... Obviously.   But most of the candidates he endorsed have also lost or are losing the offices they're running for in the current midterm elections.   That's the Psychotic Fascist Election Denier Club, by the way, and that's nothing but good news.

Dems are also doing better than historically normal, though we'll see by Thursday or so.

Hey Religious Nationalist Authoritarians:  Kiss all of our asses. 

Unfortunately, I don't think the Orange Blob has finished being a nuisance for the planet....

It seems inconceivable for non-US'ers that this dude can run for another term, but the Reps can't seem to shake him off.

Not that For-Biden is doing very good either.

He doesn't seem to be preparing the next Democrat generation (the one in their current 40's/50's) either.

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As for the GOP, it's not as if they've never embraced authoritarianism going back to Nixon and farther.   They will pray Rump doesn't get the nomination (he's supposed to be declaring this week or next), secretly hope the FBI keeps a close eye on the insurrectionists, and quietly pretend it's all in the past.

Archisorcerus wrote: Is he losing fat? Good for his health. He must still be a big guy, yeah. Tall enough, at least.

I lost some fat once. I later found it with an old hairbrush when i was vacuuming under the couch cushions.

^ Here in the states, especially now after the midterms, you can feel how desperately they want rid of him.  At this point DeSantis would be a godsend for them.   To be honest I think the love affair with the Orange Nazi is over for most Reps and certainly for Independents.  

Democracy held, voting works, people are paying attention.   Donald McFondled is on his last legs.

Not sure De Santis is a good choice either, cos he's another hardliner... and probably will be more efficient in killing civil rights acquisitions (abortion, etc...)

It looks like Fascist criminal Kari Lake just got knocked on her ass by Democrat Katy Hobbs for Arizona Governor--  and Democrat & astronaut Mark Kelly looks to be Senator.

This is a major win in all kinds of ways.   Congratulations Arizona for elevating your state and the whole country.

Hobbs wins Arizona Governor over the unhinged Kari Lake.  

Another huge win for truth & justice.

For me now it's just about watching Trump and Desantis tear each other apart.

Oh what fun that's gonna be.

^ Until then we have all the other insane Trumpers turning on each other, making stuff up and then blaming the other for it, a la Donald.  

Oh sweet irony.

Surely the saner elements of the GOP (if there is such a thing) will reject the Trump party acolytes now. The best chance the Democrats have of retaining the White House in the next election is if Trump wins the Republican nomination.

If Desantis wins the nomination, the Dems have no chance.

Like I said, let the fun begin.

Hugh Manatee wrote: If Desantis wins the nomination, the Dems have no chance.

I don't know about that, two years is a very long time.   If the same young/independent voters come out, DeSantis would have a very big fight on his hands.

That's a fair enough assumption, however they will come up against all those who didn't want to support the Trump party and so stepped away from the GOP. The real power lies with the undecided vote IMHO.

I have serious doubts about Bidens chances of beating DeSantis if either get the nomination of their party, but there is a lot of water to pass under the bridge before any of that becomes a reality.

To be honest, I would consider voting for a Cheney/Hogan ticket if I thought they'd knockout the standard Conservative pick of, say, Pence or DeSantis.

Have you seen this guy Josh Shapiro talk ?   Impressive dude.

No, I haven't seen (or heard) Shapiro talk, and that's part of the issue. DeSantis is getting the press at the moment and is fast becoming the new conservative darling. If Republican voters want to stay conservative without fully embracing the complete kooks and conspiracy crazies on the Right, then DeSantis is currently the last stop on that line...and he seems to have the backbone to stand up to the Trump bullying schoolyard tactics.

Well Shapiro's a democrat, just won Governor of Pennsylvania, and he can handle DeSantis ... and I mean handle :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Okm1sT_GU" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Okm1sT_GU

I'm not usually impressed by these sorts of headlines (referring to the video title), but that was pretty grreat. This guy will hopefully get some national spotlight now. 

I must say Rump's "announcement" tonight was quite a fizzle, the crowd looked & sounded more like those small deflated groups late after an election that their candidate is rapidly losing.  Good stuff.

Is Pence still in the running? 

I was more terrified of him than I was of Trump, but it's not like he became a convincing presidential candidate during his vice-prez mandate. 

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^ He's a classic avuncular old-school conservative that may appeal to the walker-bound Midwest & south.

OK, I watched this clip. He comes across as an Obama clone who hits all the right points for Democrats. I would certainly prefer to see him as a candidate for the Dems rather than Biden but that's not saying all that much really.

^He does have a Barack thing goin' on.  That sells.  Plus he'd be the first Jewish-American president.

It seems that the bloated orange buffoon is trying to walk back the rhetoric after the poor showing of the more out there candidates he endorsed, but he is walking a fine line, trying to sound a bit less crazy without alienating the far right kooks he depends on so much.

One interesting thing for me is how Ivanka (and her parasite husband) have publicly stepped away from this campaign altogether to spend more time with their kids. Yeah, right.

I don't know if that would be such a selling point given the current climate in the US at the moment (unfortunately).

Hugh Manatee wrote: It seems that the bloated orange buffoon is trying to walk back the rhetoric after the poor showing of the more out there candidates he endorsed, but he is walking a fine line, trying to sound a bit less crazy without alienating the far right kooks he depends on so much. One interesting thing for me is the how Ivanka (and her parasite husband) have publicly stepped away from this campaign altogether to spend more time with their kids. Yeah, right.

Absolutely, her retreat from her Dad & political life was stark.

He looked weak, wan, and weary, and if it's one thing the crazy Right hates it's a loser.  I don't see him being the nominee.

I don't think there is only one thing the crazy Right hates. 

If the Republican party had any sense they would step away from Trumpism ASAP, but I'm still wondering whether the Republican party has any sense at the moment.

Still, it will be interesting to see how it all plays out. That's one thing about the orange egomaniac. He has made politics interesting for a lot of people.

The only hope we have is that he gets totally wasted in the first primaries, as in 2 or 3 big losses right off the bat, for him to go away. If he doesn't he will break away and become an independent, and at that point the Republican party is totally screwed.

I, honestly, don't see a good solution, either way, and the bruhaha over Jan 6th will probably die out ... he played the "game" with the lawyers and such and came out of it on top. He probably feels that with all the lawyers he's above the law anyway!

Memory could fail me, but...

Isn't that what happened in 2015??

He was running behind, but refused to quit and eventually outlasted everyone? 

At the time, he was running away from bankruptcy issue and going for the Prez made him "untouchable".

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^Yes, but he had no worthy opponents, as I recall the Rep field was embarrassingly weak.  People hate him now, and I mean hate, DeSantis no exception.  I'd be surprised if some of DeSantis' people hadn't suggested they "pay a little visit to the Fat Man and explain things to him".  Trump is now messing with the big boys, hardballers, the ones who will kick your teeth in if you cross them.

It's interesting that the adolescent oompah loompah has announced he is running for presidency when he first has to win the Republican nomination.

The GOP made a deal with the orange devil and now they will have to reap the whirlwind.