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Will any of the hearings affect the 70% of Republicans that believe Trump's big lie? (Original Post) Kablooie Jun 2022 OP
I'm hoping for maybe 5% of them. Funtatlaguy Jun 2022 #1
I think they will just shrug Diamond_Dog Jun 2022 #2
No. The committee knows it too- their target AkFemDem Jun 2022 #3
Most will stick to the lie rather than admit they were wrong. Arkansas Granny Jun 2022 #4
Nope. They made a pact with the devil and they're proud to hang on to him. Mr. Ected Jun 2022 #5
Cultism requires constant encouragement or Eyeball_Kid Jun 2022 #6
"God works in mysterious ways." Baked Potato Jun 2022 #7
No, but it will fixate Trump Effete Snob Jun 2022 #8
Yes, the 70% will go down to 40-50%..That is a whole lot of people...Here is why....... Stuart G Jun 2022 #9
I think you nailed it Tumbulu Jun 2022 #15
The Committee is brilliantly aiming ALL of the testimony Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #10
Probably Not, But... ProfessorGAC Jun 2022 #11
Republican voters are fucking stupid nakocal Jun 2022 #12
If it did have any effect it would only serve Xavier Breath Jun 2022 #13
Well, we know two things from today C_U_L8R Jun 2022 #14
It won't affect the gun hicks of Jan.6 Kingofalldems Jun 2022 #16
Not the nut cases, but others I hope. Joinfortmill Jun 2022 #17

Diamond_Dog

(31,989 posts)
2. I think they will just shrug
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 08:21 PM
Jun 2022

And say “it’s past history “ and “people forget about all the good things he did.”

AkFemDem

(1,823 posts)
3. No. The committee knows it too- their target
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 08:21 PM
Jun 2022

Is the DOJ, not brainwashed republicans who are not only capable of believing every lie TrumpCo spits out, but just plain don’t care if the accusations are even true to begin with.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
5. Nope. They made a pact with the devil and they're proud to hang on to him.
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 08:24 PM
Jun 2022

Even when all these miserable souls are tried and incarcerated, they'll still think the deep state stole their heroes and these acts must be avenged.

They lack the capacity to objectively discern.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,431 posts)
6. Cultism requires constant encouragement or
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 08:25 PM
Jun 2022

threats of punishment if a cultist loses enthusiasm.

This J6 bottomless pit has distracted Trump enough that he’s just not as attentive as he once was. So more of his worshippers will be peeling away—not to mention the devastating content of the hearings themselves.

Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)
7. "God works in mysterious ways."
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 08:27 PM
Jun 2022

Anything to stop the “Clinton Machine,”

That’s why they push God, conspiracy, persecution, and fear.

After their masses are softened up they will believe anything.

Stuart G

(38,421 posts)
9. Yes, the 70% will go down to 40-50%..That is a whole lot of people...Here is why.......
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 08:37 PM
Jun 2022

Some people have watched the hearings, & some have not...Family discussion about Trump will go on for
a very long time. Those that have seen the hearings will try to tell those non-believers (and not viewers) the
truth. Over time, some will be convinced that Trump had brainwashed them. Yes, some will be convinced
simply because the truth is out there, not some Trump lies.

...Will someone believe today's testimony, or Trump lies?

....Will even Trump followers believe Cassidy Hutchinson or Donald Trump?

...Over time even Trump followers... will believe the truth. Why?.....

...If you watch Hutchinson speak and listen carefully, she is telling the truth.
...If you know that Trump spread the lie that he won the election, and everyone knows that is a lie, that will convince
some but not all of Trump supporters. Some...yes ...some..Say twenty percent after long discussion with family, friends
and others. The truth takes a long time to get through to Trump believers. But it gets through over time.

How do I know? I watched Watergate from beginning to end when Nixon resigned. ...
It took a lot of time, but John Dean was believed over Richard Nixon..
..............and ..............Cassidy Hutchinson will be believed over Donald Trump.

There will be more information coming out. More to testify and more videos to be watched.
...Trump's name will be destroyed forever. People died at the 1/6 Riot.............
....No one died with some erased tapes and the testimony from Watergate and corresponding events.

Scrivener7

(50,949 posts)
10. The Committee is brilliantly aiming ALL of the testimony
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 08:39 PM
Jun 2022

at the part of that 70% they CAN turn.

We don't need it all. Just a sliver.

nakocal

(552 posts)
12. Republican voters are fucking stupid
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 08:54 PM
Jun 2022

with little chance of recovery. And the 90% plus far right owned media in the US does not help.

Xavier Breath

(3,626 posts)
13. If it did have any effect it would only serve
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 08:54 PM
Jun 2022

to push those cretins into the arms of DeSantis. They may jettison Trump for '24 but not their beliefs.

C_U_L8R

(45,001 posts)
14. Well, we know two things from today
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 08:55 PM
Jun 2022

1. They're watching and paying attention

2. We struck a nerve. Maybe a near fatal blow. We'll see.


Sooner or later, Trump's failed conspiracy will unravel and punishment will be delivered.

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