I think I would win because I'd be able to moderate enough to run a New Right-like campaign with the policies of Trump 2016 and the polished style of Youngkin. I think against a religious extremist I would be able to gather most Democrats (as I'm socially libertarian) and also Trumpists (since I'm a Trump fan).
With Trumpists and progressives on my side, I don't see how I'd lose.
What do you think ER/OSR ticket's best strategy would be against such a candidacy?
I'm not sure. Religious extremism is hard to mix with a criticism of Trump. Ig it'd be like if Mike Pence ran against Tulsi Gabbard lol.
Well maybe if he moderated his religiousness to act like just a person who has a lot of faith but isn't crazy he could get support from democrats (especially a lot of black voters). Highlighting my support for Trump and his election denialism could also help by polarising the race and getting some anti-Trump democrats to take his side, even if I agree with them on more issues.
He could attack my isolationist stance on Ukraine, but I feel like it would be a wash as by 2024 I feel most Americans will be tired of the war.
He best would ignore economics, because I do feel as if my Bernie-like economic rhetoric can appeal to a lot of people especially when much of the far-right like me so much.
He would also very likely have a Supermajority of donor support, as both major Democratic and Republican donors would flock to him to stop me from winning, so he'd have a money advantage.
Honestly his best hope is that my unique mix of siphoning the Trump base, broad economic populism and being above the culture wars will end up a failure like it was for Joe Kent for example. Or he could blast any controversial thing I say everywhere on ads funded by billionaires.
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