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8. In time sure but before the 2022/2024 elections.
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 10:23 AM
Nov 2020

Also Trumpism will last a lot longer than Trump. Even if Trump dies of a KFC induced heart attack the person who seizes power in the GOP will be the one who can out Trump all the other candidates trying to out Trump each other.

The GOP created this monster over 30 years and it isn't going away overnight.

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Nah. It's clear that most of them in congress can't really stand him. Greybnk48 Nov 2020 #1
"He's got an handful of cultists", 30% of the kGOP voting bases isn't a "handful" its a controlling uponit7771 Nov 2020 #2
The vast majority of Republican VOTERS Love Trump. They adore Trump. Statistical Nov 2020 #5
+1, in less than a year the 22 congressional primaries start ... can you imagine the kGOP running uponit7771 Nov 2020 #6
They want racism. That's what Trumpism is. And bigotry. Greybnk48 Nov 2020 #13
Trump doesn't need the office of the presidency to control kGOP pols, just 10% of the base who wont uponit7771 Nov 2020 #16
Understand this: even after he leaves, he has the power to do enormous damage to R-scums.... machoneman Nov 2020 #15
+1, this is ***EXACTLY*** how Red Don will be king maker post presidency !! uponit7771 Nov 2020 #17
Agree Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #18
kGOP..... Chicago1980 Nov 2020 #3
+1, the fact that Putin isn't going to recognize the Biden admin should scream treason but MAGA ... uponit7771 Nov 2020 #4
I am not sure about that. Things can and often do change. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #7
In time sure but before the 2022/2024 elections. Statistical Nov 2020 #8
Cults can and often do Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #11
True, when the head of the cult goes away ... COMPLETELY. Not just put out of gov power, cults don't uponit7771 Nov 2020 #14
True. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #20
yep uponit7771 Nov 2020 #21
Probable vs possible, is it more probable that Trump will not influence the kGOP for years to come.. uponit7771 Nov 2020 #9
best hope is for GOP to be splintered as the trump loyalist are threatening, lets hope in Georgia beachbumbob Nov 2020 #10
+1, then to get the party back together the kGOP puts Trump in jail to shut him up or something ... uponit7771 Nov 2020 #12
I can't wait to see Trump, Pence, Pompey, Haley, Cruz, and Cotton in a primary Renew Deal Nov 2020 #19
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