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kairos12

(13,634 posts)
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 10:15 PM Jul 2020

What event might crack the Chump base?

Not Putin treachery.

Not Mueller.

Not COVID.

Not impeachment.

Not kids in cages.

Not finishing the Wall.

Rather, the potential cancellation of the the NFL and College Football Seasons.

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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

(3,900 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

(9,514 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

(141,926 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

(126,422 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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