A growing number of Republican National Committee members believe its campaign arm should help pay mounting legal bills for former President Donald Trump, a move that could strain the party’s ability to financially support other candidates in the 2024 election.

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    9 months ago

    The Federalist Party basically died with Hamilton. The Communist Party of the USSR was thought to be entrenched right up to the moment it wasn’t. Political change can happen surprisingly swiftly.

    That goes double when the group is rallied around a specific person. That person goes away and the group shatters. The GOP is primed for this, and we’re somewhat fortunate that even in the worst case scenario, they rallied around a 77 year old man who eats a lot of McDonald’s.

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      9 months ago

      If trump died today, another grifter who wants the same shit would emerge by morning.

      If anything they’d be more dangerous because they wouldn’t be so open about it.

      Don’t forget Hillary was pushing for trump in 2016 because he was the only one she thought she could beat.

      trump isn’t special, he’s not some once in a generation politician. Neoliberals just say that about any Republican running for president because that’s the only way people can be convinced to vote for neoliberals.

      Doesn’t matter who his replacement is, the replacement would be better at hiding the crimes.

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        No, he’s exactly that. His cult of personality is not easy to replicate. There will always be political grifters, but ones who can mobilize a mass movement are rare.

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          9 months ago

          Do you not remember GW Bush?

          If you didn’t live thru, you might believe that no Republicans supported him while president, because as soon as he left office they all said they never did

          When trump is gone, it’ll be the same.

          They’ll drop him in an instant, move to the next one, and claim that’s how it’s always been.

          They do it with damn every president.

          Hell, look at fucking Regan, he managed to hang on a little, but it was the same thing

          This happens over and over and over…

          But you’re just going to keep disagreeing, and I don’t think explaining it a 4th time will help