Early the next morning, watching the National Guard build a fence around the Capitol with tear gas-filled eyes, I knew it was the beginning of the end for Trump. His innate fan base was liberal enough to stretch the walls of the Capitol, but he was far from winning the majority in an election.
Two years later, Trump’s approval ratings among Republicans are at their lowest point since he announced his first presidential candidacy in 2015.
Incumbent Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis hugs his son Mason as he celebrates his re-election win at an election night party in Tampa, Florida, Nov. 8, 2022.credit:APs
Legendary Republican strategist Mike Murphy warns, “Looking feeble, the loser is Kryptonite for a man who built a political Superman persona around winning.”
61% of Republican voters surveyed United States of America today/ Suffolk University poll finds two-thirds prefer another candidate to pursue Trump’s conservative policies over the next two years, with two-thirds pointing to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as their candidate I support you as a person.
“There were people around Rasputin who said you couldn’t kill him until you brought a gun big enough,” notes Murphy.
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Murphy, who advised John McCain, Jeb Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger, realized that Trump could not win the general election by the end of 2023 and instead tried to decide who would win the Republican nomination. I predict it will.
“That way he gets all the media attention while greatly reducing the risk of political embarrassment,” Murphy says.
Given the U.S. federal justice system’s reluctance to investigate presidential candidates, Trump’s early announcement to run for president in 2024 is likely as much a legal strategy as a political one.
Twice impeached in the face of a string of investigations into his family business, alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election, and possible criminal prosecution for his role in the Capitol riots — reality finally for the TV star They seem to have caught up.
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Murphy likens the American legal system to lava. It moves slowly, but is “fundamentally unstoppable.”
Trump will end up spending a day in court, but it’s just a matter of how many investigations he will face before 2024.
Those hoping to see New York billionaires lined up on prison ramps in orange jumpsuits may be disappointed. It is unlikely that you are watching election coverage from Murphy predicts that he will likely be locked up in “a bungalow on an Air Force base somewhere in North Dakota.” Former US president behind bars – a fate that even Richard Nixon avoided.
Trump’s political death throes have been as dramatic and often humiliating as his own. The non-fungible token initially sold out in less than a day, but over 70% of its value has been sold over the past week. lost.
His stock is plummeting across the board.
Without Republican support, 2023 could be the year Donald finally dances or gets dragged off the stage entirely as the federal government moves around.
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