Least plausible explanation ever. It makes the 'dog ate my homework ’ seem like a masterclass in defence.

There are more registered Democrats than there are Republicans in Texas, but somehow the votes don’t reflect the fact.

Calm down. Appealing across the board gives you access to potential new voters. This has nothing to do with Cheney… You want millions of voters, not one vote.

The last election was a clusterfuck loss due to many father’s. Saying it was just down to Liz Cheney is ridiculous. You had a bumbling old President. A late switcheroo. A black female candidate. Not to mention a racist ex-president who has a knack for swooping up the lazy, the crazy and the disaffected. Cheney didn’t lose the election for the Dems. People just staying at home did.

There is no point in preaching to the already locked-in. You need to find converts in enemy territory.

So true. Australia has a Free Trade Agreement with the US signed in 2011 (I think?). And, America enjoys a trade deficit with us. We buy more of your shit than you buy from us. Still, Trump hit us with a 10% tariff for some goddamn reason. We’ve paid about a billion dollars on a down payment for Virginia Class Submarines that we will never, ever see.

It will be about a century before the world will trust the US again.