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I don't know who is going to be our nominee in 2028. My gut tells me Trump already sat JD Vance and Marco Rubio down for a Diet Coke and said it's Vance/Rubio. Of course, Trump being Trump, his mind can be changed depending on the last person he had a conversation with. Outside of a niche group of MAGAsexual fanbois already making the primary obnoxious, I'm good with either Vance or Rubio or any combination of the two. M'kay? M'kay.

However, IF I would compare the two based on public appearances this week -- Vance on the Joe Rogan Podcast and Rubio hosting a conference on political violence -- Rubio has the edge. His entire speech was fire, and a must-watch outside of the main clip that is floating around.

An all-out assault on our immigration officers, sniper attacks, explosives, armed ambushes, a transgender shooter opening fire on Catholic elementary school students as they pray, his gun marked with slogans like, "Where is your God now?", a healthcare executive executed in cold blood in the streets, multiple assassination attempts on a sitting president, and the murder of the greatest conservative activist of a generation, a man who happened to also be a husband and the father of two young children, shot and killed while speaking to a crowd of students.

The phrase "barbarians at the gate" is being used a lot. It's what Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said when he met with Louder with Crowder CEO Gerald Morgan this month.

There is a lot we need to do a better job talking about heading into the midterms. Top of the list is "affordability" that, contrary to what you may have heard, is not a hoax.

Just under that is leaving no doubt about who the left is in this country. It can prove to be problematic. Members of the democrat party are so batsh*t crazy, non-political voters think you're lying when you quote them verbatim. The violence is an offshoot of their batsh*t craziness. It needs to be made loud and clear with specific examples.

AND, on platforms outside of political speeches. Maybe it's time for Rubio to start working the podcast circuit.

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