{"id":518393,"date":"2022-11-30T05:45:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T02:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/only-the-gop-can-oust-toxic-trump\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T05:45:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T02:45:52","slug":"only-the-gop-can-oust-toxic-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/only-the-gop-can-oust-toxic-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"#Only the GOP can oust toxic Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276523cf9c7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276523cf9c7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/only-the-gop-can-oust-toxic-trump\/#%E2%80%9COnly_the_GOP_can_oust_toxic_Trump%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Only the GOP can oust toxic Trump&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9COnly_the_GOP_can_oust_toxic_Trump%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Only the GOP can oust toxic Trump&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/michael-goodwin1.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Michael Goodwin\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/michael-goodwin1.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/michael-goodwin1.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Now he\u2019s gone and done it. This time Donald Trump has crossed the Rubicon of misconduct. He\u2019s in so much trouble that only the Democrats can save him.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago dinner with two anti-Semites, Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, is indefensible and his claim of ignorance about Fuentes\u2019 Holocaust denialism won\u2019t fly in a world with Google.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But almost as gag-worthy as Trump\u2019s response is the ritualistic wave of predictions that the last act of his political career is imminent. Past prophecies to that end recall the \u201cgreatly exaggerated\u201d reports of Mark Twain\u2019s death, but that hasn\u2019t stopped a fresh stampede to declare this time is \u00addifferent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even the White House couldn\u2019t resist the temptation to try to bury Trump. \u201cBigotry, hate, and antisemitism have absolutely no place in America \u2014 including at Mar-A-Lago,\u201d a press statement said. \u201cHolocaust denial is repugnant and dangerous, and it must be forcefully condemned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Strong stuff \u2014 in contrast to the indecipherable mush the same administration dished out for the demonstrators risking their lives in China and Iran. In response to those calls for liberty, the leader of the free world offered mumble and more mumble.<\/p>\n<p>If Trump is to become irrelevant, the howling jackals and election deniers who produced the Russia hoax will not be the cause or deserve the credit. Nor will the crown go to those who unleashed historic inflation, a crime wave and an open southern border.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/col-goodwin-kanye-fuentes-002.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Many Jewish supporters have criticized Trump in the wake of the dinner. \" class=\"wp-image-24835845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/col-goodwin-kanye-fuentes-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/col-goodwin-kanye-fuentes-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/col-goodwin-kanye-fuentes-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Trump has been bashed for his dinner with anti-Semites Kanye West and Nick Fuentes. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Consider that many of those who insist he\u2019s finally finished now still don\u2019t understand how and why Trump became the 45th president and Hillary Clinton didn\u2019t. Strangers to humility, their mission ever since has been to prove that the 63 million of their fellow Americans who backed him then were either hoodwinked or ignorant bigots.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The benighted number grew to more than 74 million two years ago, but rather than consider the possibility that Trump voters might have had legitimate reasons for their choice, Democrats and their <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> handmaidens have instead turned to the Justice Department with demands to lock him up.<\/p>\n<p>They should be careful what they wish for because realizing their fantasy of seeing him in handcuffs could make him a martyr. To many, many Americans, prosecuting a former president on anything less than clear and convincing evidence of serious crimes would be final proof that the government is rigged and Washington is irredeemable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>If they really want to see Trump fade, his enemies should follow the well-worn political advice to step aside and be quiet when your opponent is committing suicide. Because that\u2019s what Trump is doing, with his rotten choice of dinner companions, the latest sign he\u2019s losing his touch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many Jewish supporters are faulting him while also resisting the media\u2019s demand to disavow him forever. Trump was arguably the best friend Israel\u2019s ever had in the White House, but fraternizing with anti-Semites is not easily forgiven among many Evangelical Christians as well as Jews.<\/p>\n<p>Yet my reading of the Trump arc is that the end will not come as the result of a single incident, no matter how stupid or infuriating. Rather it will come after a long, slow decline, sort of like the melting of an ice cube.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/col-goodwin-kanye-fuentes-001.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Many top Republicans have said that dinner with Fuentes is their final straw with Trump. \" class=\"wp-image-24835849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/col-goodwin-kanye-fuentes-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/col-goodwin-kanye-fuentes-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/col-goodwin-kanye-fuentes-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Fuentes is a known Holocaust denier. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Nathan Posner\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of course, in Trump\u2019s case, the finale probably will be dramatic, similar to the bankruptcy in Hemingway\u2019s \u201cThe Sun Also Rises,\u201d which a character says took place \u201cGradually, then suddenly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Proof we\u2019re in the gradual phase includes his mixed showing in the midterms. Voters in swing states rejected Trump\u2019s candidates for key Senate and gubernatorial races, leading to an accepted analysis that his backing is too big a burden.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, it\u2019s not his backing so much as his litmus test that candidates he endorses must echo his incessant claim that the 2020 election was stolen. It\u2019s a vanity cry that suggests silent <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roval for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and worked in many GOP primaries, but it\u2019s a proven loser in contested <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> elections in states that will decide the next president.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania, Arizona, New Hampshire, Ohio and Nevada all had a Senate seat up for grabs, and Trump-backed candidates lost them all except for J.D. Vance\u2019s victory in Ohio. The result is that Chuck Schumer remains majority leader and Biden will get his judicial and Cabinet nominees \u00adconfirmed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/col-goodwin-kanye-fuentes-005.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"West has been recently ripped for anti-Semitic comments. \" class=\"wp-image-24835848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/col-goodwin-kanye-fuentes-005.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/col-goodwin-kanye-fuentes-005.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/col-goodwin-kanye-fuentes-005.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Trump has blamed Kanye West for his dinner with Fuentes. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Timcast IRL\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even Georgia, once reliably red, is now in play, though it offers a hint that Trump is finally realizing his limits. Because his \u201cstolen\u201d antics helped Dems win both Senate seats there in 2021 runoffs, and his candidate in the gubernatorial primary lost in a landslide this time, the former president reportedly will not rally with his Senate candidate, Herschel Walker, before run-off voting ends on Dec. 6.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If Walker prevails without a Trump appearance, that would be an earthquake \u2014 and the Trump ice cube would melt a little faster.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The one obvious conclusion to draw from all this is that Trump is a long shot to win the White House again. His extremely polarizing impact, his age and the fact that he can only serve one more term all make a 2024 victory appear improbable.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Still, he will not be finally defeated and pushed off the stage until he is beaten by another Republican. Most estimates of his support in the GOP are in the 30%-to-40% range, which is probably big enough to defeat challengers in most of the presidential primaries, especially when there are multiple candidates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If that level of his support holds, the only way to overcome it would be for opponents with little chance of success to step aside and coalesce around one or two alternatives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is by far the most popular among the opponents, and even bests Trump in some party polls. Following his blowout reelection win, DeSantis gives every indication he is preparing for a White House run.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He campaigned for Republican hopefuls in many states during the midterms and is a superstar fundraiser. And as I have noted, he is only 44 and could bring the core elements of Trumpism without the baggage of Trump, 76.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But one issue that should concern DeSantis is whether Trump would endorse the party winner, or try to destroy him and even mount a third-party run.<\/p>\n<p>If Trump did either and split the GOP and conservative independents, virtually any Dem on the ballot, even dimwitted Joe Biden, would win in a landslide.<\/p>\n<p>That possibility is leading many politicos on both sides to reach the same conclusion: As things stand now, Republicans can\u2019t win in 2024 with Trump, nor can they win without Trump.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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This time Donald Trump has crossed the Rubicon of misconduct. He\u2019s in so much trouble that only the Democrats can save him. Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago dinner with two anti-Semites, Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, is indefensible and his claim of ignorance about Fuentes\u2019&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":518394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/newspress-collage-24835592-1669774339925.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1669756442&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[136380,78209,72383,70953,10701,4941,991,67844],"class_list":["post-518393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-11-29-22","tag-2024-presidential-election","tag-alt-right","tag-anti-semitism","tag-democrats","tag-donald-trump","tag-joe-biden","tag-republicans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/518394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}