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Quixote1818

(29,000 posts)
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 07:38 PM Aug 2017

As the investigation intensifies, if the GOP fully turns on Trump what will his base do?


These folks are fucking NUTS! They are already skeptical of the GOP establishment. Could it completely fracture the GOP? They are going to have to pay off guys like Alex Jones and Hannity to change their message to keep these fools in check or will that backfire too? if it occurs?
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As the investigation intensifies, if the GOP fully turns on Trump what will his base do? (Original Post) Quixote1818 Aug 2017 OP
Trump has turned on McConnell, Congress has turned on Trump Bladewire Aug 2017 #1
My hope is that many of them will just disengage from politics all together Quixote1818 Aug 2017 #2
The one thing Trump supporters we're vocal about Bladewire Aug 2017 #3
 

Bladewire

(381 posts)
1. Trump has turned on McConnell, Congress has turned on Trump
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 07:43 PM
Aug 2017

Trumplestiltskins have always seen Trump as an underdog and a victim. The good news is Trump's base has done nothing to back Trump up. No rallies, no boycotts, no activism at all, just high poll numbers so...

Quixote1818

(29,000 posts)
2. My hope is that many of them will just disengage from politics all together
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 07:50 PM
Aug 2017

Give up, thinking it's hopeless. We know these types of folks are intellectually lazy. Keeping up with politics takes effort. They had their "perfect" person to shake things up and keep out the brown people. No wall gets built and they may just say, "Aw, fuck it! Don't care anymore. Never going to pay attention to any of this again.

 

Bladewire

(381 posts)
3. The one thing Trump supporters we're vocal about
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 08:13 PM
Aug 2017

Trump supporters hit back hard on Trump's attacks against Jeff Sessions, you know, the hateful racist attorney general from Alabama
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