The GOP has sold out to a conman and a fraud.

[TwilightZone]

I know...thank you, Captain Obvious.

It's hard to think of another political figure in recent times who is more clearly, overtly, and completely corrupt, immoral, and an obvious sham than Donald Trump. He's a cardboard cut-out with zero redeeming qualities and the most obvious fraud in modern political history.

I occasionally still find myself shaking my head, wondering how and why so many people sold themselves out to support this fraud. And why many still do. Power, bigotry, stubbornness, hero worship, blind partisanship, and the like, certainly, but there are many indications and reports that his popularity has dropped to history lows, even among Republicans, and his influence in the media and elsewhere has waned considerably, starting with a precipitous crash after he was booted by social media.

I think they could take him out for good with a highly-concerted effort, and, yet, they still bow to the altar, pushing conspiracy theories that make them look like buffoons. They would take a hit with his supporters, certainly, but unlike many, I think those voters would just latch on to the next shiny object and the hit would have been temporary. They're going to vote for the GOP regardless and the GOP is desperately putting plans in place to cover any who don't bother.

Instead, he may be an anchor dragging them down until one too many cheeseburgers finally takes him out. I'm OK with that, but the often-cutthroat GOP has been remarkably terrified of the guy to the point of ridiculousness.

And don't get me started on why they don't run screaming from MTG....

[Progressive Jones]

1. There are only two kinds of Republicans. Some crossover between the two kinds.

You've got your morally bankrupt ones, and you've got your morons.

[Mysterian]

2. It would be more understandable if the fascists had rallied around a charismatic, intelligent, evil

leader, but it is mind-boggling that they have created their emperor-god out of a greasy, stupid, orange-painted slob like Donald fucking Trump.

[ScratchCat]

3. They were there for like "two seconds" on January 7th

I think they could take him out for good with a highly-concerted effort....They would take a hit with his supporters, certainly, but unlike many, I think those voters would just latch on to the next shiny object and the hit would have been temporary.

And then stuck their finger in the wind and decided they'd rather keep his base voters by "playing victim" for the next two election cycles since they have absolutely nothing policy-wise to run on. They watched the media create a racial narrative over the summer/fall, and they are going to use the next three years to create their own. Its all they got.

[poli-junkie]

4. It all boils down to this:

Republicans want to turn America into a Putin-style kleptocratic autocracy. All of the repukes and Trump minions want in on the eventual pieces of the pie, with respective kick-backs going to Trump Co.

They loooooove what Putin's got going over there!

[RobinA]

5. I Think They

could take him out with not much concerted effort. He's in the dustbin and only has the power they give him. And they keep giving it to him.

[TwilightZone]

7. "only has the power they give him"

I think this is perfect. Even the right-wing media is barely trying to prop him up anymore, with a few notable exceptions.

[lame54]

6. Or - The one they were waiting for

[TwilightZone]

9. I don't really buy that argument.

Their approach really isn't that different than it was during the 8 years of Obama, and Trump, while sharing much of their agenda, was much more overt about it than they would have preferred. They don't need Trump to pursue it. In fact, they would have been better off with someone more competent. They'd probably still have the White House.

[joetheman]

8. They really haven't sold out. That's who they are!! nt

[WarGamer]

10. I know this has been said 1000X here.

Trump is the symptom, not the disease.



The GOP was headed this direction long before Trump.