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nightwing1240

(1,996 posts)
Mon Dec 5, 2022, 11:49 AM Dec 2022

Why do the GOP and his blind followers embrace tRump?

Just my opinion but I think why tRump's crimes are ignored by the GOP as well as the gullible buggers that mistakenly
believe and continue to support him is that he appointed three Justices to the United States Supreme Court which led to the reversal of
Roe V Wade.

Overturning Roe V Wade has been a republican wet dream since its inception and one of the largest reasons Ronnie Reagan defeated a great man in President Jimmy Carter. I know other factors did not help President Carter but Reagan promising to rid us of Roe V Wade swung millions of votes his way.

Our nation has been on a steady decline since Reagan took office culminating in the likes of someone like Donald Trump being elected President. And here we are today dealing with all the fallout. The only way I see a strong, solid future for the United States is the complete acceptance and enforcement of the rule of law. But that is going to be very difficult when only one political party and half the populace want it.

Hopefully our Democratic leaders can hold firm while the youth of America find the ways to end this nightmare.

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Why do the GOP and his blind followers embrace tRump? (Original Post) nightwing1240 Dec 2022 OP
I believe the GOP officeholders are afraid... apcalc Dec 2022 #1
Why did Jim Jones followers follow him? demosincebirth Dec 2022 #2
I'm writing about officeholders who know better and are not cult members. apcalc Dec 2022 #5
Oh.....But They ARE Cult Members SoCalDavidS Dec 2022 #6
Not sure if that is the case or if they just stand back and watch. apcalc Dec 2022 #8
Cult mentality is what they have. Easily lead with bullshit. demosincebirth Dec 2022 #7
Because the racism and bigotry come with a blow horn. TheRealNorth Dec 2022 #3
They know they can't win without no_hypocrisy Dec 2022 #4
The rank and file Тяцмp cult follows him because he projects ... Whiskeytide Dec 2022 #9

apcalc

(4,465 posts)
1. I believe the GOP officeholders are afraid...
Mon Dec 5, 2022, 11:54 AM
Dec 2022

for themselves and family’s safety from Magats if they come out against him.
Further, they don’t want to lose the support of those voters, because they will lose without them.

Whiskeytide

(4,463 posts)
9. The rank and file Тяцмp cult follows him because he projects ...
Tue Dec 6, 2022, 02:34 PM
Dec 2022

… hatred, and because they perceive him as owning the libs. Our reactions to his outrages delight them, and they are addicted to his defective personality.

Traditional republican politicians lick his grotesque feet because they want to get elected. He cultivated his cult specifically as a wedge in the party base. It’s loud and very visible, and although actually smaller than we think, it IS enough to flip many primaries in red areas of the country. If you’re not Тяцмpy, but your primary opponent is, you lose in Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, etc.

So the MAGATS are just a collection of the most deplorable among us, united as a voting block under his control. He uses them to knuckle under Republican leaders. I really think it’s that simple.

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