'Woefully ignorant' GOP presidential candidates are putting U.S. in 'peril': conservative https://www.rawstory.com/vivek-ramaswamy-2664750737/ Republican candidates for office are "woefully ignorant" and are putting America at risk with their unabashed unwillingness to understand the difference between fact and fiction, wrote conservative columnist David French for The New York Times on Friday. Ignorance has been commonplace in American politics for decades, French noted — but lately, the way the political system has handled it has changed in an alarming way. In some regards, French wrote, the ignorance of politicians reflects that of the populace. For instance, he wrote, "As far back as 1943, 77 percent of Americans knew essentially nothing about the Bill of Rights, and in 1952 only 19 percent could name the three branches of government" — and still only 38 percent could do so in 2011, while more recent surveys have found most Americans could not pass the U.S. Citizenship Test and don't even know who America fought in World War II. The difference now, said French, is that whereas politicians were once held to a higher standard, now they are defiant and proud of what they don't understand. For instance, in the 1970s, President Gerald Ford caused national uproar when he claimed in a debate that, “There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, and there never will be under a Ford administration” — in fact, the Soviets controlled most of Eastern Europe at the time, and Ford backtracked quickly as the press went haywire. By contrast, former President Donald Trump rarely ever backs down from his statements, no matter how challenged they are by fact-checkers, and candidates trying to imitate him, like businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, rarely do either. Ramaswamy, wrote French, "is exceptionally articulate but also woefully ignorant, or feigning ignorance, about public affairs. Despite his confident delivery, a great deal of what he says makes no sense whatsoever." He also routinely denies he said things he's on video saying and changes his story, like on his 9/11 conspiracy theories; has claimed Second Amendment rights won the Civil War; and pushes unworkable policies like abolishing early voting without explaining how he would do this. A functional democracy, concluded French, "needs an informed public and a basically honest political class." "It can muddle through without one or the other, but when it loses both, the democratic experiment is in peril," he wrote. "When leaders ruthlessly exploit that ignorance and animosity, the Republic can fracture. How long can we endure the consequences of millions of Americans believing the most fantastical lies?"
House Oversight committee says Biden Lied 15 times about his business deals. https://oversight.house.gov/blog/jo...-15-times-about-his-familys-business-schemes/
As discussed, it is not a bogus story because Never Back Down cannot do everything and there very much needs to be a pipeline of other funding. If the alternative funding possibilities continue to weaken and then Never Back Down gets wobbly then there is no Plan B. Update: And as we speak Never Back Down is struggling with the heavy lift already. DeSantis is going to have to put more bondo and duct tape on his campaign. DeSantis Group Urges Donors for $50 Million in Sign of Cash Crunch Never Back Down, DeSantis’s primary super PAC, begged donors to contribute $50 million dollars last week, ahead of the first presidential debate in Milwaukee, The revelation of a cash crunch for the super PAC is the latest embarrassment for DeSantis’s presidential bid... DeSantis Group Urges Donors for $50 Million in Sign of Cash Crunch (msn.com)
Trump opens up huge lead over rivals in primary polling, indictments. Trump Now Pulling in Nearly 60% of GOP Voters in Latest Poll https://www.thedailybeast.com/donal...gop-voters-in-latest-wall-street-journal-poll
'Biggest Loser': Conservative WSJ editorial board struggles to pick viable Trump alternative https://www.alternet.org/biggest-loser-trump-wsj-board/
Justices To Decide Whether To Take The Trump 14th Amendment Case The U.S. Supreme Court justices will decide whether to take the case of John Castro v. Donald Trump at their September 26 conference, and a decision as to whether to take the case will be made by Saturday, October 9. https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/09...hether-to-take-the-trump-14th-amendment-case/
One of the big losers there is Christie. I don't mean in the numbers because he is already in the toilet by the numbers but there is no indication that Trump paid any price for skipping the debate. And Christie's entire strategy is based on luring Trump into debates. Larry Elder polling ahead of Asa. Heh.