{"id":1797472,"date":"2023-01-06T11:06:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T16:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1797472"},"modified":"2023-01-06T11:07:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T16:07:21","slug":"kurt-schlichter-trump-is-not-going-third-party-but-he-could-still-try-to-blow-everything-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kurt-schlichter-trump-is-not-going-third-party-but-he-could-still-try-to-blow-everything-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Schlichter: Trump Is Not Going Third-Party, But He Could Still Try To Blow Everything Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkurt-schlichter-trump-is-not-going-third-party-but-he-could-still-try-to-blow-everything-up%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1797472&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/8809939e-786f-4097-b01f-b98c9c598ad2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"isPasted\">Donald Trump The only candidate for the GOP nomination has been announced. However, you wouldn&#8217;t know it if not for being one of the very many online people. When he does break into mainstream consciousness lately, it\u2019s no longer for re-setting the Establishment\u2019s agenda like he did in 2015-2016 (&#8220;Oh well I never! He\u2019s talking about illegal immigration! If this Trump person and his yay-hoos build a wall, then who will raise our children for us, Thurston?\u201d). Instead, normals only hear about him because he\u2019s accidentally dining out with the cast of \u201cSound of Music\u201d \u2013 and not the Von Trapps \u2013 or because he\u2019s <em>still<\/em> giving <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olivianuzzi\/status\/1606300930852397057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interviews with regime media hackers<\/a> who hate him and mock him, or because he\u2019s mortifying his less Kool-Aid Drinking supporters, hawking cheesy electronic cards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His The nomination campaign is in progress, at least partially, and it should not be surprising that it is not traditional. His Most fervent supporters fill social media with criticism of Trump However, he insultingly dumbly attacked his only real opponent. Governor Ron DeSantis (My Favorite is the one that DeSantis allowed to former Florida Gov. Jeb! Bush To attend his inauguration. Proving to idiots that he is exactly as he claims to be Jeb! Bush). They They are joined by all the leftybots who were on another kick last week, whether it was calling the people questioning the zillions to Ukraine \u201cPutin lovers,\u201d Or inveighing against anyone who is wondering if the vaxx might be less than it seems. If you like infrastructure, your wish has been granted \u2013 the wide-eyed MAGA diehards and the left are building bridges, united in a shared desire that Trump Get the 2024 GOP nomination<\/p>\n<p>But This dream might not come true. Though Trump He leads the majority of polls for the GOP base at present, but his lead has shrunk and he sometimes does not lead at all. People still appreciate him, and will vote for him if he is the nominee (I\u2019d love another term of TrumpI would too, but my wallet is also hurting. His accumulation of wounds (some selfinflicted) has become difficult to bear. Though he points the finger at others \u2013 including, bizarrely, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtSchlichter\/status\/1609798485620187136\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">anti-abortion Republicans<\/a> \u2013 Trump Owns a large piece of the red splash last November, as does Mitch McConnell (who Trump Formerly backed) Ronna McDaniel Trump refuses to tell to resign after losing five elections in a row \u2013 contact your state RNC committee member at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.HireHarmeet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.HireHarmeet.com<\/a> to let her know your opinions on re-election. The base 2024 is all a matter of winning, and we are missing it.<\/p>\n<p>The base is not in a losing mood \u2013 again, look at the base\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtSchlichter\/status\/1608936724486574080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">total rejection of McDaniel<\/a> \u2013 and Trump\u2019s not doing much winning right now. He&#8217;s He basically took potshots at his largely unseen work Truth Social account and making rookie errors that, after more than seven years, his supporters are tired trying to excuse him.<\/p>\n<p>There This is a case for TrumpI <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/kurtschlichter\/2022\/06\/20\/the-case-for-donald-trump-2024-n2608957\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have described<\/a> I still love it, and so do many of my friends. You Supporting is not a crazy idea Trump. It It is not unreasonable to believe he could win the nomination, and then the general. It It is absurd to deny that he may not win and the reasons why.<\/p>\n<p>The problem for Trump His most compelling and coherent advocates are drowned by the Only Trump Diehards who are beyond reason. They Do not focus on what Trump will do in the second term, except that it offers meaningless and silly cliches such as \u201cOnly Trump can drain the swamp because he knows where the bodies are buried!\u201d They They insist that they are Trump supporters, not RepublicansThen, he laughably calls people who point out the error. Trump\u2019s shortcomings \u201cRINOs.\u201d Their Social media accounts are rarely used Trump\u2019s remarkable track record as a besieged president. InsteadThey attack DeSantis who they correctly recognize and attack Trump\u2019s primary primary threat. They The governor is an instrument of the EstablishmentThis is great news for everyone. Establishment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Heavy D, they claim, is also a pal of Paul Ryan (who Trump endorsed), Mitch McConnell (who Trump endorsed), Kevin McCarthy (who Trump We are eager to support you Speaker \u2013 and whose troubles have made his patron Trump look impotent), and others who tend not to tick off the base. They You should be passionate about tools such as Fauci  Wray  Milley Similar toads, who all share the same incompetence, institutional corruption and that Trump He didn&#8217;t fire them when he should and could. None That is however not important because the reasons and 4-D chess and trust plan. It\u2019s not rational, and it\u2019s exhausting. But mostly, it\u2019s ineffective.<\/p>\n<p>To win, Trump has to show the party \u2013 all of the party \u2013 that he can win in November 2024. This This is not 2016, so a new round sub-par nicknames to GOP competitors is not going be enough. Ron DeSanctimonious? Really? \u201cLow Energy\u201d Jeb! It was a great line. This one is embarrassingly lame \u2013 low energy, as it were. And If Trump He keeps it up, his forays to the Iowa caucus, and the New Hampshire primary will be a couple of massive humiliations, and that\u2019s not even taking into account some frame-up indictment by some commie prosecutor that is sure to come.<\/p>\n<p>What Does Trump Do it if and whenever he dreams of Term 2.0 is yet again broken? Well, he will not run third-party \u2013 he may do something arguably worse. Why Will he not run a third-party? Because He understands that third-party runs are only for losers. Trump\u2019s main purpose in running is to ease the pain of his 2020 loss. Trump no doubt remembers his 2000 aborted Reform Party Run, a vaguely humiliating exercise that lasted just a few weeks. Key This is the money issue. The Democrats\u2019 disgraceful release of his taxes \u2013 I hope that norm-busting becomes a permanent suppository for them, and it will if the House GOP has the stones to insert it \u2013 showed that Trump There is not a lot of cash left over. The The famously prudent tycoon won&#8217;t liquidate his assets in a downmarket to fund a primary campaign. Yes, he has a war chest, but that will vanish quickly and it is unclear if he could even refill it with small money donors since the big money donors are flying south for the winter \u2013 and for who they see as a winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Remember, Trump You would have to not only pay for everything, but also build an infrastructure. If He ceases to be a Republican, the party\u2019s apparatus stops being available to him. Trump Organize, at the beginning, to get his name on 50 state ballots. Let\u2019s just say among his current staff, the same savvy crew of geniuses who couldn\u2019t manage to prevent the boss from chowing down with Lil\u2019 Himmler, there\u2019s not one person I would trust to organize a six-year old\u2019s birthday party, much less a modern political campaign. HellThese goofs might hire a goat with mange instead of a pony. They would most likely find the clown off of it. Megan\u2019s List.<\/p>\n<p>Ditching The GOP would also signify that all GOP leaners will be gone. Party Loyalty to any party, even if it treats its base like a scumbag Bill Clinton The way he treated his wife is a thing. Many people sighed and voted. Trump because he was the GOP nominee and you support your party\u2019s nominee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump That promise will never be kept. His Loyalty does not mean loyalty to the party. Only Trump supporters. He Although he might not run as third-party candidate for the nomination, he could definitely turn on the guy or gal (or non-binary) who beats his bid. The This is the question: How Many could suffer. Trump do to, sYou can find more information aty, Ron DeSantis in the general should he decide that if he can\u2019t win, no one can? Would a Trump Tantrum against anyone who beats him to the nomination re-election Joe Biden?<\/p>\n<p>Good question. That It all depends on the size Only Trumper contingent and whether their numbers of election boycotters are made up by the number of Tired Of Trumpers Inducted back into the fold in November 2024. There There is an unknown number who will never vote for anyone other than themselves Trump. And Unknown number of people will vote for a RepublicanHowever, only one of them has been named Trump. Those Two variables are the key to the equation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Kurt On Twitter\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtSchlichter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>@KurtSchlichter<\/em><\/a><em>. Get\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0BHZVDRFS?&#038;linkCode=sl1&#038;tag=townhallmedia-20&#038;linkId=59d0a286ec930a202ce5bc1960d634ad&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Inferno<\/em><\/a><em>The seventh book in this series is titled &#8220;The Seventh Book of the&#8230;&#8221; Kelly Turnbull\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01M0H7WQZ\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;linkCode=sl1&#038;tag=townhallmedia-20&#038;linkId=a9928c41a5d43e225796f7e3263a71b1&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>People&#8217;s Republic<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0A series of conservative action books set in America After a notional national divorcement, as well as his nonfiction book\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/kurtschlichter\/2022\/07\/12\/excerpt-well-be-back-n2610101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>We\u2019ll Be Back: The Fall and Rise of America<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Conservatives Must Fight Back Against The Radical Left. 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