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22. The Governors (from both parties) may have reached the point where they follow a different strategy

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #21)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 10:35 AM

14 hrs ago

From 2010 through 2025, the strategy was to kiss Trump's ass, flatter him, and hope you are the last person to speak with him before a decision is made.

Now, I think most of them recognize:

* Trump is senile beyond any baseline level necessary to do the job
* Others are running things, pretty much full time
* You will probably have to sue the administration to get them to do the right thing, and litigants are winning > 95% of the time

So the new strategy may be to humor him when necessary, but to try to steer clear as much as possible, and try to keep Trump's low ratings from costing you the next election.

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