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8. They say they think that....

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2026, 01:03 PM

Yesterday

I know some GOPers who will always aver that Trump is great, that the rest of us are crazy... but then when I probe gently about how they really feel, they admit that he's actually not a good guy. They won't deny him or anything, but there's clearly a conflict in their hearts because they realize in some sense that he violates every value they used to hold.

I speculate that as soon as they get that he's also a big LOSER, they'll start peeling away.

I don't know what will be needed for them to realize that, but I think his support is pretty fragile.

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