Ep. 91: RNC Race Turns Into Trump Desantis Proxy War

This week, we discuss a potential 2024 MAGA nationalist alternative to the pro-BLM Republican Senator Mike Braun before jumping into the story of the week: the RNC race.

For the main topic, we examine why Ronna McDaniel blew out Harmeet Dhillon and why Ron Desantis felt the need to semi-endorse Dhillon at the last minute. We also dive into the implications this has for a Trump vs Desantis primary war.

 

00:00 Intro

03:55 Senate Map 2024 not Looking good for Democrats

07:33 Jim Banks for Senate (IN)

23:06 Main Topic RNC Race Turns into Trump vs Desantis Showdown

33:33 Why did Harmeet Dhillon get blown out?

45:13 Why did Florida Man make an eleventh-hour “endorsement?”

 

SHOWNOTES

Conservative Congressman Jim Banks running for the U.S. Senate in Indiana: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/17/exclusive-jim-banks-on-indiana-senate-run-more-clear-to-me-than-ever-we-need-conservative-fighters/

That time outgoing Indiana Senator Mike Braun got roasted by Tucker Carlson for supporting Black Lives Matter and "defund the police" measures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pfa0WQFm9A

Daily Beast does a hit piece on Ron DeSantis, claiming that his supporters are building an online network of "far-right influencers" to support his candidacy: https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-desantis-secret-twitter-army-of-far-right-influencers

Townhall summarizes the main reasons why Harmeet Dhillon ultimately lost: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2023/01/29/is-this-why-harmeet-dhillon-fell-short-in-rnc-chair-race-n2618867

Politico reports on top Harmeet Dhillon ally Caroline Wren randomly accusing conservatives of secretly supporting Ronna Romney McDaniel: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2023/01/28/lessons-from-ronna-mcdaniels-rnc-romp-00080038

Rasmussen poll shows that Mike Lindell was the base's preferred candidate for RNC chair: https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/most_gop_voters_want_new_rnc_chair

An excellent Twitter thread on why Trump's support for McCarthy, McDaniel, and other establishment figures is actually the smart move: https://twitter.com/magaoriginalist/status/1618750105921941505?s=46&t=CY_QwN-kcFj-uCPhvDdPOg