@jeancolby I love that Nikki Haley claimed there were only two choices as she came in third 😂

@whowasthatmaskedman When it comes to economics, all of the Republicans are the same. However, Chris Christie was one of those rare Republicans who was still attached to reality. Same goes for Romney, McCain, Cheney, Ryan, and so on. All of their economic policies are dogshit, but they aren't anti-reality and anti-democracy, like the rest of the trumpian GOP.

@whowasthatmaskedman @BohemianBoo I don't like Chris Christie. But I feel like he's a person I can actually agree to disagree with. I don't think I'd like the direction his policies would take us. But I don't feel like his policies would be outright destructive to the fabric of our nation. They would be things we could recover from in time with good course correction. A lot of these other candidates are actually dangerous to the national identity and stability as a whole.

@ViciDraco Yeah, we've always recovered from bad economic policy. But losing democracy isn't something we're just going to fix in another four years.

@Burke17 Caucuses are a special case; they present a particularly high barrier to participating and getting your vote counted. And that's why, traditionally, New Hampshire, the first actual ballot, is considered more representative than the Iowa caucuses. In fact, Iowa's actual primary isn't until June 4, these caucuses are merely a beauty contest.

@Burke17 My comment is very valid. If as an ex-prez you can't get the electorate in a Red state excited enough to back you by any more than 7.2%..........underwhelming is spot on.

@BohemianBoo I agree with every word you are saying. But convincing those in power to give up that power is often a problem involving desperate measures. Like revolution. 😷

@whowasthatmaskedman That's why we need to focus on local change. It's all so much easier said than done, but it has been done.

@BohemianBoo We agree again. But I know it will be slow. Too slow. And probably come as the result of some less than favourable change..😷

@Picklebobble2 Voter turnout even for presidential elections is traditionally low. In 2020 approximately 60% of eligible Americans voted. The figure of those that voted in 2020...was the highest percentage to ever vote in a presidential election. By all accounts the record turnout was less to election Biden than it was to make sure trump did not win a second term based on the number of crossover votes in traditional Red areas of various key states. At least 5 key states went from solid Red to Purple....and two Red states went to very Blue in 2020.

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout Keep dreaming. Iowa Republicans may be even less representative of the US than you are, as a Trump loving "Australian".

@luckranger71 REEEEEEEEEEE

@RedBaron Hang onto that thought. ;-) ;-) It worked out great in 2020, huh?

@anythingoes477 I wasn’t unhappy with that result, but Biden is a weaker candidate this time around.

@RedBaron We'll see.