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Subject: Re: Spin Cycle: The Fix Is In, And There Was No Fix
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 21:07:27 -0000 (UTC)
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On May 19, 2025 at 2:02:32 PM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:

> On 2025-05-19 3:52 PM, shawn wrote:
>>  On Mon, 19 May 2025 13:52:59 -0400, Rhino
>>  <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
>> 
>>>  The Democrats messed up all the way along by not building a bench of
>>>  potential candidates going back to Obama's time in office. Everything
>>>  else follows from that.
>>  
>>  True, and I can't say the Republicans are doing any better. There are
>>  clearly no standout replacements for Trump when you have people
>>  strongly suggest Vance should be his replacement.
> 
> I've heard definite enthusiasm for both Vance and Rubio as Trump's 
> successors. I don't know if any of the rest of his cabinet or major 
> appointments is similarly favoured.
> 
> Personally, I've always preferred Ted Cruz over Trump

Ted Cruz is great but he's been unfortunately saddled with resembling a
grown-up Eddie Munster, which in this TV world where appearance matters as
much (if not more) than substance will leave him forever aspiring to higher
office but never achieving it.