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 Very sloppy work. 

Facing the music

Former Vice-President Mike Pence suspended his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination today. Despite his high name recognition, he wasn't cutting through in polling numbers, or fundraising. Please, anybody but Donald Trump. 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-29/mike-pence-drops-out-of-gop-presidential-race/103036292

What it all comes down to

Donald Trump wants to be President again so he can pardon himself and his cronies for their alleged illegal activities. In other words, he's not in it for his supporters, but for himself. Is he capable of altruism? 

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-indictment-classified-documents/

Pack it in and go home

Some analysis from Keith Naughton on the 2024 American Republican primaries, and Donald Trump's prospects, ahead of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's imminent formal announcement of his candidacy. It is possible, though perhaps unlikely, that Donald Trump will drop out of the campaign because of his mounting legal troubles. I wish he would. Naughton politely describes Trump as obstinate. Obstinate is a synonym for stubborn. 

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4015507-what-does-the-growing-gop-primary-field-mean-for-trump/

Fire and fury redux

To the surprise of absolutely no observer of American politics, Donald Trump today announced that he will be running for the Presidency again in 2024. Well may it be asked, what is motivating him. Ego? Vindication? Settling scores? To represent the hopes and aspirations of his supporter base? A combination of some or all of these things? Here we go again. 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/16/trump-files-paperwork-for-2024-presidential-bid

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/16/politics/trump-presidential-bid-analysis/index.html

Grace and mercy

I am looking forward to reading, or to be more precise, listening to on Audible, So Help Me God, the autobiography of former United States Vice President, Mike Pence. Pence and President Trump famously fell out when Pence did not overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election, which to this day, Trump stubbornly asserts was stolen from him.

It is widely speculated that Pence is positioning himself to run for the Presidency in 2024. The publisher's blurb hints at this, stating that Pence is open to accepting "the next challenge." These types of books are usually part of a candidates' campaign strategy. The BBC thinks it very likely that he will be one of the contenders, as will Trump. If so, former allies will become rivals. Trump will mercilessly attack him, just as he did to his opponents in 2016, which will add an interesting dynamic to the primary and caucus season. 

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2022/11/11/trump-pence-relationship-mike-pence-new-book-details-jan-6-todd-dnt-vpx.cnn