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Go Joe, Go!
I just sent Joe a hundred bucks and made it a recurring monthly give. You can do it too.
And don’t tell me how you don’t have a few bucks to send Joe. How much did you pay for the latte at Starbucks this morning?
The last time I remember someone losing two Presidential elections was Adlai Stevenson in 1952 and 1956. He was running against a genuine war hero who never said anything that pissed anyone off. Eisenhower made endless verbal gaffes, like warning about the dangers of ‘nucleic war,’ But people liked him. His campaign slogan — ‘I Like Ike’ — really fit.
Meanwhile, nobody really likes Trump. He won in 2016 because the voters liked her even less. But Trump isn’t in the 2024 race because he wants to win. He’s a candidate because politics has become a way for him to build his brand. Let’s not forget that every time someone buys a MAGA hat, Trump gets a couple of bucks.
Everyone’s making a big deal about Joe’s age. But if Trump heads the GOP ticket, that issue won’t carry any water at all.
What’s next on the GOP hit list about Joe? They are actually trying to make a national campaign out of branding themselves as anti-woke, as if anyone even knows what ‘woke’ means.
I just finished looking at several focus groups which are conducted each month by a clever PR firm called Engagious, which builds…