This is a real picture (!) from NH after DeSantis dropped out

[speak easy]

(Washington Post)

Was the notion of a competitive Republican primary just a mirage?

Speaking to a packed house at a historic theater in Rochester, N.H., Mr. Trump called Mr. DeSantis’s wife, Casey, a “really terrific person.” And he said that Mr. DeSantis “ran a really good campaign ”.'

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/21/desantis-ends-campaign-trump-nomination/

'Ron ran a really good campaign.' Rubbing it in.

[dalton99a]

1. Kick

https://archive.ph/pjvcW

[Deuxcents]

2. A scripted production and all the actors on cue.

I’m about to throw up..literally

[Renew Deal]

3. Yes, it was a mirage, and only for those that pretended it was competitive.

There was never any indication anyone else could win. We'll see if Haley can pull something together, but she has pandered so badly that I think most people will take her as dishonest, compared to the openly corrupt Trump.

[shrike3]

9. Media had a vested interest in said mirage.

Eyeballs on the screen means more money.

[gab13by13]

4. I said that from the beginning

Only Christie and Hutchinson were legit.

[ramblin_dave]

5. How can that picture be real?

What am I missing?

[speak easy]

8. Q: What am I missing? A: The Crown.

[stopdiggin]

12. maybe about 60 pounds?

[kimbutgar]

6. I hate his fucking guts so much !

This pic makes me feel physically ill!

[shrike3]

7. Snort. "Was it all a mirage?"

[WarGamer]

10. It was never competitive.

No matter how hard some tried to create that fantasy, it was always nonsense.

[GenThePerservering]

11. "No one but the media...

continually (and still) blind to the MAGA style of cultism — ever thought there was anything like a competitive GOP primary."

That comment pretty much says it all.

"Packed" historic theatre - didn't he used to pack stadiums? What happened? /s