• @towerful
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    77 days ago

    If Trump loses this election, where does the Republican party have to go?

    Denial, subversion and violence?

    • jwiggler
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      37 days ago

      True, but that just isn’t a maintainable party platform. There may be denial and violence in the short term, but at that point I think the Trumpian wing of the Republican party is in its death throes and is doomed.

      • @[email protected]
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        47 days ago

        That wing recently gained control of the GOP finances and has embedded itself pretty securely.

        The one thing that they have going against them is that right-wing people hate losers and the weak.

        Who knows how they’ll react to another loss. I can see them shifting harder towards populism like the right-wing people in the UK and Canada have.

        • @[email protected]
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          27 days ago

          Problem with Trumpism is that it relies too heavily on Trump. Once he’s out there isn’t a solid or feasible successor. The factions supporting Trump won’t go away but Trump is their best shot for immediate wins.

          • @[email protected]
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            17 days ago

            You’re right, the ideology requires a personality that captivates their base like Trump and Boris Johnson do.