Can There Be Another Star in Trump's Cinematic Universe? (with David Drucker)
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Nov 19, 2022 • 49M
Can There Be Another Star in Trump's Cinematic Universe? (with David Drucker)
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Donald Trump announced his 2024 campaign this week. Republican elites would love to move on from him, but will Republican voters? David Drucker, the author of In Trump's Shadow: The Battle for 2024 and the Future of the GOP, joins Sarah to listen to Trump voters from the past year and discuss whether they provide clues for how the 2024 Republican primary may unfold.
Can There Be Another Star in Trump's Cinematic Universe? (with David Drucker)
Sarah, I love you! However, please stop having guys like Drucker (and Kraushaar) on the show.
They aren't giving good faith, neutral analysis. They are pushing an agenda (and working through some personal issues in public) that is both a lie and dangerous. They want to claim that anyone who isn't Trump is normal. Drucker's continued invocation of suburban and swing voters who want someone who isn't outside the norm. DeSanctimonious is not normal. Punishing Disney for boys kissing is not normal. Going to NatCon conferences and espousing christian nationalist rhetoric is not normal. Additionally, he brought up that swing/suburban voters didn't change their views on fiscal and foreign policies when they voted for Biden. Ok, but what is Ron's stance on Ukraine? What about defunding Obamacare? Does he want to sunset So. Sec?
These guys are hacks pretending to be serious people. Obviously all humans who cover politics have their own biases and desires for candidates, but people like Weigel and Walters try their absolute best to detach themselves and not let the narrative they want take over their analysis.
While I appreciated this conversation (because I want to know what we're all dealing with), I found myself getting really agitated. Perhaps I misunderstand, but it seems pundits are suggesting Ron DeSantis is an improvement over Trump? I think he's a scarier version of Trump. He's a bully with authoritarian tendencies, and he's smart enough to be successful. Additionally, any of the potential candidates for 2024 that were mentioned did not stand up to Trump. Sycophants "need not apply" in my opinion. It seemed to me that David Drucker thinks DeSantis is just fine?