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submitted 8 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

When Charlie Kirk was killed by an assassin this fall, Republican leaders credited the organization he founded for enabling President Trump’s return to power.

Now that organization is mobilizing behind JD Vance.

Uninterested in a competitive Republican primary in 2028, Turning Point USA plans to deploy representatives across Iowa’s 99 counties in the coming months to build the campaign infrastructure it believes could deliver Vance, a Midwesterner from nearby Ohio, a decisive victory, potentially short-circuiting a fractious GOP race, insiders said.

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[-] Pavidus@lemmy.world 177 points 8 months ago

I love how that headline just casually throws around third term runs as if they are normal, legal, and expected for our elected officials to endorse.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 61 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The owner is a pro-trump multi-billionaire...

In January 2017, as announced by press secretary Sean Spicer, then President-elect Donald Trump met with Soon-Shiong at Trump's Bedminster, New Jersey, estate to discuss national medical priorities.[26] According to Politico, Soon-Shiong was seeking a cabinet position.[27] In May 2017, Soon-Shiong was appointed by House Speaker Paul Ryan to the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee, a committee established by the 21st Century Cures Act.[28]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Soon-Shiong

The crazy part is people just immediately forget this shit and expect media to just magically go back to being i.partial on their own.

Biden didn't try to fix a lot of shit, so even tho trump was out of office for four years, shit didn't get better. It just stopped declining as fast for a little while

[-] 0ndead@infosec.pub 57 points 8 months ago

The last couch Vance raped has a better shot at becoming president. The GOP is cooked.

[-] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 36 points 8 months ago

And that couches name? Erikkka Kirk

[-] Rhoeri@piefed.world 10 points 8 months ago

HEY! Show some respect. She is a loveseat.

Now now... Erika Kirk's name already has 3 Ks.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 19 points 8 months ago

DNC: "Hold my beer."

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 53 points 8 months ago

I say Vance being the best they got could be considered hilarious, but then I said the same fucking thing about Trump.

And now I'm seeing a huge surge in astroturfing trying to shoehorn Newsom in as the nominee. It's like we never learn.

[-] Red0ctober@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

It isn't quite that we never learn, it's that the billionaires have their preferred candidates. And when money is involved.... Well..... You see what's happening, again.

[-] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 50 points 8 months ago

Wow sure is convenient for Vance that Kirk was killed wasn't it? Everything really lined up for him after that. What a lucky break.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 43 points 8 months ago

Did he even say thank you once?

[-] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

He might have. Right after he took over Kirks podcast 3 days after he died.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago

Podcast? Or wife?

[-] scops@reddthat.com 38 points 8 months ago
[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 11 points 8 months ago

How is anyone supposed to follow this act? Trump has a cult of personality.

Only one organization could possibly screw up this opportunity to unseat the GOP.

[-] cheesybuddha@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago
[-] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 9 points 8 months ago

Who else? What do you think he's been practicing his tough guy act for?

[-] scops@reddthat.com 4 points 8 months ago

I dunno... Anyone else?

[-] riskable@programming.dev 35 points 8 months ago

The GOP should just setup a copy of the press room at the White House in a retirement home where everything is painted gold. Every day, they can place dementia Don in front of the podium and tell him, "there's a million viewers."

He'll keep himself busy like that until a bigger stroke than the last takes him down to hell.

[-] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 11 points 8 months ago

That’s brilliant. But I’d rather his last months/years were punishment, and not to make him happy.

[-] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 6 points 8 months ago

My hope is that prion disease gets him. They present many exciting ways for Trump to exit this world.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 34 points 8 months ago

The GOP sure seem to love men in makeup for some weird reason.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 5 points 8 months ago

Wait till they find out that rogaine and gas-station dick-pills are both "gender affirming care".

[-] nexguy@lemmy.world 33 points 8 months ago

Imagine having to coalesce behind J D Vance. Jesus fucking christ

[-] khannie@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Everyone said that about trump. It's for the democrats to lose now.

[-] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

And we will. Even without gerrymandering and voter suppression, all it will take is a high profile third party candidate.

[-] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago

The only thing that's going to save your country is a viable third party.

[-] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 8 points 8 months ago

Then the country will not be saved because there is no such thing given the mathematical realities of our electoral system.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago
[-] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Not really. What we had was one party imploding and taking a couple of different shapes before the new political balance was established. Absent self-immolation due to a division over slavery, there has never been a viable third party.

I was here when Ross Perot captured 20% of the electorate. And he didn't get a single electoral vote and his party was gone two cycles later. That is the path of every single third party, except they will never again have it as easy as Perot.

[-] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 0 points 8 months ago

There's that can't do attitude America is increasingly known for.

[-] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

We are the place that unironically tells people to "pull yourself up by your bootstraps." I'd prefer folks not waste their energy on losing strategies.

[-] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 0 points 8 months ago

Yeah, that one.

[-] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 26 points 8 months ago

Uninterested in a competitive Republican primary in 2028, Turning Point USA plans to deploy representatives across Iowa’s 99 counties in the coming months to build the campaign infrastructure it believes could deliver Vance, a Midwesterner from nearby Ohio, a decisive victory, potentially short-circuiting a fractious GOP race, insiders said.

Nothing about the modern conservative movement is authentic. It's all orchestrated and astroturfed by wealthy GOP elites, and then promoted and disseminated by paid influencers.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

astroturfed by wealthy GOP elites

And Russians. See the likes of Benny Johnson for instance.

[-] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 15 points 8 months ago

Trump privately dismisses third-term run

He knows he'll be dead by then. He's a narcissist and is power hungry. He will never willingly give up power. That's the only reason he'd step back.

[-] robocall@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

Trump is on death's door and has Alzheimer's

[-] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Probably the last before the first. Alzheimer’s takes its time.

[-] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago

It does seem kind of early to be boosting Vance for just a regular primary.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Still not gonna be surprised if Vance and Erika orchestrated just so he could get the organization.

As fast as they got together while Vance is still married, it's naive to think the start date couldn't have been when Kirk was still alive.

People have been killed by a spouse and their lover for a lot less than a multimillion dollar gift and the presidency do the United States...

[-] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 9 points 8 months ago

Nobody likes him. Even the Trump voters don't like him. Good luck.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

I sure hope people like Walz are allowed off their leash to call him weird, because, JFC, "JD" "Vance" cannot even use his real fucking name.

Also, aligned with freaks like Peter Thiel and Curtis Yarvin? There should be endless exposure about that.

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