What a miserable state republican party is in. Front runner doesn’t even acknowledge these “debates” and yet everyone in the room has a singular goal - out-Nazi the Nazi.
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Haley and Christie are bad but survivable. I usually try to keep my claims measured, but Desantis and Ramaswamy are every bit as fascist as Trump. I would genuinely fear for the country under the last three.
Christie became a GOP darling in 2009 by torpedoing a major building project that Dem and GOP Governors had been working for for decades. He probably hates the average voter worse than Trump.
Used to live in NJ, he was also despised by his fellow GOP for welcoming Obama with a handshake after we got fucked up by Sandy.
He definitely hates the common people because he knows the common person hates him.
The stupidest timeline.
Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter despised each other, but when it was time to open the Carter Library Carter welcomed the sitting President, and Reagan gave Carter a great speech. No one thought they'd changed their minds about each other, but everyone applauded the show of unity.
The current crop of GOPs make Reagan look god the way Charles Manson makes Al Capone look good.
What a fucking joke. Fuck the republican party.
Who’s In
Ron Desantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie
Who Decided Not To Participate (Again)
Donald Trump
Nikki Haley is nearly every bit as garbage as the rest of them, but her clear stance on aiding Ukraine makes me hopeful she trounces the competition.
She would be an unmitigated disaster for us, but she doesn't seem to be in Putin's pocket like the rest of them.
I mean, since he's going to be the Republican cult's nominee, would it change anything if he showed up?
Christie is the most reasonable one there.
As a native New Jersoneyite, this true statement horrifies me.
I'm glad the RNC is wasting all this money on a foregone conclusion.
Aren't they all out, since it's pretty much going to Trump anyways (assuming he's not incarcerated before the Primaries, which somehow still may not even stop him)?
The Republican Party can reject Trump if they want, maybe that fractures MAGA and the form the MAGA Party. Lots can happen.
Losers pretend they're relevant once again.
In September, Christie looked directly into the camera and declared that if Trump keeps skipping debates, he would deserve a new nickname: “Donald Duck.”
I remember the Clinton campaign had something about "Donald Duck" because of his refusal to publish his tax returns. Maybe it was sending someone in a Donald Duck costume to his rallies? I don't know, the joke always kinda fell flat. It made sense when you explained it, but then it's not funny, is it?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Four hopefuls will participate in Wednesday night’s debate at the Moody Music Hall at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, according to the Republican National Committee.
Initially seen as the top rival for Donald Trump, DeSantis has been locked in a battle for a distant second place to the front-runner, as well as wading through challenges within his operation.
That’s been particularly true in Iowa, where DeSantis shifted some of his Florida-based campaign staff and where he recently completed a goal of holding events in all 99 counties.
Benefiting from increased attention — as well as the campaign’s shift toward foreign policy after Hamas’ surprise Oct. 7 attack on Israel — Haley is angling to keep that trend going with the fourth debate.
In September, Christie looked directly into the camera and declared that if Trump keeps skipping debates, he would deserve a new nickname: “Donald Duck.”
That didn’t happen, but Hutchinson has said there should not be a rush for candidates to drop out, arguing that voters should have plenty of choices when votes start in Iowa.
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They're trying to move Christie out.