Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Well, Tesla and SpaceX were good ideas. Nothing tawdry about either. [UPDATED]

 Links, here and here.

Twits all a-twitter. So far, leaving out Stormy Daniels where Elon should give a voice to one previously paid to hush. It's fairness. Sign up rights to replays of Depp-Heard divorce testimony.

Give fired NBA coaches a show. 

Where one fired coach lands a new job there'd be an available replacement or two to tweet. It's a growing population.

Aaron Rogers in the Big Apple. There's a following likely.

Mike Lindell.

Mike Pence.

Mike Schultz.

The three could co-host something. "Here Mike, you take the mike." "Thank you, Mike." Let me ask Mike about [how to tie a hangmans knot - bedding - crime and punishment]."

From TheHill:

DeSantis dropped “FL” from his Twitter this week, just days before he is expected to officially announce a bid for president. He changed the handle on his personal campaign Twitter account from “@RonDeSantisFL” to “@RonDeSantis,” while his team also dropped their Florida connection from their “@TeamRonDeSantis” account this week.

Well, @BFD. 

What else to say? "Existential threat?" "How about Existential threat?" 

Cancer is that. 

Elon? If Elon, who says? And if Elon, to whom? Rupert? General Motors? We'll have to wait and see. But in all fairness, Tesla and SpaceX do count. We should not dismiss Elon lightly. He is bright. And innovative. Will DeSantis get a boost? Musk is bright, but I have said that.

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It is widely reported the Twitter campaign kickoff effort was not glitch-free. Of more permanant interest, Gary Gross cited and described a WaPo report of its recent poll result, namely: 

Specifically, the Washington Post article mentioned "The WPA Intelligence poll tested the 'generic ballot' — would you vote for a generic Republican or a generic Democrat for Congress? — with both DeSantis and Trump at the top of the ticket. While a Trump-led GOP was tied on the generic ballot (44 percent to 44 percent), a DeSantis-led one was ahead by five points (47-42)."

Let's stipulate that there's a difference between Trump's policies and Trump's effect at the ballot-box. Trump's policies produced fantastic results. Trump's endorsements usually meant primary victories for GOP candidates. Trump's endorsements meant substantially less than success. David Strom's article highlights the Trump Problem:

In the 2022 midterms, the PAC spent $15 million to support Republican candidates in the key swing states of Arizona, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Ohio and Nevada. Republicans lost Senate races in four out of those five states, with only Ohio Republican J.D. Vance securing a win.

Again, Gary's post, this link. Gary has a keen interest in local Republican issues and outcomes, and views the possible suggestion DeSantis might be better down ballot as important. It is interesting, since turnout, GOTV impact, DeSantis vs. Trump is too distant to predict now, as is the impact of Trump's remaining legal issues. As to the latter, DeSantis bumps heads with Mickey Mouse, but faces no likely indictments.