If the next president is a Republican and he wants to turn on Israel he would also have to repudiate Trump rather forcefully--but it will be tough to repudiate Trump on this single point alone and also tough to run on Trump being a failure.
@Imperius__13 The border--I don't really worry much about the US disengaging to a greater or lesser degree from Israel. The open border will make the US useless for anyone else anyway.
@Imperius__13 If you're alluding to Vance, though, the way you framed the previous question is not the way I would frame the "Vance question." US-Israel relations is a completely open political question; the status of US Jews is not. Pogrom-style vitriol is on the level of open borders.
@Imperius__13 A politician who can't be crystal clear that he rejects that categorically can't be trusted.
@Imperius__13 I don't know, but Trump had no relation to David Duke while Vance has a very close relation to Carlson.
@Imperius__13 Trump would not need to equivocate on any of this.
@Imperius__13 The point is not whethr anyone is a loser; nor do I see anyone pulling back.
@Imperius__13 He had no resposibility for Duke's endorsement. This was the right answer, even though I'm sure he knew who Duke was. There's no comparison to Vance-Carlson.
@Imperius__13 His personal feelings are not the point; what he lets loose in the American political ecosystem is.
@Imperius__13 It's a shame that Vance has decided to let the little stuff be a drag. I have no reason not to think that Tucker Carlson is as likely to be his WH spokesman (or more) as anyone else. These things have to be considered.
@Imperius__13 It's not only Carlson, but signals Vance himself sends that can't be accidental. I don't know what he believes or feels about Jews but I think he wants many who hate Jews to feel that he's with them even if he can't say so explicitly.
@Imperius__13 As I've said many times, if Vance is first of all a tech bro, making it clear that he has cut ties with Carlson should be the easiest thing the world. Do tech bros like Tucker? He's trying some tech-populist alliance, but in completely the wrong way.
@Imperius__13 Sometimes the addition of some leads to the subtraction of others.
@Imperius__13 No, this is not what Carlson is. You call him a moron but still want to confer on him a legitimate American political identity. You think he is governed by ideas.
@Imperius__13 I can sit and wait to see Vance try to finesse this.