Democrats want Trump to be the GOP nominee — ask yourself why

Published November 16, 2022 6:58pm ET



Former President Donald Trump has begun his reelection campaign. Democrats and their media allies have already begun cheering on his nomination because they aren’t scared of Trump. They are scared of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Among the Democrats and independents openly rooting for Trump to win the GOP nomination are former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who made his 2021 campaign for the office all about Trump, and socialist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sanders said that Trump’s candidacy is “probably a good thing” for people who want “to see that no Republican is elected to the White House.” McAuliffe was blunter: “I think we would all like Donald Trump to run again.”

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