The speaker discusses the current state of the presidential field, expressing a desire for a third-party candidate to break the mold of the two major party nominees. They mention that about 70% of the American population does not want a rematch of the 2020 election, but the current nominations seem to be leading towards that outcome. They express skepticism about the success of a unity ticket, given the current public sentiment.
They also comment on the Republican field, criticizing Governor Ron DeSantis for underperforming and making mistakes that have led to a drop in his poll numbers. They suggest that DeSantis' campaign is one of the worst they've seen so far, and that he is heading in the wrong direction.
The speaker also shares their view that Joe Biden is not currently the leader of the free world, citing his health and some strong issues. They add that a majority of Democrats do not think Biden should be the nominee or the president. They conclude by stating that both Biden and Trump have diminished and are not the same as they used to be.
1. The conversation is taking place in Annapolis, Maryland, and is about the American presidential race.
2. The speaker has spoken with Larry Hogan about many aspects of the race.
3. The speaker asked Hogan if he would seek the nomination of the No Labels third-party ticket.
4. There are many people attacking this effort, but Hogan suggests that they don't know what the majority of Americans want.
5. Currently, about 70% of people in America don't want a rematch of 2020.
6. If two-thirds of the people in the country don't want choice A or choice B, then it's hard to close the door to a unity ticket.
7. A unity ticket has never happened before and has never been successful.
8. The speaker is not pursuing this, but they have to leave the door open in case of an emergency.
9. The speaker has been trying to stop Donald Trump from being the Republican nominee.
10. The speaker believes that one of their friends could beat Trump and they can get behind them.
11. The speaker evaluates Ron DeSantis and believes he has underperformed.
12. DeSantis was getting all the attention and raised a ton of money, but then he made mistakes and his campaign dropped like a rock.
13. People started to consider someone other than Trump after DeSantis's drop in the polls.
14. There were several people who dropped out and fell into single digits.
15. The speaker believes that one of these people has a chance to surpass DeSantis.
16. The speaker thinks DeSantis's campaign is one of the worst they have seen so far.
17. The speaker believes DeSantis is heading in the wrong direction and is not connecting with people.
18. The speaker believes DeSantis is not a good campaigner or debater, despite going to Yale and Harvard.
19. The speaker believes DeSantis doesn't lead with his education from Yale and Harvard.
20. The speaker believes DeSantis went to school in the northeast somewhere.
21. The speaker believes that everyone was thinking DeSantis was the guy to beat, and now they don't think that.
22. If the nominations were proposed today, it would be Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
23. The speaker believes that the same thing could happen this time: someone unexpected could rise up.
24. The speaker believes that we could be stuck with two unacceptable candidates whom the overwhelming majority of America doesn't want.
25. The speaker thinks Trump is disqualified from being president and didn't support him in the last two elections.
26. The speaker isn't sure if Joe Biden is capable enough to be the leader of the free world, with some strong issues.
27. The speaker believes Biden's slogan should be "Don't believe your lying eyes" in red.
28. The majority of Democrats don't think Biden should be the nominee or the president.