2028 US presidential election:
Trash talk and pie in the sky
The greatest responsibility of a statesman is to educate. (FDR)
There is a failure of leadership in both major parties.
2024 Democratic primary elections
2024 Republican primary elections

Roy Kohn's (and now Trump's) three rules:
1) Attack, attack, attack
2) Deny everything, admit nothing
3) Always claim victory, even when you lose

Predictions about Trump's second term:
Retribution [1] [2] [3]
Project 2025 (The Heritage Foundation):
Warnings from liberals [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Conservative rationalization [0]
The Four Pillars:
1) Mandate for Leadership: The conservative promise
2) A personnel data base
3) The Presidential Administration Academy
4) A playbook for the first 180 days

The Reality of the 47th President's second term
Cabinet
United States DOGE Service

Executive orders starting on Day One
Mass layoffs
Deportation of illegal immigrants
Tariffs as international sanctions

Trump's first term: [1st], [2nd], [3rd], [final year], and COVID
January 6: Trump's full [speech] and the [mob]
What if Trump .... wins?

Third Party Candidates and Independents:
Libertarian Party
Green Party
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. [1]

Electoral College votes

Blasts from the past:
1972: Alice Cooper for President, he wants to be elected
2004: Baby Bush vs. Kerry, This Land is My Land
2008: Obama Girl has a crush

2016: Trump vs. Hilary (unbelievable)
2020: Biden vs. Trump
2024: Harris vs. Trump

What's the economic score?
Prices up 17%
Food costs up 25%
Gas prices up 40%
Credit card debt up 46%
Home sales down 26%
Real wages down 2%
Stock prices down
Unemployment up

How about security?
The Doomsday Clock

Some Pivitol Elections
1860: Lincoln vs. Breckenridge
1896: McKinley vs. Bryan
1948: Truman vs. Dewey and Thurmond
1964: Johnson vs. Goldwater
1968: Nixon vs. Humphrey and Wallace
1980: Reagan vs. Carter and Amderson

Upcoming candidates