It will be fun!!

Vance went to several secretive meetings (executive retreats) in Ohio and Utah. These weren’t just political meetings but seen as planning sessions for the extremely “elite” crowd.

All Peter Thiel's money can't make VP Couchbanger likable. People don't vote for candidates they don't like. Kamala Harris & Hillary Clinton would have made great presidents, but Americans didn't like them.

Ike was likable.

Reagan was likable.

That's about it.

https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/how-did-43598-of-voters-cast-ballots.

…and “Russia, Russia, Russia” was not a hoax.

The Thomas Marshall Prize for Vice Presidential Existence

Vice President JD Vance

This award is in memory of Woodrow Wilson’s vice president, Thomas Marshall, who famously said, “Once there were two brothers. One ran away to sea. The other was elected vice president. And nothing was ever heard of either of them again."

The Roscoe Conkling Award for Achievement in Resignation

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

As fans of Death by Lightning and the James Garfield presidency know, Roscoe Conkling was an imperious Republican senator from New York and defender of the spoils system. When Garfield wouldn’t appoint Conkling allies to key posts, Conkling huffily resigned with the belief he would be swiftly re-appointed by the New York State legislature in a show of his political strength. The plan backfired when the legislature snubbed him and his political career ended.

Human Rights violators get sent to Gitmo to await their trial in front of citizen tribunals.

He is also extremely ambitious. He will say and do whatever is needed to get the nomination. The MAGA crowd is easily fooled, and all he has to tell them is that he will continue Trump’s legacy. It’s the Independents he will need to court. For them, it will be lies about the economy and how AI and tech will make everyone rich.

That Conor Lamb will be the Democratic Party presidential nominee.

Nobody saw it coming, especially him.

This political speculation is a symptom of the dysfunction in our democracy, focusing on contenders in a reality show contest. It's a distraction from the vital work that needs to be done NOW.

I love this quote widely attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt:

So much can happen before 2028. Let's first discuss IDEAS about how to save our democracy, then work to make it happen. Leaders will emerge by what they do and say to inspire people into taking action.

Any politician whose primary focus is on getting elected president at this point is focused more on his or her own career than on The People they are supposed to serve.

Even if all the focus on the next president is not coming from potential candidates but from media talking heads and rank & file voters themselves, then the same applies -- it distracts focus and energy away from the crucial struggle we face TODAY.