WeimarStreetCrust t1_j6hqxcp wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:32 PM

I’m pretty sure he and many other GOP governors that are popular in their respective states might throw their hat in the ring to collectively snub Trump and deny him majority delegates on first ballot.

Think about it this way, if you were to throw Baker, Sununu, DeSantis, (insert GOP governor here), in just enough states…you could prevent Trump from reaching enough delegates on the first ballot, have all delegates get released on the second ballots (IE they don’t have to vote for Trump anymore) and then the RNC would get their pick instead of it being Trump.

If Sununu runs, I’d be the first to bet that is what will be going on, cause frankly…neither him nor DeSantis have any chance of winning…

Collectively though? Yeah, they could all find a way to beat Trump together.

emptycoils t1_j6hzny9 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 1:52 PM

This guy primaries

PebblyJackGlasscock t1_j6ihxw6 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:03 PM

Baker is the new President of the NCAA. Gosh, the number of jokes I want to make. Anyway, he’s not in on this idea.

But it IS a good idea. Needs to be broader than just recent Governors. Utah, for example, and Evan McMullin. It’s really too bad Arnold is ineligible because he’d definitely throw his hat in as a spoiler and California would be essential to any such plan. New York, too and there are any number of people with a high enough profile, the money, and the personal grudge needed to run a Quixoitic campaign. Where’s Lynn Swann at these days? That’s a good spoiler for PA.

Ok, I’m done thinking about this because I now know LeBron could run for President in CA as a Republican and… well, that’s a five minutes I’m not getting back. Suffice to say, spoiler candidates can work, and there’s lots of interesting ways to game that.

Da66y t1_j6ihwwl wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:03 PM

What exactly is Weimar street crust?

WeimarStreetCrust t1_j6jbqt5 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 7:10 PM

Weimar is a reference to hyper inflation in Weimar Germany during the 20s.

Add the street to tie that to Wall Street today with our current high inflationary event, which has made the folks on Wall St even richer.

And crust is just the touch of crustiness that our modern world is today.

ShortUSA t1_j6jcjjv wrote on January 30, 2023 at 7:15 PM

>DeSantis

is not a better alternative to Trump. He might appear that why right now, but given POTUS I am sure he will be his own Trump.

No one who will deceive immigrants into boarding a plane for unwitting Martha's Vinyard has a moral fiber in their body. In this important attribute, DeSantis is not different than Trump.