Benny Bunter
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The next US president after Trump?
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Benny Bunter
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He seems made for for it. For better or worse, most impressive US politician maybe since Obama, in terms of actually being genuinely intelligent rather than just instinctive and cunning like Trump.
Benny Bunter
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The democarts don't have anyone renotely approaching his level at this point, so it seems likely it will happen. The way Trump let him pile on zelensky in 'that' meeting points in that direction.
Benny Bunter
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I'm not endorsing him, you can just tell. I cant make a frigging list! I don't follow it all that closely. I think it's pretty clear he stands out from the rest though.
Benny Bunter
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I dunno, have you not seen him speak before or something? He seems more intelligent than the rest of them to me.
Stop pestering me!
Stop pestering me!
Benny Bunter
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I don't really understand it either, I'm not articulte or knowledgable enough to talk about politics really, it's just a feeling I get.
Do you not see it at all? Call it an X factor if you like.
Do you not see it at all? Call it an X factor if you like.
Benny Bunter
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The whole hillbilly backstory must appeal I suppose. Rags to riches.
Benny Bunter
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He seems relatively sane compared to all the other assembled nutters in the current Trump camp like musk and rfk jr etc.
ver$hy ver$h
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He's allegedly Thiel's guy in the administration. I suppose he's fairly canny and a decent operator as he's managed to worm his way to the top, but he's as cynical as the rest of them. It wasn't that long ago he was calling Trump an idiot and comparing him to Hitler.
Benny Bunter
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Do you think he might be next president?
ver$hy ver$h
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He looks a likely Republican candidate, assuming they don't pull something to try for a third Trump term. Impossible to say whether he would actually win the presidency though. Who knows what state the country will be in four years from now.
Benny Bunter
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I get the feeling he'll appeal to those whose are broadly sympathetic to Trump but find Trump too vulgar and wayward.
Benny Bunter
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But obviously who knows what madness will occurr in the next 4 years, I wouldn't want to make a firm prediction.
ver$hy ver$h
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Yeah, probably. He definitely benefits from coming off as the relative voice of reason when you stick them next to each other. A lot of people warmed to him after seeing his Rogan interview during the campaign and commented on how direct and normal he seemed for a politician.
Benny Bunter
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Yeah, I think a lot of conservatives who have voted Trump with reservations are hoping that he's the sane one behind the scenes.