democrats who registered that night just to crush other parties' caucuses.
So the obvious question Trump and his supporters must answer is: Even though it's been eight years since MAGA seemed dominant, the party's policies and leadership at nearly every level still reflect the positions of his 19%, not the 81%. Why?
If there had been a real debate and a real fight between Mr. Trump and Mr. DeSantis, we might have heard a good answer to that question. We wonder why Trump continues to support milquetoast Republicans in downvote elections, support McConnell, Paul Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Ronna McDaniel and others in leadership positions, and elect globalist Cabinet members. , they could have delved into what made us weak in almost the entire budget. – Pass legislation – even before the coronavirus. Perhaps the truth is why (at most) 19% still control 81%, even though Trump has been the undisputed leader of the party for eight years with media organizations. I could have approached him.
Many of my colleagues in the industry shielded Mr. Trump from tough questions. They excused his contempt for voters just as they excused the bad positions he took during his presidency. So here we are. they destroyed it. Now they own it.
Therefore, anyone who belongs to the 81% must demand that those who share our values and Trump's listening ear get answers to important questions that should be posed in the public debate arena. .
1) How will Congress change? The simple fact is that since 2016, we have gone backwards in terms of winning primaries against the Republican establishment. In down-ballot races for the Senate, House, and governor, Nikki Haley's worldview is the rule, not the exception.
The milquetoast Republican Party continues to win thanks in part to Trump's support. Both globalist incumbents appear to be on track to win bigger primaries than President Trump in Iowa.
What, if any, plans does President Trump have for changing his advocacy practices? What is the plan? Trump has already told CNN that he only opposes raising the debt ceiling as a candidate, not as president. It doesn't hurt to know! So what does that change?
2) How will President Trump's personnel change? Name a talented dissident who will join the next government. President Trump's downfall was because nearly every Cabinet member, from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to Defense Secretary James Mattis, embodied attributes and worldviews rejected by his base. President Trump is surrounded by people like Sen. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.) and Laura Loomer, but no, Loomer is not in his Cabinet.
In his victory speech on Monday, Trump stood alongside North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and hinted at the possibility of taking office in a potential second term. That likely means Mr. Burgum will take up a position at the Department of Energy. Doesn't President Trump know that Burgum is the quintessential World Economic Forum politician who vowed in his last State of the Union address to make North Dakota “carbon neutral”?
Burgum had planned to run as a Democrat in other states, but he knew he had to run as a Republican in North Dakota. He won the governorship by pretending to be one of us. Now he may be running for a third term. He has been a vocal opponent of conservatives in the state legislature, mostly Trump supporters. He is the type of politician Trump should aim to defeat. Still, Trump is trying to improve himself.
Those with Trump's ears should try to ensure that all the establishment hacks who support him en masse (and “say nice things about him”) are never rewarded with prominent positions again.
3) How will Trump secure a MAGA vice presidential candidate? Will President Trump promise not to nominate Nikki Haley or someone like her as his running mate?
Lara Trump and senior adviser Jason Miller have already floated the idea of Haley as their running mate, and neither candidate has ruled out the possibility. Will Trump supporters make it clear to Trump that people like Haley and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (who is indistinguishable from Haley on policy) are not acceptable running mate candidates? ?
If MAGA is truly such a huge organization, why can't the movement even guarantee that President Trump will appoint a decent running mate?
The reality is that this year's nomination will be the most influential vice presidential nomination in history. Given his age, Trump may not be able to serve his entire term. His choice as vice president will therefore be in his inner orbit as the new party leader.
To this day, America is paying the price for President Ronald Reagan's decision to choose George Bush as his running mate. Republicans must not make the same mistake again.
4) How can President Trump ensure victory in November? The same polling data that showed overwhelming support for Trump in the primaries will determine his fate in the general election. Most Americans still do not understand how corrupt our legal system is and view a conviction as proof of guilt. It is nearly impossible for a jury in Deep Blue not to convict Trump on at least one of the 91 criminal charges against him.
Iowa admissions poll found 32% republican party Voters would not support Trump in the general election if he were a convicted felon. This is extremely unfair, but what it means is that 10% to 15% will follow but won't vote for him. And if those are the numbers among Republicans, you can imagine what independent voters think. This would be a negative vote defeat not seen since Barry Goldwater's crushing loss to Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.
5) How can Trump build a winning campaign? It will be difficult for Republicans to win this year's national elections, given Biden's massive fundraising and Democrats' near-ineffective early voting and vote-collecting operations. How can Mr. Trump win when he is sidelined from legal battles, forced to siphon money for legal fees, and has no ground battle to speak of?
Even the most uninspiring incumbent Republicans win primaries based on name and party endorsement. When it comes to general elections, it's a different story. Releasing videos from Mar-a-Lago or holding rallies with fervent supporters won't help. Trump himself has already said nothing about the possibility of building a vote-gathering network, but there is no evidence that he or his hand-picked RNC chairman are trying to build one.
Republicans have had disappointing turnout over the past few years in both regular and special elections, consistently falling 10 points below their polling average. There are probably several reasons for this, all of which need to be addressed, but clearly the lack of vote-pulling activity compared to the Democratic Party is hurting us. what's the plan?
6) How can President Trump solve coronavirus and kill shots? To this day, Trump believes he did nothing wrong during the coronavirus pandemic. He touts Operation Warp Speed as one of his greatest accomplishments. This issue requires a lot of clarification.
It would also require banning the entire vaccine and the technology behind it, lifting compensation for vaccine manufacturers, and establishing a vaccine commission to audit existing vaccines on the market, but not at the behest of Bill Gates. Trump himself withdrew the proposal.
President Trump is a deal-breaker, but it's hard to understand someone who sees shootings as his most lasting legacy. What plans do Mr. Trump's closest allies, who say they believe vaccines are responsible for mass deaths, have to hold him accountable?
All too often, when conservatives question both the policies and electoral viability of establishment Republican candidates in a particular Senate or gubernatorial race, they are quickly silenced. “Shut up, we have to defeat the Democrats,” is a common refrain.
But this is not October.this is January. We have a right to answers, and those who support Trump most strongly but claim to share our goals have an obligation to demand answers from him.
