One reason it doesn't happen much is that people prefer not to lose elections so if someone turns out to be a loser you don't vote for them next time. Trump worked around this by the innovation of pr… (View Post)

I have mixed feelings about Pence's chances. On the one hand he's the kind of figure that parties usually run against an incumbent. On the other hand, there are some signs that the base dislike him, … (View Post)

I'm not convinced age is that much of a liability. The challenge against Diane Feinstein didn't get anywhere and she clearly had dementia at the time of the election. In Biden's case he's just old an… (View Post)

Politico piece on how the key voting demographic of very old people seem to be pretty keen on electing a very old person: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/29/biden-advantage-older-voters-00094515 (View Post)

Haley seems like a much more plausible candidate to take on Trump than DeSantis. She has a proper contrast with Trump because she looks young and different, but also she negotiated the Trump era quit… (View Post)