Charlie Sykes, the thought criminal from the completely debunked bougie The Bulwark writes this morning
Unlike, say, Joe Walsh or Bill Weld, Cheney’s quixotic bid would be able to muster some formidable firepower. Brownstein writes:
All of which would give TrumpWorld and the RNC fits. To the surprise of absolutely no one, their reaction will be petulant and petty.
Reeks of confidence and courage doesn’t it?
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But, if she can’t win (and she can’t) what’s the point of a Cheney presidential bid?
An excellent question that Brownstein posed to a bunch of smart people, including our publisher, Sarah Longwell.
More likely, however, she could weaken him to the point he becomes unelectable in the general election. As Brownstein notes that “The only plausible way to break Trump’s hold on the GOP… is to show that Trump, or Trumpism, cannot win national elections.”