Trump starts election campaign, Republicans support
2022.11.20 11:50
Trump starts election campaign, Republicans support
Budrigannews.com – Tensions bubbled to the surface at this weekend’s first major rally of possible Republican 2024 presidential candidates as party members expressed a desire to move on from Donald Trump, even though his slurs I wondered if it would be possible.
Republicans win a smaller-than-expected majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, freshening up a disappointing performance in the midterm elections when they can’t take control of the Senate, and the former president’s
“If Donald Trump is the face of the Republican Party, it will always cost us some (percentage) points,” said Eric Levine, a New York attorney and Republican fundraiser.
Mr. Levine is one of the influential people whose party donors and fundraiser came together to increase the number of candidates for 2024, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, and former U.N. Ambassador Nicky Haley. At one Republican Jewish Coalition Las Vegas conference, he told Reuters that Trump had shown himself to be deeply unpopular with the majority of voters.
“Donald Trump is the only Republican to lose in 2024,” he said.
Last week made it clear that the defeated ex-president will likely be in the spotlight in the coming months.
Trump launched a fresh campaign for the Republican nomination on Tuesday before the final midterm votes were tallied. On Friday, Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special attorney to lead a federal investigation into Trump’s attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat and the removal of classified documents from the White House.
And on Saturday, Twitter owner Elon Musk regained access to the social media accounts that helped Trump become president and served as his main bludgeon to his opponents.
His speech was marked by several standing ovations in the crowded hotel ballroom, even though Trump was the only candidate to address the crowd on video.
“We have to stay strong, we have to fight, and frankly, I hope that certain people win the election in 2024,” Trump cheered.
The man who could pose Trump’s biggest threat, DeSantis, also received a glowing response as the final featured speaker on Saturday night.
“We have to do more and I just started fighting,” DeSantis told the crowd without elaborating on his future plans.
He spoke of his resounding reelection victory earlier this month when he defeated his Democratic opponent by nearly 20 points, claiming he could draw in non-traditional Republican voters. .
But DeSantis made no mention of Trump. Pence treaded similarly cautiously, boasting of their administration’s accomplishments and avoiding direct criticism of his former bosses.
Others, including former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, were more critical of the one-term president.
“It’s time to stop the whispering,” Christie told the rally. “It’s time to stop being afraid of one person.”
Mr Trump said his false claim that the 2020 election was rigged “diminished” his party.
Another potential presidential candidate, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, said a “course correction” was needed, while Trump’s former secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, said former reality TV star Trump took the jab on “
Haley pleaded with the party to elect a new generation of leaders, and said she was seriously considering doing so.
“We are behind the times and we have to be honest with ourselves,” said Haley.
The Republican Jewish Coalition is largely due to the efforts of the late Sheldon-Adelson, a casino mogul who donated hundreds of millions of dollars to Republican candidates and causes until his death in 2021.
His widow, Miriam-Adelson, says she will remain neutral in the Republican presidential primary but will ultimately support the candidate, according to sources familiar with her position.
Most Jewish Americans support Democrats, but Republicans have continued to increase their share of the nation’s Jewish vote in recent years.
Midterm election polls by Fox News show that 33% of polled Jewish voters will vote Republican in 2022, up from 30% in 2020 and 24% in 2016.
Many Trump supporters see that trend partly as a move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, as well as brokering a string of agreements between Israel and Arab countries, among other policy measures by his administration. I think there is.
Coalition executive director Matthew Brooks said he was not surprised that Trump, who was a last-minute addition to the program, had already taken fire from others with their eyes on the White House.
“The fact that it’s happening now is a reflection of how quickly this election is starting,” Brooks said.
Ari Fleischer, former press secretary for President George W. Bush and a member of the Coalition’s board of directors, presided over Trump’s “coronation” after he lost to President Joe Biden by more than 70,000 votes in 2020. Said he didn’t expect it.
“Maybe he’ll get it and deserve it. Maybe someone new will come along,” Fleischer said. “Let’s start the primary.”
Some attendees were openly skeptical that Trump could win the nomination. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu said, “It’s not going to happen.” “He’s at his weakest point right now and it’s not getting better.”
In an Edison poll exit poll conducted on Election Day, six out of 10 respondents said they had an unfavorable opinion of Trump.
Another donor, David Blumberg, a South Florida resident and venture capitalist, said a candidate different from Trump could draw independence to the Democrats in the midterm and win back some disgruntled Republican voters. rice field.
“I want a president who has [the same policies as Trump],” Blumberg said. “I’d like someone a little more restrained in the campaign path, and in the picking battle, we don’t have to choose.”
However, Fleischer points out that the party’s elite has not proven incapable of detaining Trump, and is popular with “blue-collar workers, people who wouldn’t die at an event like this.” Yes, adding, “That’s the foundation of Donald-Trump’s strength.” “
