2024 South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary

 

 STFU DICK

People who are terrified that Trump could be the Republican Presidential nominee in 2024 have expressed similar sentiments, arguing that Justice Clarence Thomas’s wife, Virginia, led the “Stop the Steal” campaign which led to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol building.

So, let’s tear this thing apart, shall we?
For starters, ‘Ginni’ Thomas was not involved in Jan. 6. She was present at the rally but was not among those who went to the Capitol building afterward. She was not even named by congressional investigators as one of the individuals involved in the riot.
The effort to remove Trump from the ballot seeks to use a provision in the 14th Amendment that prohibits people who participated in a rebellion against the government from holding office. It was originally intended to apply to former members of the Confederacy.
Those seeking to use this provision against Trump argue that he fomented an insurrection against the government on Jan. 6, and that Ginni Thomas was somehow involved, which would mean that her husband should not be involved in adjudicating the case. However, if there is no evidence that Ginni was involved, their argument falls apart.
Next, we have the inconvenient reality that there was no actual “insurrection,” nor did Trump incite anyone to violence. At no point did he advocate for rioting or other type of violent activity in response to the outcome of the election. In fact, during his speech, he urged his supporters to protest “peacefully and patriotically” at the Capitol building. This is not exactly the language one would expect from someone trying to incite a riot, is it?
But we know what this is all about, don’t we? They don’t want Thomas to recuse himself because of his wife. They want him to recuse himself because they know he is more likely to vote against removing Trump from the ballot. Folks on the left see that this strategy might go up in smoke, and they are desperate to do something about it. At the end of the day, the 14th Amendment stratagem isn’t about protecting the Constitution, it is about influencing the upcoming election, nothing more, nothing less.

 

 

Liz Cheney Urges Warmonger Nikki Haley To ‘Stay In The Race’ To ‘Defeat’ Trump.

Former Wyoming Republican Rhinocrat Congresswoman Liz Cheney encouraged former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley to stay in the presidential primary on the left-wing podcast “Pod Save America” Friday.
“I hope she stays in the race as long as she has to,” Cheney said the day after the New Hampshire contest, urging Haley to compete “through Super Tuesday.”
Trump carried the Granite State primary on Tuesday by 11 points after sweeping the Iowa caucuses last week. On “Pod Save America,” Cheney said she wasn’t making an official endorsement in the race, but trashed former President Donald Trump as an “existential threat” who can’t carry the general election.
“So we need to make sure we’re challenging him and working to defeat him at every step of the way,” Cheney said. “And right now, Nikki Haley is in this fight and I think she ought to stay in it.”
“Are you officially supporting Haley over Trump now that it’s just the two of them left?” Cheney was asked.
“I haven’t made any formal endorsements at this point, but certainly I would never support or vote for Donald Trump again,” Cheney said.
Cheney went on the left-wing program to promote her latest book, “Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning,” out in December. The book offers the first-hand tale of the ex-Republican conference chair battling with Trump and his supporters before constituents ousted her from office. Trump, she wrote, was “the most dangerous man ever to inhabit the Oval Office.”
The congresswoman-turned-professor at the University of Virginia did not rule out an independent presidential run herself.
“We’ll see what happens,” she said. “My number one priority is defeating [Trump] and I think that’s going to guide whatever ultimately I decide I’m going to do.”
When asked whether that means officially supporting Democrats this November, Cheney referenced her support for Democrat candidates in the 2022 midterms. That year, Cheney backed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s effort to maintain Democrats’ majority. In the run-up to her 2022 re-election primary, Wyoming Republicans voted to no longer recognize Cheney as a member of the GOP.
“What I have done,” she said, “is support people that I believe are going to defend the Constitution, and I did that with respect to Abigail Spanberger and Elissa Slotkin.” The two far-left lawmakers survived re-election to the lower chamber, where Republicans hold a six-seat majority. Spanberger is now running for governor of Virginia and Slotkin is campaigning to represent Michigan in the Senate.

https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/26/liz-cheney-urges-warmonger-nikki-haley-to-stay-in-the-race-to-defeat-trump/

While I’m thankful for the Republican primary wins in IA and NH, the percentages of voters showing up in each state was depressing. In IA, which you have to take in consideration that the weather was the worst it had been in a very long time, the Republican turnout of registered voters was 15%. In NH, the  turnout was less than 15%, no excuse there, the weather was great. I surely hope that Republicans realize quickly that you can’t just hope somebody else shows up. 15% won’t win the race and the stakes haven’t been higher in my lifetime. The Damnorats say “Democracy is on the ballot.” In reality, THE REPUBLIC is on the ballot. If we don’t win this one, my feelings are, we won’t ever have another chance.