As expected, Donald Trump cruised to an easy victory in Monday's Iowa caucus. In case it wasn't clear before then, the national GOP is Trump's party. It's a party where there's no discernable agenda, rather the airing of grievances (i.e. the stolen 2020 election that wasn't actually stolen) and "owning the progs." Out are substantive campaigns on the issues, in are maniacal (and untruthful) social media posts, meme wars and boat parades.
Perhaps the most galling moment of Monday night was that crazed loser had the audacity to call for "unity" since it's apparent his nomination is a fait accompli. This coming from the guy who savaged his former press secretary (and his admin's most ardent defender) Kayleigh McEnany because she said last May Trump was leading the polls by "only" 25 points instead of 34. I know it shouldn't come as a shock that the guy has no shame, but somehow even he manages to find a new low.
A few other thoughts:
- Media outlets called this race literally as hundreds of people were still in line to vote. While I don't dispute that Trump would have won handily regardless, past protocol has always been for outlets to wait to make a call until polls close. I mean, can you imagine the fits of rage coming from Trumpkins had their guy's opponent been declared the winner early? Heck, it's not that much of a stretch. Just look back at the impotent rage when Fox News's Chris Stirewalt called Arizona for Joe Biden in the 2020 general election.
- After finishing a distant fourth, Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out of the race and immediately endorsed Trump. I never took Ramaswamy's candidacy seriously since it was apparent to me that he was little more than a Trump surrogate running for POTUS. Now he can put his full efforts into performatively humping Trump's leg.
- And finally, this is how you know progs are full of crap when they claim to believe Donald Trump is uniquely dangerous and thus there should be bipartisan efforts to keep him from the White House.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, in Des Moines, argues there is no difference between Trump, Haley or DeSantis ahead of the Iowa caucuses:
— Tyler Pager (@tylerpager) January 15, 2024
"It’s simply a question of whether you like your MAGA Trump agenda wrapped in the original packaging or with high heels or with lifts in their boots."
The majority of Trump's campaign funds may be going to his legal bills, but he's lapping the field with these types of in-kind contributions.
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