• towerful
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    5 months ago

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

    Denial, subversion and violence?

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      5 months 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.

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        5 months 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.

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          5 months 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.

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            5 months ago

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