Trump at CPAC sealed the deal, there really IS no turning back.

[Miles Archer]

Of course, you could say January 6th was the deal breaker, or McConnell saying he'd "certainly" support Trump as the candidate in 2024.

Mission Accomplished, Cheetolini. We now have the Democratic Party, and the Party of Trump. The Republican Party no longer exists, and the majority of Congress members who are NOT on the "Trump train" are STILL top frigging terrified to stand up and purge him.

REGARDLESS of whether he runs, it will be Biden (if he chooses to run for a second term) versus Trumpism.

And my feeling is that the voters who turned out in 2020 will turn out again, and this time they'll bring friends. America knows what this clown, in person or by proxy, would do in the Oval Office. It's not going to happen.

[demtenjeep]

1. I hope he croaks after all the dummys give him all their money

serves them both

[ShazzieB]

21. THAT would be awesome.

Imo, the best case scenario for this country is no Chump at all. Not in prison, even. Not anywhere on this earth, except 6 feet under its surface. The more money the cultists give to him before he dies, the less they'll have to give to anybody else.

[TwilightZone]

2. Nah.

He barely got a majority in the straw poll after four years of 90% support from the GOP. He did much worse than he did in 2016.

His approval ratings have tanked, including with Republicans, and it's only going to get worse as the insurrection trials are started and more connections are made. Then there are the civil and criminal cases.

[Claustrum]

4. While what you said is true, I would remind you that Trump didn't get the majority of the

votes in the republican primary in 2016 either. He usually won with 25-40% of the votes while the rest are split between multiple candidates and Trump won overwhelming on the delegate count because of their winner-takes-all system. So Trump doesn't need majority support to be the nominee in the 2024 republican primary if they repeat their mistake again. And I see no course correction on their part to prevent a repeat from Trump either.

And if Trump ends up winning the nomination, I am sure more than 90% of those republicans will support Trump again. Turtle said as much with his support of Trump if Trump gets the 2024 nomination.

[dem4decades]

3. I used to think Trump voters were generally older and going to fade away but there's many younger

Trump voters. Racism and bitterness runs deep in the Republican/Trump Party.

[WarGamer]

5. MIssing the point.

The Republican Party IS the Trump Party.

They've been moving this direction for the last 50+ years.

Never forget... Trump is merely the SYMPTOM of the infection.

[Maraya1969]

6. I don't think he will have Russia in 2024 either.

[Blue Owl]

7. The GOP's best and brightest

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. CPAC 2021 did not help Trump 2024.

It exposed his fatal weakness. Trump will not be running in 2024, but DJT,Jr. is a serious candidate....assuming he's not indicted for any number potential crimes.

[EndlessWire]

9. What is the fatal weakness?

I disagree. His speech got plenty of traction with the audience. Plus, he as much as said he would be the opposition candidate in 2024. Maybe my prayers will work and he will be smote by G-d with a fatal happening, but I doubt it.

This man reeled off a list of his enemies, by name, which was too long for me to write down. He told these CPAC attendees that those people were enemies and needed to be dealt with. The last name on the list was Cheney. He plugged every hole, and twanged every note he needed to in order to control his party. He wants troublemakers purged from his Party.

He plans to actively campaign for 2022 candidates. He bragged that he was good as gold for endorsements. We know that one of the things that make Repubs tick is their own job security over their country's welfare. So, that was a point for Trump to make. These bozos will support him.

I don't see Trump, Jr. as being a viable candidate. Those two boys are stupid, and one of them appears to be an addict. Ivanka would be the likely Trump replacement.

[Gore1FL]

13. I submit the fatal weakness is time.

the crazies are dying off. The new voters are largely skeptical. A blue Utah isn't that far off. A blue TX is even closer.

[lastlib]

14. GOPhers have nominated paste-eaters before.....

I give you Ronald Reagan, Dan Quayle (how could we forget HIM?), Sarah Palin, and Junior Bush, who collectively had the intellect of a cabbage. Such scintillating mentalities are a draw to the GQP.

[EndlessWire]

19. Hahaha!! n/t

[MFM008]

22. hey

in the 60s paste tasted pretty good.......

[lastlib]

23. Well, I suspect the Little Dumber Boys started eating it in the '80s. Lower quality then....

Just a hunch.

[magicarpet]

10. The young Fascists draw the younger Nazi crowd to vote for the Oranges Fuhrer.

Brad Parscale started/compiled a monster young Fascists data base/ mailing list for trDump,

Steve Miller,

Fuentes,

James O'Keefe,

Jacob Wohl,

Donnie, Eric, Ivanka, Jared,

Proud Boys,

White supremacist militia groups,

Young college Republican groups then cross enroll in Fascist/Nazi groups.

[Fiendish Thingy]

11. You're forgetting the GOP is putting laws in place that will ensure minority rule for decades. Nt

[Jon King]

12. They can't pass them in MI, WI, PA

Democratic governors so the bills won't pass where it matters. Maybe they can rig GA, maybe even AZ.

But Dems can still win by holding the states with Dem governors.

[Joinfortmill]

15. Amen to that

[wnylib]

16. I think it's a mistake in the OP to

say that the GQPers in Congress are too terrified of the orange fascist to oppose him. It's not fear that keeps them in his camp. It's their agreement with what he represents and opportunism, knowing that he holds a strong following in red states.

[Azathoth]

17. Trump may well be dead by 2024. The real question is whether his authoritarian cult will endure

and transfer its allegiance to a more stable and competent psychopath.

We're now facing the same dilemma the Iraqis and Syrians were/are facing: Does Hillbilly ISIS crumble when its God-Emperor leaves them for the great Big Mac Palace in the sky, or does it remain intact, waiting for another leader to seize its controls and crash it straight into the heart of American democracy?

[Hoyt]

18. McConnell will support trump IF HE'S NOMINEE, he won't be.

But that’s not an endorsement. Although trump, if he’s still alive, might announce for primaries, don’t think he will win. He’s forever a miserable loser.

[quakerboy]

20. This is not a change

Trump is their idol du jour, but there were plenty before him and will be plenty after him. The part of trump and the Republican party are NOT two different things. They are one and the same.