Mike Pence is telling GOP voters they should support conservatives, not populists. Nikki Haley wants big spending and tax cuts. Tim Scott thinks all of the striking UAW workers should be fired. That these ideas are unrealistic, and in Scott’s case downright stupid, is beside the point. Ronald Reagan is back, baby!
At least these three candidates, plus Chris Christie, have finally come to understand that you can’t beat Donald Trump by claiming to be a better version of the man on golf cart. It’s about damn time, I would say.
Now, if we can get the Never Trumpers and the AATs to rally around one of these candidates, and the others (plus DeSantis, who is still doing his half-hearted better Trump thing) to drop out, we might have a viable opponent to Trump who doesn’t want to destroy American liberal democracy. That would do wonders for my peace of mind.