Re: Glenn Youngkin
I love him as my governor. I believe he is a good, principled man.
But for political purposes, I think he’s happy to reside in the squishy middle, in the name of non-partisanship. (Note: He’s never had an R-legislature to work with in 2.5 years as Governor).
While he was my preferred candidate in ‘21, the caucus system by which he was selected has always been viewed as a little suspect.
My take then was that he was an “establishment” selection being set up for a future presidential run.
If Trump’s election (prison, or not) becomes a foregone conclusion, then the establishment/uniparty becomes that much more invested in his VP selection.
In retrospect, I think we all see now that Pence was a deep state plant, and we “assume” that Trump won’t be fooled this time around.
However, let’s not pretend like they don’t have a knife to Trump’s throat. They can and will send him to prison next month for the rest of his life.
To think they can’t and won’t try and stick him with the closest thing they can to Gerald Ford is more than just a little naive.
And while I don’t think today that Youngkin is Gerald Ford 2.0, the reality is that in general, most politicians are extremely compromised, and who knows what Youngkin (or anyone else for that matter) might sacrifice for a shot at the White House?
And maybe that’s not Youngkin. Maybe it’s Burgum, etc. Who knows? But I am becoming increasingly fascinated by this selection.