#will hurd

Fifth Place: Ron DeSantis

An internal memo was leaked which revealed what DeSantis's strategy is going to be for the upcoming Republican debate, specifically it notes his four moves are:

Attack Joe Biden and the media

State GRD's positive vision

Hammer Ramaswamy

Defend Donald Trump

I wish to point out that DeSantis is running against Donald Trump--and one of his key plans to win the White House is to defend the man whenever possible. I also want to add that DeSantis plans to act confused and appalled that people running against Donald Trump--are attacking Donald Trump.

Fourth Place: Kurt Schlichter

A bit of an addition to the story mentioned above. You see, Schlichter really wants a Ron DeSantis presidency--and in his column today he not only talks about why he thinks Trump should skip the debates, but also throws this line in:

Now, most of the midget monsters of the kaiju menagerie besides Trumpzilla and King Ron are weak-hearts who will never dare cross Trump, either from fear of his wrath or because they entertain the dream that he will pick one of them as Veep 2.0.

Yeah, some of these Republicans are even writing memos saying they plan to not only defend Donald Trump but also attack other Republicans who are not playing ball.

Third Place: Tim Murphy

I'm just going to let Justin Baragona explain this one:

The guy currently peddling his book "The Christ Cure" on Newsmax and moralizing about trans kids and the LGBTQ agenda resigned from Congress in disgrace after it was revealed he pressured his mistress to get an abortion despite his pro-life stance.

Second Place: Will Hurd

He thinks he will qualify for the debates, how cute.

First Place: Pamela Paul

She wrote an article against sex work and, you know, I was originally going to go through point by point and debunk it--but it's literally the same shit The New York Times published last month, complete with the incorrect claim that most sex work is nonconsensual (only about ten percent of it is).

Will Hurd is a Republican Congressman from Texas. He is a member of the House Oversight Committee. He is also a former C.I.A. officer. And he has some thoughts on the current occupant of the Oval Office.

“Over the course of my career as an undercover officer in the C.I.A., I saw Russian intelligence manipulate many people. I never thought I would see the day when an American president would be one of them.”

First, a reminder: contrary to Trump’s frequent ignorant pronouncements, Russia is Not. Our. Friend.

“Russia is our adversary, not our ally, and the reasons for today’s tensions go back much farther than the 2016 election. For more than a decade, Russia has meddled in elections around the world, supported brutal dictators and invaded sovereign nations — all to the detriment of United States interests. Mitt Romney had it right in 2012 when he told President Barack Obama that Russia was ‘without question our No. 1 geopolitical foe.’ ... Russia is an adversary not just of the United States but of freedom-loving people everywhere.”

And how does Trump treat this adversary?

“The president’s failure to defend the United States intelligence community’s unanimous conclusions of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and condemn Russian covert counterinfluence campaigns and his standing idle on the world stage while a Russian dictator spouted lies confused many but should concern all Americans. By playing into Vladimir Putin’s hands, the leader of the free world actively participated in a Russian disinformation campaign that legitimized Russian denial and weakened the credibility of the United States to both our friends and foes abroad. ... Without action, we risk losing further credibility in international negotiations with both our friends and foes on critical trade deals, military alliances and nuclear arms ”

From the July 4, 2023 article:

The Republican Party is now up to a half dozen candidates of color seeking the GOP nomination, surpassing the previous record of four set during the 2016 cycle. But in the modern GOP — a party supercharged by anti-“woke” culture wars and whose presidential candidates lean heavily on white voters — it’s better left unsaid.

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The GOP, said [Larry] Elder, should be celebrated for being “a party of ideas. It’s not a party of identities.”

He added, “It’s an interesting development. That’s how I would put it, not too shabby for a party that’s supposed to be a party of white supremacy.”

“I was the last candidate to enter this race. My team and I met the 40,000 donor threshold in less than 60 days without any gimmicks. We registered in eight reputable national polls and eight reputable state polls. We are close to crossing the 50,000 donor threshold, and in New Hampshire, I’m tied with the former vice president and United Nations ambassador, who have much higher name ID.

"The lack of transparency and confusion around the RNC’s debate requirements is antithetical to the democratic process. The polling standards are arbitrary, unclear, and lack consistency. This is an unacceptable process for a presidential election. The American people deserve better.

“The RNC discounted polls that included independents and Democrats willing to vote for a Republican. If the GOP is looking to grow our electorate and beat Joe Biden, then we better have a clear understanding of what qualifies as a likely Republican voter. Anyone, regardless of party, who is willing to check the box for a Republican should be considered a 'likely Republican voter.' Expanding our party should be applauded, not penalized.