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Joinfortmill

(20,822 posts)
Mon Jan 22, 2024, 05:57 PM Jan 2024

'Heir to the Trump movement': MAGA has reportedly found a successor to its leader"

https://www.rawstory.com/matt-gaetz-maga-heir/

Me: ROFL:

'That person is Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), far-right Freedom Caucus crusader and unapologetic Trump supporter, who is being rolled out to excite MAGA voters.'
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'Heir to the Trump movement': MAGA has reportedly found a successor to its leader" (Original Post) Joinfortmill Jan 2024 OP
Birds of a feather--both like underage teen girls. Lonestarblue Jan 2024 #1
I don't see it. Johonny Jan 2024 #2
The only reason he is not in jail for sex trafficking, drug charges, underage girls, and ..... Botany Jan 2024 #3
If GOT taught us anything, sucessors take down their kingmakers lindysalsagal Jan 2024 #4
My guess is that Margorie Taylor Greene is Green with envy riversedge Jan 2024 #5
It will be Junior,,,,, OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2024 #6
Dont rule out princess..... getagrip_already Jan 2024 #7
Nah, it's not Gaetz, not yet -- nowhere near the celeb status or charisma of tfg 0rganism Jan 2024 #8
Hah! - but I said that, too, in 2015. UTUSN Jan 2024 #9
Nah! Gaetz has made too many enemies within GOP. oasis Jan 2024 #10
Matt has the charisma of a burnt sausage spanone Jan 2024 #11
It will be somebody from the Reality TV Circus ThoughtCriminal Jan 2024 #12
I have a feeling that when they lose traitor, they will fall apart Marthe48 Jan 2024 #13

Johonny

(25,927 posts)
2. I don't see it.
Mon Jan 22, 2024, 06:01 PM
Jan 2024

I think there is more appealing crazy out there. Matt is dull sort of crazy.

Botany

(76,960 posts)
3. The only reason he is not in jail for sex trafficking, drug charges, underage girls, and .....
Mon Jan 22, 2024, 06:10 PM
Jan 2024

…other things is that the 2 people they would have had to call as witnesses were
really shaky. The underage woman and his partner in crime. Gaetz would go to
the hotel ATM machines to get cash for drugs and to pay some woman. The DoJ
had to drop the charges against him because of those 2 potential witnesses.

getagrip_already

(17,802 posts)
7. Dont rule out princess.....
Mon Jan 22, 2024, 08:01 PM
Jan 2024

She is doing everything she can to stay low and keep out of sight, but that doesn't mean she is checking out.

She is just waiting for dad to go.

Then she will swoop in with a media blitz and run for office.

0rganism

(25,556 posts)
8. Nah, it's not Gaetz, not yet -- nowhere near the celeb status or charisma of tfg
Mon Jan 22, 2024, 08:14 PM
Jan 2024

He may hold the same positions on issues and overall etiquette but he totally lacks Trump's rizz.

MAGA remains primarily a cult of personality, and from what I've seen so far, Gaetz barely has enough personality to rizz himself, let alone an electorally-significant cult.

ThoughtCriminal

(14,718 posts)
12. It will be somebody from the Reality TV Circus
Mon Jan 22, 2024, 10:05 PM
Jan 2024

With zero government experience.

A proven formula for what GOP voters will want. Someone loud, obnoxious and outrageous and who knows how to tap their hate. Trump is an imbecile, but he understood the GOP base better than any of the other candidates.



Marthe48

(22,980 posts)
13. I have a feeling that when they lose traitor, they will fall apart
Mon Jan 22, 2024, 10:10 PM
Jan 2024

Last edited Tue Jan 23, 2024, 08:12 PM - Edit history (1)

I think there will be a power vacuum, with a giant sucking sound, when traitor is no longer available. Which I hope is soon :/

I had a thought since I posted. The rwnj might not win the White House and they may have big loses in the House and Senate. But there are way too many rwnj acting as judges, and we must try to mitigate the awful effect they have and have on women's rights, minority's rights, immigrants, education, taxes, gun control, the environment, reining in the bad cops and other concerns we post about every day.

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