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Whiskeytide

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24. I still believe that a good chunk of his support comes from ...

Tue Mar 5, 2024, 01:52 PM

Mar 5

… the dregs of society that rose up from the ooze in 2016 to vote for him. New voter registrations set records in many states - especially red ones. These people had previously abandoned politics, didn’t trust either party, and hated gubmint of any kind. But they loved him, so they came down from the hills and up from the swamps to cast a vote - many for the first time in their lives.

When he dies, a good percentage of these cretins will crawl back under their rocks. If there is a demented personality that can step into and fill his shoes (and I can’t think of anyone that could), some may stick around to worship the new god. But since a good number will slink away, I think that new god’s hold over the entire party would be much weaker.

The rest will fall in with traditional repub politics and we’ll have to deal with them for a few more decades. He swelled their ranks with a lot of “new meat”. That might be the greatest damage he has done to progressive governance.

So - the short answer to you question is nothing short of his death. I don’t see any other way it falls apart.

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What would it take to destroy His cult? [View all] Cyrano Mar 5 OP

GOTV claudette Mar 5 #1

E Boli! Traildogbob Mar 5 #2

Maybe......... newdayneeded Mar 5 #3

I don't think Devil worship can be destroyed bucolic_frolic Mar 5 #4

It's a cult Jrsygrl96 Mar 5 #5

Sure he would! limbicnuminousity Mar 5 #7

If he totally lost his shit on TV. LuckyCharms Mar 5 #6

Right! Only Trump can destroy Trump. Basic LA Mar 5 #16

I dunno. tanyev Mar 5 #27

"What would it take to destroy His cult?" J_William_Ryan Mar 5 #8

Donate, volunteer, and vote SARose Mar 5 #9

They will have to either be raptured to Heaven or swallowed by Hell. Midnight Writer Mar 5 #10

He will eventually die, sooner rather than later Johonny Mar 5 #11

Trump's alure to voters is his lack of accountability ScratchCat Mar 5 #15

This Kennah Mar 5 #18

It would take Fox News ScratchCat Mar 5 #12

Kool-Aid, lots of Kool-Aid LeftInTX Mar 5 #13

Brains! C_U_L8R Mar 5 #14

If he dies Deep State Witch Mar 5 #17

A spaceship Kennah Mar 5 #19

Glass of punch Kennah Mar 5 #20

They need someone else to follow. They can't think Emile Mar 5 #21

A spark Kennah Mar 5 #22

Edited because I misunderstood the point NoSheep Mar 5 #23

I still believe that a good chunk of his support comes from ... Whiskeytide Mar 5 #24

You're right. These people have always existed Buckeyeblue Mar 5 #25

Losing and losing and losing some more MOMFUDSKI Mar 5 #26

One more election lose should do it for HIM, but bluestarone Mar 5 #28

The fanatics? Mike Nelson Mar 5 #29

15 Bible Verses That Identify Donald J. Trump as the Antichrist elocs Mar 5 #31

What would it take? Exactly the same thing it would take to unring a bell. It can't be done. elocs Mar 5 #30

The "it can't happen here," attitude is concerning BlueKota Mar 5 #32

If they could somehow understand... Think. Again. Mar 5 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Mar 5 #34

kool-Aid mercuryblues Mar 5 #35

Stop watching Fox! Initech Mar 5 #36

Time. That's the ONLY thing. WarGamer Mar 5 #37

Burn him at the stake to start. triron Mar 5 #38

music to ponder that by Celerity Mar 5 #39