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Mike 03

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1. A divided Republican Party would be something to hope for.

Reply to Progressive2020 (Original post)

Wed Dec 2, 2020, 01:19 PM

Dec 2020

The question is how much do anti-Trump Republicans care about the sought-after Trump base? It really is a question I can't answer. Also, generally, what becomes of the Trump base? How valuable are they really to the GOP? Will they disperse? Do Republicans sincerely believe Trump will run again in 2024? Is that feasible or possible, given his rapid physical and cognitive decline?

I keep thinking about Berlusconi in Italy, how scandal and indictments would carry him away from positions of power and how he would always return, his followers intact, no matter how disgraced he became. That fucker is 84 years old, and he's been a dangerous, anti-Democratic and destructive fixture of Italian politics since the early 90s.

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Post Trump Era [View all] Progressive2020 Dec 2020 OP

A divided Republican Party would be something to hope for. Mike 03 Dec 2020 #1

trump may disappear but his base will not, The angry white grievance party will not disappear beachbumbob Dec 2020 #2

Gives new meaning to PTSD C_U_L8R Dec 2020 #3

They won't disappear and they'll definitely be more trump types. DEbluedude Dec 2020 #4

Nothing feels better than after you take a big trump Blue Owl Dec 2020 #5