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Where have you been? Its been a while since I've seen a post from you.
Nice to see you back.
Desantis is an ex-Navy Seal Team One member. Trump is a "very flawed man" as General Kelly described him.
If Trump runs in 2024 he'll be much older than we remember him.
Near 80 you age faster, and Donny is too fat to start with. I'm expecting his age and health to be an issue.
I thank Trump for proving his "America First" policies are popular with voters.
I think Newt and the RNC will come up with another "Contract with America" to run on in 2024.
Hey there! Henry Kissinger is 99 and just came out with a new 600 page book on International Relations and is still regular consulting world leaders. I think it's a mistake to judge who you vote for by age.
I think this is going to come down to whether or not Republicans believe Trump went too far on January 6, 2021 or not. Do they believe he tried to overthrow the U.S. government and essentially become a dictator? Will the Department of Justice find evidence to convict Trump of a crime?
While it should not be a factor, we do live in a rather ignorant and ageist society when it comes to age. People still live by the model developed in the 1930s that you retire and sit in a rocking chair at age 65. There are many people that have career or financial interest in people still believing that. More people are waking up to the fact that the idea that you need or have to retire at 65 is ancient, outdated thinking.
But the fact is ageism is still alive and well, and is probably a more popular form and accepted form of discrimination than racism, sexism, or other things. The fact that DeSantis is in his 40s compared to Trump who will pass 80 during the next Presidential Term is obviously going to have an impact. Plus DeSantis would love to be the nominee and go up against Biden who is even older. But Trump has a huge ego and loves campaigning. If he goes in strong, will DeSantis really challenge him for it. It might be better for DeSantis to wait and let Trump do his thing, and then run in the next election cycle. By then DeSantis will have a better understanding of how toxic or non-toxic Trump is and how to handle questions about Trump, his supporters, etc.
Trump is getting weaker as a candidate, and the polling data here seems to indicate that as well.