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kleinbl00  ·  2947 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Let the schisming begin

I thought about that. Thing is, Hilary Clinton is 68. Nikki Haley is 44. She's got at least six more swings at bat and I didn't see a single mention of Joe Biden's plagiarism in 2008.

I can see the logic of tossing her in the ring this time the way you let the bench play in the 4th quarter of a hopeless match just so they can get some game time. That's what Gobry is driving at: spoil the shit out of this election because Trump ain't a conservative and the True Conservative Believers need a fire drill to build a base.

    Campaigns, especially quixotic campaigns, forge armies. They create battle scars, and they create camaraderie and esprit-de-corps. They leave behind infrastructure, email lists, and donor lists. And this anti-Trump campaign will self-select for conservatives who have more honor than careerism, and will therefore attract exactly the people who should be the heart and soul of a new Republican Party.