He's given certain special interest groups legitimacy and favors they've (Reply #8)

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Fri Nov 20, 2020, 11:09 AM

Mike 03 (15,972 posts)

8. He's given certain special interest groups legitimacy and favors they've

been craving for decades, especially the Christian Nationalists and Alt Right.

I also agree with others who've said that there's a lot of fear, because it's unclear how much power he will retain after leaving office.

Also, the "shared enemies" theory. Some people like him because he hates the same people they do.

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34 replies	Author	Time	Post
How can Trump inspire such loyalty in the GOP? [View all]	andym	Nov 20	OP
Two sets of two words ... Fairness Doctrine and Citizens United (nt)	mr_lebowski	Nov 20	#1
+1000	Peacetrain	Nov 20	#2
They are scared of him. They are weak.	SoonerPride	Nov 20	#3
They're not as scared of him as they are of his base.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Nov 20	#6
Blackmail	Kid Berwyn	Nov 20	#4
This	Arazi	Nov 20	#26
Kinda looks like Malaria is repulsed by the Maggot.	SammyWinstonJack	Nov 21	#33
By encouraging them to be as bad as they want to be.	PubliusEnigma	Nov 20	#5
By inspiring loyalty in the beer-bellied, spit-spraying, gun-toting rednecks.	Aristus	Nov 20	#7
He's given certain special interest groups legitimacy and favors they've	Mike 03	Nov 20	#8
I don't think that they fear Trump any more	Chainfire	Nov 20	#9
When you're getting everything you wanted...	Chicago1980	Nov 20	#10
70 million voters	liberalmuse	Nov 20	#11
Nixon had 47 million votes in 1972 which is a greater percentage of the American electorate	andym	Nov 20	#20
Avarice, stupidity and gullibility	Thomas Hurt	Nov 20	#12
They are the authoritarian party and that's what it means to be a part of it.	unblock	Nov 20	#13
This	Cosmocat	Nov 21	#32
Trump Vodka. Trump Steaks. Trump University.	dchill	Nov 20	#14
It is all about the hate for democrats and liberals. tRump was their weapon with which to hurt	Hotler	Nov 20	#15
To be fair, republicans have always 'closed ranks' better than democrats have, or do.	Arthur_Frain	Nov 20	#16
Because he rubber stamps everything they want and is willing to cheat to keep them in power.	kysrsoze	Nov 20	#17
They're all flat out fascists. and Hitler wannnabe Trump is their beloved Fuhrer.	Roisin Ni Fiachra	Nov 20	#18
My theory.	OAITW r.2.0	Nov 20	#19
It's not just financial benefit, some GOP pols are wealthy like Sen. Scott	andym	Nov 20	#24
Or protection of that wealth.	OAITW r.2.0	Nov 20	#28
Yep, they have guzzled their own cool aid	Cosmocat	Nov 21	#31
He's got a large chunk of their base on his side.	beastie boy	Nov 20	#21
Imo,	Oneironaut	Nov 20	#22
Simple	Windy City Charlie	Nov 20	#23
It's more for their self preservation than it is out of loyalty	mtnsnake	Nov 20	#25
Confederacy of Economic Royalists	moondust	Nov 20	#27
Because they're the same	ibegurpard	Nov 20	#29
Spam deleted by MIR Team	jackyjoy123	Nov 21	#30
I have an answer: Trump is a modern day PT Barnum	andym	Nov 21	#34

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