I have some REALLY GOOD NEWS that I should have started telling you about 3 months ago...

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We are full time RV'ers, and have driven the road from Lake Mead rec area north to I-15 dozens of times in the last 8 years. This road is NV state route 169, and from 2016 to 2021 there were literally hundreds of Trump flags flying from almost every house and business in Overton and Logandale, the town just north of Overton.

We drove that road in late March of this year, and saw 1 (ONE) only one, one, one Trump flag in that area.

I thought of posting that then, but lazy took over, and I didn't. Sorry!

BUT KNOW...even better news.

We left a campground in Idaho Falls this morning and drove 260 miles towards Helena Montana. We spent about 6 weeks in western Montana 2 years ago, and it was all Trump flags, tents selling Trump merchandise, and stickers and flags on EVERY pickup truck we saw.

We're still just south of Helena, but...

WE HAVE NOT SEEN ONE TRUMP FLAG OR STICKER SINCE WE LEFT IDAHO FALLS!

I really don't want to get my hopes up too much, but I believe this is the beginning of the end for TFG.

[Frasier Balzov]

1. They're laying low, fearing they'll be rounded up.

[TheBlackAdder]

44. Waiting on the pre-order sales on the Ron DeSantis merch.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

2. hopefully DeSantis flags don't replace the Trump flags

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3. In all of our travels, we have NEVER seen a DeSantis flag.

The TFG's loyalty would never vote for him, and I don't think he is at all popular outside of the south-east.

Disclaimer...we haven't been in the south-east in our RV since he was elected.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

5. i dont think they exist, nor Biden or Obama flags. Trump cult nonsense was unique to Trump

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7. It really surprised us, but we did see a Biden/Harris flag in Cedar City, Utah.

[LeftInTX]

12. Oh I have a Biden flag!

In fact I had six. We used them at rallies. Had our picture taken for the party with. Had two Biden victory caravans.

Amazon vendors will make them for any candidate

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

15. oh

[FreeState]

25. I think most of us that have them don't use them the same way as MAGATs

We have one we put up a week before the election and took down a week after the election. We still have it but haven’t used it sense the election. We have a Mayor Pete flag too - we never flew it though (it came three weeks after he dropped out) I’m saving it to use in the future

[Hortensis]

41. Right. Liberal vs authoritarian leaning behaviors.

Those especially loyal to leaders and those to policy and principles to be pursued by elected representatives tend to wonder about each other.

Bigger, noisier crowds come, often long distances, to cheer a leader make them all excited and glad and me concerned. Flags and social media posts always featuring their leader the same.

Meanwhile, our Democratic "crowd size" was 81 million in 2020 -- and at that, 83% of those still stayed home while they voted their ideals and goals.

[DemocraticPatriot]

4. Inexorable demographics diminish their numbers continuously...

Older covid-worshippers continue to die,
and old Trump voters continue to die....

and what you said....


Recent articles have promoted the position that 2024 will "finish off the MAGAts"...

I believe it, but we still have to do the work....

Thanks for the insight.

[Axelrods_Typewriter]

8. I've noticed what I call a "Trump hangover" too

Some of the deplorables aren't drunk on Trump anymore. So now they're hung over and wondering what the hell happened.

[Axelrods_Typewriter]

6. In my area, there used to be a large amount of Trump signs and flags.

Now? You have to actively search for them! Woohoo, less visual pollution!

[uponit7771]

9. +1, same here but they're leaving him cause he's a loser not because he's a sell out, crook, racist

... rapist, asshole, etc.

[Axelrods_Typewriter]

10. For sure.

Their fascist strongman has been shown to be the loser he's always been.

[FakeNoose]

11. Chump supporters - numbers are diminishing and they aren't as bold flying their stupid flags

They're still out there to be sure. But not as many and not as bold. They have a reason to be scared, because their numbers are diminishing. Let's hope this trend continues.

[Axelrods_Typewriter]

14. I just wanna say I love your Governor Shapiro picture

I'm SO glad he won instead of the other guy. Y'know, Mr. Makes-DeSatan-Look-Like-A-Moderate.

[FakeNoose]

16. Thanks ...

I believe our Governor could become the first Jewish President some day, if Adam Schiff doesn't beat him to it.

[SouthernDem4ever]

32. Half of them are probably scared they'll be recognized from Jan 6

[Ligyron]

43. No doubt. nt.

[Easterncedar]

13. Such good news! Thanks.

I really will sleep better tonight.

[Ferrets are Cool]

17. That is good news, however, that shit is still all over South Alabama.

[Meadowoak]

35. Used to be a bazillion Trump flags in my rural redneck hillbilly hick town in KY.

Haven't seen any in quite a while, I think their love affair with Trump is over.

[madaboutharry]

18. I'm hoping with you that they're sick of him.

I’m also hoping that they just having crawled under their rocks until it’s time to vote for him. 🧐

[gratuitous]

19. Anecdata, but I like it anyway

Still one house on my commute sporting a Trump sign firmly lashed to the chimney. When that one comes down, I'll do a little jig.

[bobnicewander]

31. Here's

a little jig to get you (and all of us) started.
André Rieu & John Sheahan - Irish Washerwomen

https://tinyurl.com/48ttyb89

[Vadem]

39. That was delightful! That little 3 year old Akim playing

the violin was incredible! Thank you.

[Warpy]

20. Well, that and the cheaply made merch from overseas just plumb wore out

and inflation has hit them hard enough they're not getting any more. Shit should'a lasted four years, bobdammit.

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21. LOL

[flashman13]

22. It's a trend. The story is the same in the Shields Valley. In 2020 the highway was lined with tRump

flags. Right now there is still one left in Clyde City. It's been a while since I've seen a magat hat. The times are a changing.

[grantcart]

23. They all moved to Yuma

[bobnicewander]

33. Will

there be a showdown when the 3:10 gets in?

[KS Toronado]

38. Nope, the 3:10 doesn't stop in Yuma anymore.

[AllyCat]

24. Guy in our town with a yard of handmade tdfg signs

Plus a truck festooned with them.

Last night, they were all gone.

[dclarston13]

26. I have also seen similar things in Rural TX, Colorado and NM.

But I don't think the mindset has changed. They are playing possum. They know the flags and other crap they display will single them out.

[calimary]

27. Nobody wants to hitch their wagon to a loser.

There are many trump fans who remain solidly in denial about him, even as more bad news trails him like an inconvenient streamer of toilet paper stuck on one of his shoes.

I'm writing this on Friday, June 2nd, where so much of the evening news was about trump's being charged with 34 felonies in that hush-money case. Denial runs deep. Especially when you're heavily invested, emotionally, or with your friends or coworkers, in supporting that bastard to the bitter end. But nobody wants to get loser-stench on themselves. So maybe that proverbial bitter end isn't so far off in the distance as many of us have dreaded it might be.

[WinstonSmith4740]

28. I used to live in the Moapa Valley

Moved into Vegas a couple of years ago, but lived up there for about 21 years. It's always been deep, deep red, and yeah, the flags were flying, so this is really good to hear!

[PaulnFortWorth]

29. In Rural Texas MAGA Still Persists

My wife and I drove from Fort Worth, TX to Kerrville TX and saw several gas stations that had MAGA junksters selling from their vans. Confederate flags, MAGA stuff...

Texas is doomed to perpetual hate even though it's part of the "bible belt" of the south.

[AllaN01Bear]

30. same in my mostly red district. you dont even see those huge dont tread on me flags,

except for a handfull.

[Jean Genie]

34. Yea!

Let us hope that a majority of the unwoke have awakened! I'm so tired of Trump's endless imposition into every aspect of our lives!

[2naSalit]

36. Yup...

The humpers down the hill have replaced their ****p flags and garb all over their doorway with "We the People" crap and altered US flags. One has the black US flag on their pu truck tail gate, whole thing painted, lucky for them they did put the asshole's name.

Most bumper stickers specifically naming him are disappearing but they are still assholes and they are still out there. Some still have their dixie flags and what not but lot are laying low. They got what they wanted out of the legislature this year so they are happy for now. Luckily they didn't gain control over the state supreme court who is striking down a lot of their attempts to change the state constitution; ban abortion; suppress the vote and subjugate the poor even further.

Glad you have witnessed it too, I'm not imagining things. Keep an eye out for flash floods right now, it's still raining for another day. All water is really high and dangerous, banks can be unstable.

[malaise]

37. Great post

Rec

[Sneederbunk]

40. Just wait until election year.

[jaxexpat]

42. TFG's schtick has lost its entertainment value.

It's just missing that yeehaw factor which made such an impression on the nitwit demographic. Of course, they voted for the jerk. They didn't know any better. They'd have to have paid attention for the last 4 decades to remember how he really was/is.

The dew is off the melon, boys, y'all just go on home.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

45. In my empty-nester neighborhood

We have easy access to preK-university and shopping, too, so houses don't stay on the market long.

That is until some MAGAts decided to have big ugly MAGAt displays in their yards, even on their houses (huge TFG sign attached to the upper story!).

In the midst of that insanity, someone who was selling their house lost a buyer willing to pay *more* than the already-outrageous asking price, because said buyer didn't want to live with MAGAts as neighbors.

And oh did that not sit well with the rest of the 'hood. Understand that our neighborhood is one that has a bunch of people who have lived in the neighborhood since it went up in the late 60s. They came to adulthood in the 60s and 70s, thus an age group where it was common for the men to be breadwinners and women to be homemakers. I'm on the younger end of the Boomers in our neighborhood, but many of us are living that way, too. So a bunch of those guys are doing their lawn thing or fiddling with an old car most days, and women have coffee klatsches in the morning, and play mahjongg with lemonade in the afternoon. Couples regularly get together to play cards and have backyard cookouts on the weekends. They even go shopping together--or for those who can't get around so well anymore, and some of them take vacations together, too.

With such a tight-knit community, getting shunned here is a really big deal, and so is maintaining property values. None of us are rich, so we're counting on making enough money from selling our homes to get by in our old age.

That's why those fascist displays had to come down--and fast, and the 'hood did what it took to make it so.