The Return of the Republican Clown Car

Back in 2016, a ridiculously large number of people decided to run for the Republican nomination for President, many of whom (including one reality TV show host) were of questionable abilities to be President.  This led to several pundits describing this assemblage of  candidates as a Republican clown car. 

For the 2024 race, the clown car appears to be filling up once more.  

On Monday, Mike Pence is squeezing himself into the clown car, announcing he's running for President. 

OK, I'll ask the question: Why?

1) Pence is not going to get anyone who doesn't like Donald Trump. The dude sat there silently as Li'l Donnie debased himself through scandals and incompetence.  No one who dislikes Trump is going to overlook 4 years of Pence kissing Li'l Donnie's big fat ass.

2) Pence is not going to get Trump supporters because of that ONE day Pence didn't kiss Li'l Donnie's big fat ass on January 6th. 

Since the Republican Party is defined by it's relationship to Donald Trump (those who wish him to shut and go away and those who still sing his praises and swear fealty to him), just who the hell does Mike Pence think is going to vote for him? 

But Mike Pence is making a run for it, joining Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

And Chris Christie, former governor of New Jersey piled into the clown car on Tuesday for... reasons. 

I've got the same questions about the viability of Chris Christie as I do about Mike Pence.

1) Hate Trump? Who wants to vote for the guy who immediately weaseled his way into the Trump inner circle as soon as his own campaign was over in 2016?

2) Worship Trump? Who wants to vote for the guy whose been talking shit about Li'l Donnie for the last 2 years? 

In short, Chris Christie has negated himself with both halves of the Trump addled Republican Party.

And in the above list of people crowded into the clown car, I'm missing one name.  

Now who could that be? 

That's right, Donald Trump.   

Who in current polling is driving the clown car.  

And the current assessment is that more clowns in the clown car improves Li'l Donnie's chances of snagging the Republican nomination. 

Also if the Department of Justice weighs in with an indictment for either the classified document boondoggle and/or the insurrection shitstorm, there is the very likelihood that Trump's standing within the clown car will only improve. 

So this lying piece of shit is looking good to secure the Republican nomination for President in 2024. But surely he will not prevail in the general election, right?

Well, I thought that in 2016 and look where we wound up?