McConnell Finally Slaps Back at Trump

[applegrove]

McConnell Finally Slaps Back at Trump

January 1, 2021 at 11:11 am EST By Taegan Goddard 145 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/01/01/mcconnell-finally-slaps-back-at-trump/

"SNIP.....

“It took four years and an election defeat. But someone with real power inside the Republican Party is standing up to — and swatting back — President Trump: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,” Axios reports.

“This is a preview of the power struggle that will define the Republican Party in 2021.”

Said a Republican operative familiar with the leader’s thinking: “McConnell is trying to reclaim the role he had in 2009 — leader of the opposition to a new Democratic president.”

.....SNIP"

[andym]

1. Too bad for Mitch that Trump will become the shadow GOP "President"

and that Trump is an attention whore who will be Simple Simon to his GOP minions. Trump will not fade into the background, but declare himself the "real" President. Could split the GOP, but Mitch is too smart for that.

[applegrove]

2. The GOP strategy to promote dyslexic candidates for president as populists

they can control (reagan, bush, bush) layed the table for Trump. And now their party may break in two.

[OnDoutside]

3. The only thing that might change that is if McConnell can rubbish

Trump once he's out of office. This would mean orchestrating the RW media to slowly turn against Trump over the next 6 months.

[andym]

4. Interesting possibility

but could backfire on Mitch-- Trump is that popular with the GOP base.

[OnDoutside]

7. It would have to be very hands off but they've no more use for him now.

If it's not done, there'll be no way back. The big thing in their favour is that the dumbasses who vote Republican, only get their low information from RW sources, so if it's done with subtlety, it might just work.

[Blue_true]

14. I don't see Trump going silently into the night. He craves attention too much.

As long as he gets the attention he craves, he will be commenting on every decision by the nation’s leaders.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Don't See That Lasting

In a year, 95% will only remember he got beat.
And, the power of the presidency forces attention.
The most radical will still long for their "king", but months after he's just a guy with no real power to do anything, he'll be an ex-POTUS (emphasis on the " ex&quot and his influence will wane.
I understand why you think that way, but he was not taken all that seriously by his own party until November 2016.
His influence came strictly from the surprise win. Once he was president, they had to listen to him.
Didn't listen to him before he got elected, will begin to ignore him after.
Look what just happened. PINO vetoes defense bill. McConnel oversees an overwhelming override.
PINO want stimulus raised to 2 grand. McConnell says no.
They already are starting to not care what he wants.
And, the bulk of his base has short attention spans. He knew that, it's one motivation behind Tue daily tweeting. Don't let them forget you, even for a day.
The power that he's about to relinquish was a major factor in people continuing to back his whims & wishes.
If anything, Rs are good at getting around political barriers. PINO will just be a speed bump at some point.

[rockfordfile]

5. Wait a minute. It was McConnell that declared the gop party the trump party.

[onetexan]

11. that was then. Now that the Con is on his way out to Moscow Mitch he's yesterday's trash.

[UTUSN]

6. Yea, TURTLE, now that he's out and can't reach you & took investigation off CHAO

besides giving her a job for 4 years.

[Frasier Balzov]

9. The MAGA Party is on the horizon.

That will leave the GOP with hat in hand, trying to fashion a coalition on very specific policy objectives.

[applegrove]

10. No immigrants. No experts.

[Hugin]

12. No girls. No se habla Espanol. No masks. No conscience.

Basically, the party of NO.

It's only redeeming quality will be No money. Because, Trump's ego will absorb every cent of cash or asset.

That's what happens when you marry a high maintenance man-baby.

[applegrove]

13. No healthcare, pandemics welcome, no teaching children to think. No

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emotions should be listened to outside of in commercials...

[Hugin]

15. No walking on the lawn. No research. No regulations. No social security.

No science. No humor. No. No. No.

Everyone MUST be miserable. Because, their beloved leader is the most miserable losing clod.