The Last Sane Republican

[Ted King]

GGD wrote:
The thing I wonder about is what happens to his cult after he dies? They currently don't seem to want any sort of imitation 45, only the real thing. Will this all fade away and possibly return to normal when he's dead?

They will splinter. Rich people will probably find ways to keep them voting for Republicans, though.

[mrbigstuff]

GGD wrote:
The thing I wonder about is what happens to his cult after he dies? They currently don't seem to want any sort of imitation 45, only the real thing. Will this all fade away and possibly return to normal when he's dead?

this is what people like Gaetz and DeSantis are fighting for, to reap the benefits bestowed on him by his cult. alas, they don't have nearly the goofy-emcee, comic-like persona that has made him a hit on the moron circuit.

[RgrF]

The flock isn't going anywhere. They were there before Trump showed up and harnessed them so they'll be there once he departs. They represent a truly dark slice of American politics, a slice that was given voice and permission to spread the hate that was always their motivation.

It's Southern and Plains State politics writ large.

[Acer]

Rush Limbaugh had been saying since the early 1990s the very same things that form principles of Trump's version of the Republican Party today. Rush was the prophet; Trump is their Jesus.

[Speedy]

And Obama their devil.