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I love how the media keeps pretending the GOP base might actually choose somebody other than Trump. Recently Christie has been floated as a possible Trump alternative. He's at a stupendous 2.3%. That's 0.3% above Scott who already dropped out.
RealClearPolitics - Election 2024 - 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination
I put a very bad Halley/Meatball joke in the title but I removed it. [CW: sexist]
Halley coming for Meatball.
Sane countries have elections that are months or even weeks long. I assume most debate situations are sane. There might be some craziness. But things are basic. A few days before the debate the media talks about it, then the debate happens, after that there's then analysis and spin. And that's it. There's no multi-year insanity where debates are covered like championship sports games. Who won?! Who lost?! Who got the best soundbite?! Who... - every single time after a few days the American public has entirely forgotten everything anyway. But the pundits will keep breathlessly talking and writing about debate stuff for weeks (if not months) more anyway.
I bet a pundit couldn't recall much of anything Hillary said in 2016 during her debates. Even they forget because it's like trivia about who won a particular qualifying heat at the Olympics. And this is the actual news...
If Trump dies in the next five minutes of a massive heart attack - I assume Nikki Haley will be the nominee much to the chagrin of liberals. They can't yell and scream Trumpian fascism is coming to get people to vote. Also - they may or may not admit that they like her because she "respects norms", etc. Maybe they'll even hope she'll be what Trump never could - presidential.