Scott Morefield

Senior Columnist, Daily Caller. Words in: Townhall, The Federalist, TheBlaze, Breitbart, NRO, Newsweek, The Hill, etc. | Paleoconservative Populist Pragmatist

[Scott Morefield @scottmorefield]

Woke up thinking about this and I’m still stunned. I’ve been as big a Trump critic as anyone else on the right over the past couple of years, but what happened last night, Trump’s brave, defiant reaction, and especially the stunning photos that captured it, stirred something in me that I never knew was there. Somehow, I want to run through a wall for someone I worked against the entire primary cycle. If this didn’t change the world, it certainly changed me.

[Scott Morefield @scottmorefield]

The irrational, suspiciously strong hatred for JD Vance coming from all the worst people is evidence that the vice president could be not just over the target with his latest commentary, but in a unique position to potentially provide the kind of populist appeal and leadership it'll take to bring Republicans out of the political purgatory they currently find themselves in.

My latest column @DailyCaller:

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@Cernovich It’s bad, yes, but the good outweighs the bad in my opinion. At this point I like Vance better, but DeSantis should have a role in the GOP comeback, assuming current trends with him continue.

[Robert Barnes @barnes_law]

If they follow the Vance path, GOP could do as shockingly well in 2028 as Dems did in 2026, as Dems demand more war with Russia, demonize MAHA, double down on Covid-style authoritarianism, celebrate sanctuary cities, attack the 2ndA, and remind everyone why they voted GOP in 24.

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@barnes_law Too bad the blue wave didn’t get that scumbag.

[Robert Barnes @barnes_law]

FatBastard opposes Vance. Good sign for Vance.

[Scott Morefield @scottmorefield]

You think the election loss wasn't about the war, yet I'm the one who is "completely delusional." That's one argument, I guess ...

If they had listened to JD in the first place we wouldn't be in the position we are in, and should he choose to run that absolutely should be his first pitch to voters in the next election.

[Scott Morefield @scottmorefield]

"Mostly" is carrying a LOT of water here, Justin. We didn't lose because more Democrats showed up, we lost because enough Republicans and especially Independents abandoned Trump to tip the balance, and it was largely because of this war. It didn't have to be a majority, it just had to be enough, and it clearly was.

[Scott Morefield @scottmorefield]

As things stand now, JD Vance has the best shot to win the general election as any Republican currently thought of as GOP nominee contenders. He had the right position on the war from the beginning, was brave enough to correctly diagnose the causes of the midterm disaster (and use the I-word while doing so), and is the only one with the background and the populist bona fides to win the Rust Belt again, which will be absolutely essential.

You'll notice that both the left and the establishment, Israel-First right hate him with the passion of a thousand suns, and this is why.

[Brandan P. Buck @brandan_buck]

Fentanyl strength copium.

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@GuntherEagleman You can’t be this stupid, so how much are they paying you to post this nonsense?

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@snorman1776 It’s not so much that as winning the Rust Belt. Vance-DeSantis would be a dynamo ticket and unite the clans.

[Scott Morefield @scottmorefield]

@honestpollster It’s so obvious.

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@gocards927 @barnes_law So Trump’s secretary of state, who is a neocon, is the answer? Laughable.

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@BjCjoey Vance-DeSantis would be an incredible ticket and unite a lot of factions.

[Scott Morefield @scottmorefield]

@TuckerCarlson incredible

[Tucker Carlson @TuckerCarlson]

The Great Betrayal

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@RepThomasMassie

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@DrEtiquette clearly

[Scott Morefield @scottmorefield]

Defund the war, and defund Israel. That’s what Democrats ran on, and that’s what they absolutely need to do once they have the power. If they don’t, and they probably won’t because in actuality most are establishment shills just like the Republicans, the right Republican nominee (if we choose wisely) will be able to hammer them on this issue in 2028 and possibly win.

[Scott Morefield @scottmorefield]

@Came2BelieveHim Lots of RNC heads just serve a few months. It would give him a chance to get the party on track, and then he could decide whether to make a run for it.

[Scott Morefield @scottmorefield]

Ron DeSantis has been on a tear lately. Incidentally, since we're cleaning house (or I hope we're cleaning house), I couldn't think of a better man to lead the RNC, can you? And it just so happens he'll be unemployed shortly.

[Chris Nelson 🏝️🇺🇸 @ReOpenChris]

Governor DeSantis GOES OFF on Vivek Ramaswamy.

“How bad did they beat Vivek like a drum? Now, part of that was Vivek, quite frankly. I don't know why they would have pushed him to be the candidate there.

My mom's from Youngstown. Ohio is a working-class state, very blue-collar. You know, Vivek, he's like a tech guy, did this Alzheimer's drug, and he wants to bring in people, foreign worker on visas.

That is not the type of person that's going to sell. And I know he shot himself in the foot. I know he did a lot of other stuff to make it a real landslide against him.

But even with that, it's like, you got to meet the voters where they are on some of this stuff. I think we would have done better in Ohio had we had a candidate that was more representative or more in tune with the interests of kind of these blue-collar people that make the backbone of Ohio. But they got blown out there.”