Subj : Re: Dr Oz!
To   : Mike Powell
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Tue Jun 07 2022 18:06:02

On 07 Jun 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
 MP> >  RL> Totally agree with you there.  There were no other candidates?  It
 MP> >  RL> sounds like another choice between Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum - yo
 MP> >  RL> lose no matter who you
 MP> >  RL> choose.
 MP> > Which is good news for the Democrat candidate.  Trump is putting his
 MP> > weight behind RNs (Republican Nutcases) instead of let the people freely
 MP> > choose a Republican with a chance of winning in November.
 MP> Except in this case he apparently only put his weight behind one of them
 MP> (right?) which does not explain why neither one is a good choice.

I think Trump has a few motivations behind his endorsement strategy. He tends
to reward loyalty and has a very long memory for disloyalty. Loyalty seems
more important to him than actual political positions. But possibly more
important than loyalty is his desire to win, and he'll seemingly endorse a
candidate because they appear to be ahead (and has been known to un-endorse
them when they fall behind). Whether candidates win because he endorsed them,
or he endorsed them because they were already winning, I think it's all about
Trump's ego.

Jeff.

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