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kentuck

(115,019 posts)
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 11:13 AM Monday

How deep is the MAGA loyalty?

With the elected MAGAs, they are probably afraid to not be loyal. Their loyalty is born of fear.

But, how loyal is the "average" MAGA voter? They have seen that Marjorie Taylor Green has had the courage to criticize Trump and has received death threats for her efforts.

What percentage of MAGAs want to split from the embarrassment of the Trump presidency but have nowhere to go? They have so much invested in the stupidity and unlawfulness of Donald Trump that they must accept their illusion as permanent?

They are ashamed to speak up? They can barely look at themselves in the mirror?

Or are they still 100% devoted to their Leader and Savior, Donald Trump?

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How deep is the MAGA loyalty? (Original Post) kentuck Monday OP
They are in a trauma bond with Donald Trump bucolic_frolic Monday #1
25% Of Voters Appear To Be Irretrievable ProfessorGAC Monday #2
About as deep as their wallets C_U_L8R Monday #3

bucolic_frolic

(53,653 posts)
1. They are in a trauma bond with Donald Trump
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 11:17 AM
Monday

The more illogic and gaslighting he spews, the more they grip to the reality he created in their minds. I have no idea if anything's been written deeply about breaking trauma bonds of the masses. Even after they lose they cling to their fantasies. Outside forces dictate to them but they are not empowered and do not change reality other than to be stooges.

ProfessorGAC

(75,596 posts)
2. 25% Of Voters Appear To Be Irretrievable
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 11:24 AM
Monday

Another 5% care about nothing but low taxes.
The other 20% are flippable (or at least a good fraction of them) as evidenced by the approval numbers in every, yes every, poll. (Whether the poll is biased or not the approve - disapprove number has gotten far worse in all of them)
So, the answer to your question appears to be some of both.

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