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Happy Wednesday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Konswiga liked to throw a generous portion of whimsy into her monthly Spam Taco free verse challenge at the abandoned Jazzercise studio. 

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I am trying to avoid as much of the DNC as possible until Thursday night, when we'll be liveblogging until the final cackle from the anointee fades away. 

There may be alcohol involved. 

If calendar years had signature phrases, "Because why not?" would be a fitting one for 2024. We knew last fall that this was going to be a weird year, and it certainly hasn't left us hanging, especially the last five or so weeks. 

Back in early April, I led off a Briefing by examining the potential for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be an X factor this election season. At the time, it looked like his presence in the race was a net positive for Donald Trump. Ever since THE DEBATE in June, Junior has gotten a bit lost in the overwhelming commotion. 

Kennedy's running mate Nicole Shanahan really spiced things up with some recent remarks, which Matt wrote about: 

“So, you know, there’s two options that we're looking at, and one is staying in, forming that new party, but we run the risk of a Kamala Harris and Walz presidency because we draw more votes from Trump," she said. "Or we walk away right now and join forces with — with Donald Trump and explain to our base why we're making this decision.”

That's right, a scion of what has essentially been the royal family of the Democratic party for the last 64 years is drawing more votes from the Republican candidate. Furthermore, he now so loathes the Democrats that he's considering teaming up with the Republican in an effort to kneecap them. 

At this point, 2024 is no longer merely weird, it's blackout drunk.

Joe Biden isn't the first prominent loyal Democrat to be groin-kicked by his own party this year. The hierarchy at the Democratic National Committee treated RFK Jr. like a carpetbagging interloper when he announced his candidacy. They froze him out of any opportunity to debate Biden. As my friend Stephen Green wrote earlier this month, had there been at least one debate between the two the Dems would have realized then that Biden couldn't be their nominee. 

When Kennedy opted for an independent run, it was obvious that his break with the party was not pretty, which is how we got here. 

After Shanahan's little nugget became public, Trump told CNN  that he'd be open to giving Kennedy a role in his administration. My friend Ed Morrissey wrote about this at HotAir, and offered his thoughts on what a Trump-RFK Jr. Kumbaya moment could mean: 

I predicted earlier that cutting a deal would be almost irresistible for Trump, but this one could have some real interesting effects. Eventually, of course, Trump hopes an alliance will pull RFK's Trump-skeptical voters back to the GOP. But first off, it's the kind of spectacular move that could help counter the effects of the Democrat switcheroo. It would be somewhat unprecedented, to my recollection, especially at this stage of the campaign. It also offers at least some credibility to Trump's attempts to paint himself as a unifier, assuming he can pull this off. 

Yes, everything about this is unprecedented. 

While it is true that this is all just speculation at the moment, it's not at all out of the realm of possibility. Trump wants to win, and Kennedy no doubt has some revenge on his mind. It would be fun to see the man that all of the squish "Harumph!" Republicans whine about being too polarizing join forces with the most prominent Democratic name of the last six-plus decades to thwart the commie ticket that is officially being thrust upon us this week in Chicago. 

Because why not? 

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SFK of the Day

I'm Still Clinging to My Guns and Religion, Now More Than Ever

"There are a lot of things that Democrats say about conservatives that are intended to be digs but we file under, 'Feature, Not a Bug' when they're directed at us. For example, 'flag-waving' is used as an epithet by the lefties. Most of us are proud wavers of the American flag. 

As far as guns and religion go, I don't think that there has ever been a time when I've thought it more important to cling to both."

Shot of Vodka

My Fondless Farewell to the Worst Human Being to Serve as President

"Then there is the rank corruption of the man who has never worked in the private sector, never provided a good or service aside from a few books few people have bought and even fewer have read, who nevertheless raked in a personal fortune worth eight figures.

The stench of Biden's grift stretches from Delaware to Kyiv to Beijing and back to Washington, D.C."

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John Fetterman: The Last Classic Liberal in the Democratic Party

Obama Advisor Just Crushed Democrats' Dreams About the Election

This is who they are. Democrat Wishes Rape on JD Vance's Family

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LIVE RESULTS: Primaries in Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming

Gamechanger: Kennedy Campaign Mulls Dropping Out, Endorsing Trump

The 'Good Vibes' Convention Is Missing One Thing: Original Ideas

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Democrat Civil War Watch: Biden's Revenge Is Coming

Here's How the Media Coverage of Trump and Harris Shakes Out

Townhall Mothership

Joyful! Chicago Police and Left-Wing Agitators Clash During Night Two of the DNC

The Washington Post Surprisingly Published This Article About the Democratic Convention

Biden's DNC Speech Catering to Pro-Hamas Agitators Puts Fellow Dems in a Tricky Spot

Politico Trashes Night One of the Democratic National Convention

That New Zealand Gun Control Doesn't Seem to be Working Out For Them

Cam&Co. Massachusetts Gun Owners Ready to Rally in Defense of 2A

Anti-Gun Governors Take the Spotlight at DNC

Yeah...no. Kamala Harris Supports a 25% Wealth Tax on Unrealized Gains

NEW: Trump Says 'Open' to RFK Joining His Administration

Survey says...Is Kamala Scared to Debate Trump on Fox?

DNC Day 2 Doesn't Start Well: Dems Butcher National Anthem, Protesters Make It Inside the Convention

1000% THIS. Seriously, Stop Stigmatizing People Who Play Video Games

WATCH: Trump Drops the Mic After Reporter Asks Why He Visited a City 'Linked to White Supremacy'

J.D. Vance Says Tim Walz May FINALLY Actually Be in a War Zone This Week

Kamala Harris Promises to Bring Down the Cost of Groceries Once She's President

AP Quietly Replaces Its Post About the Republican's Blueprint Project 2025

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Shower Time With Dad: Ashley Biden Almost Gives the Game Away at DNC!

Hype, Hype, Hooray! DNC Conventioneers Cheer As Their Party Self Destructs

Buttigieg Tangles Himself Up in Contradictions As He Insists That Biden Is Not ‘Unfit’ to Serve

Whoever Vetted Tim Walz Should Be Fired

The Brazilian Plane Crash Mystery Gets Weirder

WHAT Did He Say? Joe Biden Falls Into His Own 'Nice People on Both Sides' Trap

DHS Loses Nearly 300,000 Border Children

The Democrats Cannot Be Allowed to Escape Responsibility for Destroying Chicago With Their Policies

Rescuing My Boy from the United States Army

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