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I call it the #Nikkistick. The yardstick to measure how many conservative and former GOP voters won't support Trump. Don't give in to ennui, "who cares?" and "it's over" inevitability. Trump will lose in November and it's our job to show exactly by how much before the party disintegrates into his massive ego for another ruined election.

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Jan 25·edited Jan 25Liked by Jay Berman

With the super bowl just around the corner, the betting lines in Vegas will be exploding once the final two are reached (Sunday). That said, there may be an even bigger pool of those betting their house on which way Nikki flops and perhaps even prop bets on when and just how debased she becomes? Think Tim Scott; yikes.

There's been countless articles from the left and center imploring her to hang on/in and even more pressure from the far right maga fringe demanding she run for her life and save her soul from being devoured by the small-god king. Today's threats to not let her financial backers into the trump tent are a hoot. By the way, no one is booking the odds at that being the case. We all know, a rube will always be welcomed if his/her pocketbook is open.

For my money, the argument that Nikki should put the country over her future is solid...now the real question and only one that matters is she real, or just memorex (tip of the hat to an old but powerful ad campaign that youngsters would be clueless about)? Funny the crap that sticks with us.

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RNC may put their thumbs on the scale: https://x.com/DavidMDrucker/status/1750579601846222857?s=20

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Jan 25·edited Jan 25Liked by Jay Berman

Wow, how pathetic is that SGm? Let's face it, the small-minded orange guy can't handle or stomach criticism and especially when it hits close to home. Even better (worse for him) is his pathetically weak constitution when it comes to how he handles people laughing at him.

The good news for all of us who aren't on the trump train is he simply cannot get out of his own way. There will be no suggestions that he will magically become more "presidential" once elected. We all know this to be true; what we see is exactly what we will get.

Hopefully that's a powerful enough message for Hailey to stay the course and keep up the pressure. I doubt it.

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She provides a platform for the "I hate trump" acolytes.

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She does and the saving grace is this: There's more of us than there are of them.

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