What
America Needs To Overcome Trump In 2020
So the 2018 Midterm Fraud is over with... more or less... with a handful
of recounts and runoffs to go. And, of
course, now the great eternal trauma that is politics is spinning towards the
2020 Presidential Scam. Because, as you
know and as I remind people, we are in perpetual war mode when it comes to
politics. Every election cycle is just
another battle in the overall war for power and control.
Now you’re not going to hear too much about the 2019 election con-game,
because that’s primarily for state and local positions of power. But that’s not to say that people should
dismiss them. People are learning the
hard way that state legislatures draw up the political maps, and with 2020
being a map-drawing year, gerrymandering is a serious issue that people need to
pay attention to. Who you send to the
state legislatures next year will help decide who gets elected to Congress. It is that simple. So pay attention next year and vote next year,
because that election is still just as important as any other.
Having said that... let’s talk about 2020 for a bit.
The only reason why I’m talking about it now rather than in 2020 is
because this is when the wannabes are getting ready to make their announcements. The early bird in this case does not necessarily
get the worm, but they do get the attention and the name recognition if they’re
out early.
It is a foregone conclusion that the narcissistic President Donald Trump
will be running for re-election. His narcissism
will not allow him to entertain any kind of idea that he should be limited to
one term, so the only reason why he would be barred from running again would be
if he’s either impeached and removed from office (not likely
given the current and future makeup of Congress) or if he knew in
advance that the economy was on the brink of irreversible collapse and that he would
be blamed for it. Remember that this is
the narcissist that has said that being
a “president-for-life” would be a good thing.
So if the theory is true is that Narcissist Trump is only supported by a minority
of Americans that are also fanatically active voters, then the solution is
simple... find a competent challenger for the 2020 Scam. Someone that the voters will show up at the
voting booth to vote for.
It is a lot harder than it sounds.
Understand that I’ve been an active political observer and voter since
the 1980’s. I have seen all kinds of
wannabe candidates come and go. I
remember H. Ross Perot. Hell, I even
voted for H. Ross Perot in 1992. And
then he gave me reason to regret it. So
I know what kind of people have a better chance of getting elected than others.
The absolute worst thing that the Democratic Party, or for that matter any
political party or group, can do is to presume that anyone they put up could
beat Narcissist Trump. If you go to the
November election in 2020 with that in your heads, then I guarantee you that You.
Will. Lose.
Understand that you – and by extension the rest of the nation – is facing
more than just a self-promoting narcissistic clown act with a fake Jersey tan. You are also dealing with a cult following of
extremists the likes of which have not been in power in over three-quarters-of-a-century,
as well as an entrenched political party that is sociopathic in nature and will
not give up that power without a fight.
And, as a reminder, they are active voters. They will fight for and vote for Narcissist
Trump no matter how bad he is. Narcissist
Trump could lead American into nuclear annihilation tomorrow, and it would not
matter to his “core” supporters. They
will still vote for him and still sing his praises.
The rest of the great unwashed are cowards and idiots when it comes to
voting. If they don’t have a candidate
that they really like, that they really want, that they feel they will win,
then they will not show up to vote.
Period. They won’t vote for Narcissist
Trump, but they also will not vote for anyone else that they feel is just as
bad. They won’t “haggle” or “negotiate”
or “settle”. They just will not vote. They will stay home. This has been demonstrated over and over and
over again.
That is the challenge when facing Narcissist Trump. It is not just a matter of finding “someone
better”, but also someone that will get people to vote for them.
So here is a short list of the potential wannabes that really need to
stay home for 2020 if they want to get Narcissist Trump out of the White House.
First and foremost, the biggest group that need to stay home are...
Hillary Clinton and the other “Entitled” Wannabes
– I have said this before and I will say it again: the presidency is not an
entitlement program. It is not a matter
of “paying your dues and waiting your turn”.
Historical fact: only one “entitlement” candidate for the White House has
ever won in the past century. Only
one. And that was then-Vice President George
H.W. Bush. Every other candidate before and
after him have lost. Every time.
Former Vice-President Walter Mondale thought he was “entitled”. He failed miserably. Then-Vice-President Al Gore thought he was “entitled”. He failed to beat Bush Junior. Former Senator John Kerry thought he was “entitled”. He failed miserably even worse than Mondale. The late Senator John McCain thought he was “entitled”. He failed.
Hillary Clinton sure as hell operates as though she is “owed” the White
House, and she got primaried-out to Barack Obama in 2008 and got beat by
Narcissist Trump in 2016!
And the odds of winning are even worse when you’re running against
someone already in the job! So what the
hell makes Hillary think that a Clinton vs Trump rematch would change the
outcome? If anything, history has shown
that she would lose even worse. So the
best thing that Mrs. Clinton can do for the nation would be to shut up, sit
down, and stay home.
But, of course, she won’t do that.
Her own ego would not allow that.
She’s not the only one that needs to bench themselves, though.
The “Failing-Up” Wannabes – Picture
this: you have a candidate that is dynamic, energetic, gets the voters
optimistic and fired up and really, really, want to vote. Unfortunately, that candidate loses in their race
for Congress by someone who was supported by Narcissist Trump.
So... what do you do? Why, you
have that candidate challenge Narcissist Trump for 2020!
Listen, I have nothing against Congressman Beto O’Roarke of Texas. Sounds like he’s a great guy. But he just got his butt kicked by #Cheat2Win
Ted Cruz for the Senate. Do you really
think that he’d have a chance against Narcissist Trump with that kind of mark
against him? He couldn’t beat a lying,
cheating hypocrite, and #Cheat2win Ted Cruz is a lightweight compared to Narcissist
Trump! O’Roarke would have had a much
better chance if either he didn’t run for the Senate or if he had won that
race. As such, his loss poisons him this
time around. He needs a few more wins under
his belt before he thinks about running for the White House.
The same goes for some of the other people who sounded good but couldn’t
seal the deal this past election. The
last person that “failed-up” into the White House was Richard Nixon, and it took
three major assassinations before that for it to be a possibility. Narcissist Trump may be bad, but he is not yet
catastrophic enough for such a situation to happen again.
Speaking of which, can we please stop the asinine talk about how “monumental”
losing in those races was? It does not
matter if your candidate lost to the GOP by a thousand votes or even one; it is
still a loss. You are dealing with
simplistic people who see things as winners and losers, not “close calls” or “narrow
margins”. A loss is a loss. Period.
And voters don’t like voting for losers.
That’s why they usually stay home when they feel they don’t have a “winner”
on their side. Again, history has proven
this to be true.
Here's one more group that need to sit 2020 out...
The “Celebrity” Wannabes – This
includes TV celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, but
also the “political celebrities” like Senators Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren. You know, the people that are recognized for
whatever reason, but don’t really have anything to offer other than they’re not
Narcissist Trump.
Listen, I have respect for Senator Warren that goes back to when she was
the one “in charge” in name only of the TARP bailout ten years ago. She stuck it to the people that just wanted
her job to be quietly rubber-stamping whatever Big Banking wanted. And I like that she’s still fighting the good
fight against Big Banking and Big Corporate and Big Healthcare and the rest of
the “Big” groups. But there is a difference
between doing that and being president.
She has to sell more than that to the nation.
Just being a “name” doesn’t make you a challenger to Narcissist
Trump. I know that it is easy to presume
that Narcissist Trump is just a “celebrity” himself. After all, he sold himself as a character on
a “Reality TV” program that can turn everything he touches into gold. But the truth is that he was selling himself
as a “leader” long before he announced his candidacy. His Fox News appearances criticizing President
Barack Obama, bringing up the Birther issue, these all laid the groundwork to
his eventual bid. His name was being
bantered about for years before he made it official, and then, when he did, he
offered more than just his “brand”. He
was ready with a book and a slogan and ideas that may not have been his, but he
certainly knew how to latch onto them and make them his. Narcissist Trump is – above everything else –
a salesman, and he was selling himself long before he was running for the White
House.
These are all the people that should be sitting out for 2020, but let’s
get brutally honest here... you know a lot of them will do it anyway. They’re going to waste time and money to see
if they can challenge Narcissist Trump, and they will fail.
The problem will come when the Democrats decide to put one of those people
in as a nominee. If they do, you can
guarantee that Narcissist Trump will be re-elected.
And the GOP knows this. They’re
counting on the Democrats to put up someone like Senators Warren or Booker or
even Hillary. They want the “celebrity” challengers
and the people who think that it is “their turn” to be president, as if the
office of the President of the United States was just a loyalty perk for a political
party. They want the Democrats to do
this, because they know that Narcissist Trump will win if they do.
The office of the President of the United States of America is not some
loyalty perk or just a “gig” for celebrities to do like they’re a judge on “Dancing
with the Stars”. It is a position of
leadership. As such, it helps to
actually have a leader.
The way to defeat the Narcissist Trump is to have someone that is better
than him that can actually lead that the voters will want to support, not “hope”
they’ll support. 2020 may still be two
years away, but the time to step up and sell yourself as that person that can
defeat Narcissist Trump is now.
Hell, it may already be too late. And
that’s sad.
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