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What event might crack the Chump base? (Original Post) kairos12 Jul 2020 OP
themselves. Iliyah Jul 2020 #1
They Profess To Love The Troops, But Bountygate Didn't Even Move The Needle ChoppinBroccoli Jul 2020 #2
If Trump urinated on a Confederate flag misanthrope Jul 2020 #3
The 'base' too diverse for one factor to cause 'crack;' elleng Jul 2020 #4
They won't abandon their god for anything SoonerPride Jul 2020 #5
Him losing. tarheelsunc Jul 2020 #6
The mentally-ill FU folk and haters won't change sides. Nor will the pure ideologues. struggle4progress Jul 2020 #7
Trump hugging a black person uponit7771 Jul 2020 #8
I don't even know. They're a cult. sakabatou Jul 2020 #9

ChoppinBroccoli

(3,786 posts)
2. They Profess To Love The Troops, But Bountygate Didn't Even Move The Needle
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 10:24 PM
Jul 2020

At this point, there isn't anything that will. I used to think that if we could find a credible instance of him paying for an abortion for one of mistresses, the Evangelicals would abandon him, but now I don't think even that would do it. All they do is put their fingers in their ears and yell, "Fake news!!!" They're a cult. Literally nothing will shake their faith in Dear Leader.

misanthrope

(7,435 posts)
3. If Trump urinated on a Confederate flag
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 10:25 PM
Jul 2020

tried to outlaw professional wrestling, then burned a Bible and declared abortion mandatory.

elleng

(131,277 posts)
4. The 'base' too diverse for one factor to cause 'crack;'
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 10:26 PM
Jul 2020

look around, 'defections' happening for various reasons; makes sense, lots of individuals involved.

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)
5. They won't abandon their god for anything
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 10:33 PM
Jul 2020

He could eat THEIR own baby live on tv and they’d say the kid has it coming.

struggle4progress

(118,379 posts)
7. The mentally-ill FU folk and haters won't change sides. Nor will the pure ideologues.
Mon Jul 13, 2020, 04:17 AM
Jul 2020

Nor the corrupt trough-feeders, though some suddenly pretend ignorance or a change of heart when the shizz gets too close to their fans. Some conservatives and conservative-leaders will probably temporarily change sides. Some low-information people might slowly change sides though many are more likely to become apathetic. Many on-the-one-hand-on the-other-hand swing voters may swing

The trick for this year is to craft a new American center and consensus: we need to energize our side, while reaching swing voters, and giving principled conservatives an option they can stomach

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