Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Former Gov Hogan has a clue Date:   3/6/2023 11:27:29 AM

Finally an adult has informed one of the RINO's that he has no hope and is wasting his time and other people's money by running as a RINO.  He was the right kind of Republican for Maryland but had no hope on a national basis, much like Chris Christie was for NJ and despite the stomach tuck fell far short in 2016. 

Clearly he got good advice and actually took it.....now for the others, it seems not so much.  I get Haley, she's angling for VP and might be a decent choice for either Trump or DeSantis....not the best choice, but clearly not the worst.  Pence not so much.  He had his chance and his only hope was for Trump to win two consecutive terms leaving him as the presumptive nominee.  You roll the dice and take your chances and sometimes it comes up snake eyes.  Pompeo likewise has no hope nor does Ramaswany who despite having some very good ideas has zero name recognition.  He will be interesting to watch on the debate stage.

But as of today it's a two man race for the GOP nomination and I am really hoping DeSantis wins.....but not very confident.  He has to thread the needle in not alienating the 30% of the GOP base that are die hard Trump fans. 2023 and 2024 are going to be fun to watch with both parties.  Can Brandon hang in there?  Will there be primary challengers and will the Dem base vote like they poll?  Fun times.