C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
“In 2022, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell mused about “candidate quality” when talking about why Republicans might not win the upper chamber. Those two words broadly summed up the problem that’s often plagued MAGA candidates, who can appear unvetted, unhinged, and simply disconnected from the political reality of the election cycle. Back then, you had Donald Trump–endorsed candidates like Herschel Walker, Mehmet Oz, and Blake Masters losing key Senate races in battleground states of Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Arizona. Meanwhile, in the latter two states, Trump picks like Doug Mastriano and Kari Lake failed to win gubernatorial races.
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One of the many truisms of MAGA is that it doesn’t scale; only Trump can do it. When other candidates do MAGA they tend to be wildly unpopular; mini Trump JD Vance has a favorability rating that’s underwater by 11 points, according to 538. The Ohio senator, just like Ron DeSantis before him, shows that only Trump can do Trump. Speaking of Ohio, Trump is leading Kamala Harris 50% to 44%, according to a recent New York Times/Siena College poll, while the Senate candidate he endorsed, Bernie Moreno, trails by four points.”
The reason why Trump Cult candidates appear unvetted, unhinged, and simply disconnected from political reality is because they are unhinged and disconnected from political reality.
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One of the many truisms of MAGA is that it doesn’t scale; only Trump can do it. When other candidates do MAGA they tend to be wildly unpopular; mini Trump JD Vance has a favorability rating that’s underwater by 11 points, according to 538. The Ohio senator, just like Ron DeSantis before him, shows that only Trump can do Trump. Speaking of Ohio, Trump is leading Kamala Harris 50% to 44%, according to a recent New York Times/Siena College poll, while the Senate candidate he endorsed, Bernie Moreno, trails by four points.”
The reason why Trump Cult candidates appear unvetted, unhinged, and simply disconnected from political reality is because they are unhinged and disconnected from political reality.