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In the long term, Biden defeating Trump could actually be a good thing for the Republican Party. First, the midterm elections usually favor the party not in the White House, so the Republicans would probably have a better shot of winning back the House in 2022 and getting rid of Pelosi once and for all. She is 80 years old. She'd be 82 at that point. If she loses the Speaker position she'll resign from the House guaranteed. Second, Biden is 78 years old, meaning he'd be 82 at the end of his first term. It's highly unlikely he'll run for a second, but if he does, his age will work against him. If he doesn't, his VP will almost certainly be the heir apparent unless he makes a bad pick. In that case, there is no incumbency handicap that the Republican challenger would need to overcome. This provides a great opportunity for younger GOPers like Marco Rubio or Nikki Haley to step up and run in 2024 without the stench of Trump lingering and bogging them down and giving the American people a fresher choice than these constant stale Baby Boomers we keep getting thrown at us. Candidates like Rubio and Haley could also invite a more diverse group of voters into the Republican coalition, which the the party needs if it wishes to remain viable long term.
I said back in 2016 that if Trump were to actually win he could provide a short term gain for the party, but would be disastrous long term and we've seen that play out. Republicans had their worst midterm defeat in 2018 since Watergate. Trump's antics in public and in social media are embarrassing. He's headed for defeat this year and he's dragging the Senate down with him. Senate seats that shouldn't be competitive are being out raised by their Democratic challengers. The Republican Party is no longer about conservatism, but about Trumpism, and his cult like sycophants are becoming just as deranged as their TDS suffering counterparts in their hypocritical defense of him.
Donald Trump had the potential be a great president, but his narcissism got in the way. He keeps tripping over his own feet and if he loses in November he has nobody but himself to blame for it, but ultimately, the party might be better off cutting him loose and letting it happen.
I said back in 2016 that if Trump were to actually win he could provide a short term gain for the party, but would be disastrous long term and we've seen that play out. Republicans had their worst midterm defeat in 2018 since Watergate. Trump's antics in public and in social media are embarrassing. He's headed for defeat this year and he's dragging the Senate down with him. Senate seats that shouldn't be competitive are being out raised by their Democratic challengers. The Republican Party is no longer about conservatism, but about Trumpism, and his cult like sycophants are becoming just as deranged as their TDS suffering counterparts in their hypocritical defense of him.
Donald Trump had the potential be a great president, but his narcissism got in the way. He keeps tripping over his own feet and if he loses in November he has nobody but himself to blame for it, but ultimately, the party might be better off cutting him loose and letting it happen.
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