• frezik@midwest.social
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    4 months ago

    Cults of personality don’t work that way. They don’t get replacements. They can try, but they’re not likely to reach a critical threshold of votes. They may not even reach a House or Senate majority, and Project 2025 can’t go ahead at the federal level without all three.

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      4 months ago

      And while asshole despots like DeSantis are a dime a dozen, Trump is unique in his absolute lack of shame or any kind of self-awareness whatsoever. He won’t stop, ever, unless someone physically makes him.

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      Exactly this. Also, MAGAs are weak-minded followers types. If their leadership falls, they fail permanently. They are still scum, but they are as they have been for years, squirming under rocks…where they belong.

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        Best-case scenario is when Trump’s gone, the MAGAts can’t agree on a replacement to get behind. A lot of Trump’s base are people who hate the government, including the GOP, and only vote because of him. We’ll see what happens with them eventually.