Opinion | The GOP has a big problem beyond Trump: It lacks compelling alternatives

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Opinion by Jennifer Rubin | The GOP has a big problem beyond Trump: It lacks compelling alternatives

also notes, “Gov. DeSantis successfully undermined efforts to protect Floridians against COVID-19, punished private business and public schools for encouraging racial and gender diversity, restricted voting rights and stripped African Americans of political representation.” That might work in increasingly ruby-red Florida, but if the GOP is looking for a viable general election candidate who can win over independents, DeSantis might not be their guy.

Others with less name recognition share DeSantis’s lack of base appeal. Former secretary of state Mike Pompeo lacks a national identity, personal charisma and a record of achievement. Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley never managed to decide if she would distance herself from Trump or remain a loyal soldier. She, too, lacks any discernible record or rationale for a presidential run.recently remarked, his polling numbers among GOP voters “can’t go down any further.

 

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Are you high?

Who are the Democrats “compelling alternatives”? For God’s sake, we have an old man who wanders around on stage lost.

Why elect those that have platform of canceling policies that help ALL Americans? All gopcongress cares about is canceling Obamacare for millions, cutting self funded social security and Medicare. Wake up or see your healthcare and retirement dissolve. GOP TheDemocrats

Media needs to wake up and better understand what these people are about.

Who are you all going to run? You have Hillary but nobody likes her. You have Biden but he’s a cognitive mess. You have Harris who makes Biden looks like a genius. You could run Bernie but he’s too radical. You have nobody that appeals to middle America. They’re all radical.

Republican Party is dead in the water. It will take a decade to repair its reputation.

This JR seems to be alien to our planet .. Where did she come from ?

Oh look… Rubin bashing Republicans again. What a surprise.

Why is Jennifer Rubin's opinion relevant? Who dafuk is she?

LIKE BIDEN... LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ok

Watch this and tell me you support DeSantis. He ENJOYED torturing people. No wonder he is on the wrong side of so many issues. He is a horrible despicable human being and an unconvicted war criminal.

Meet Ron. He's the one on the right.

It is called the N R A

Literally anything is a “compelling alternative” to less freedoms and a socialist society

You underestimate DeSantis. If he defeats Trump in the primary (let’s hope) then he must have articulated a compelling rationale for his campaign. He would also deprive Biden/Harris of the most compelling force behind their ticket (“Defeat Trump”). Same for any GOP Trump-beater.

As with any election you must be better then the alternative. In this case the alternative only has to be better than an 82 year old Biden. The bar is pretty low.

😂😂😂😂😅. Someone doesn’t understand “polls” or “election results” apparently. By the time all the dirt of the dems and big tech come out they’ll need a whole new generation of lawmakers- none of which has remotely the national appeal of DeSantis (Newsom 😂)

And the DNC have alternatives ?

the US is a democracy gop, not your fucking church

DeSantis may be the one knock Trump out of the primary! But Huckabee or Hogan is the best choice for the GOP general! Both are more experienced and measured in their approach to speaking to the broader American population! DeSantis is too hard around the edges

RON DeSantis........... ANOTHER 'dolled up' 'MAGA Republican' & member of the 'Trump Republican 'Neo Nazi' Party' & Racist/Bigot/White Supremacist...

JRubinBlogger still pretending to be a Republican🤣😆 You can come outta the closet now. The Democrats are full blown blood-thirsty, War-cheerleading, strike-breaking, Wall St-loving corporate pcs of S. Stop playing. You & all Bush43 Arab-bombing Neocons r all welcome into DNC

Jennifer, the gold standard of journalist at Washington Post. You people are finished as a news outlet after getting caught covering up for Biden and lying to the country that it was a Russian hoax.

Koch is going to run Liz Cheney and Republicans who currently object when Dems bring her up as possible Speaker and say never, will have no choice if Koch wants her for President, what Koch wants from GOP Congress Koch gets or they get primaried.

Not important, but DeSantis always looks like he just sucked on a lemon.

Please choose a Republican:

What a hoot Washington Post, look at the big problem beyond China Dementia Joe Biden, Hot Lips Harris and stroke victim Senator John Fetterman, talk about lacking 'compelling alternatives.' Gringo Please, wake up and smell the organic kale...

I heard Brian Kemp's name mentioned as the new flavor of the day. Weak.

They just ran Dr Oz and Herschel Walker let’s not pretend they care about candidate quality

Can’t get the far right to understand made up batschit crazy doesn’t work

it's pretty common knowledge in Florida circles that Casey DeSantis is the brains of the operation, Ron DeSantis just doesn't appeal on his own merits when you get to know him

And the future is bright for Democrats - the bench is incredibly deep.

Lol. The party has two viable candidates Trump and DeSantis. Democrats have no one.

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I'd agree but I'd also say the options are better on the right then the left. Let's go Brandon!

The natural course of things is to change and evolve; not go backwards & devolve. R's are going against the tide; against life's current. And doing that will always create tension, strife & a plethora of problems.

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