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Lonestarblue

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14. There is no final straw for Trump voters.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 12:06 PM

22 hrs ago

He could televise a sexual attack on a female in the Oval Office or discussions about how to embezzle money from the government, and they would claim it's his right to do so. Some people consider themselves so thoroughly Republican that they cannot vote for anyone but a Republican even if he is an immoral crook with no idea how to govern for anything but enriching himself.

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Trump's new 'gargantuan shakedown' may be the last straw for voters: expert [View all] turbinetree Yesterday OP

Your last sentence says all that needs to be said. Boomerproud 23 hrs ago #1

Seriously doubt anything is the last straw with voters. Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #2

"That scamp! If he can do it, so can I!" tanyev 23 hrs ago #3

Yes this is the goal. To produce amoral citizens like in Russia. Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #9

37% of voters orangecrush 23 hrs ago #6

What's "arthepeid"? bif 22 hrs ago #7

A misspelled word orangecrush 22 hrs ago #8

So it's in Aftrica? bif 22 hrs ago #12

Yes that's the continence orangecrush 20 hrs ago #20

Hahaha Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #23

Haha Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #21

... orangecrush 20 hrs ago #22

It's good to understand gelography! bif 19 hrs ago #27

It's a grate big world! orangecrush 17 hrs ago #29

Yes of course we are. White Rich Male Dictatorship. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #26

How much money do they need? BlueWaveNeverEnd 23 hrs ago #4

All of it. JHB 21 hrs ago #15

We're being hollowed out and discarded. Hugin 19 hrs ago #28

Question D00ver66 23 hrs ago #5

If bodies stacked like lumber in refrigerator trucks during covid Bristlecone 22 hrs ago #10

By 'gargantuan shakedown' I thought you meant the $1B ballroom. That's chump change. Silly me. flashman13 22 hrs ago #11

I don't think people even really pay attention to this one Cosmocat 22 hrs ago #13

There is no final straw for Trump voters. Lonestarblue 22 hrs ago #14

The "last straw" before they continue to support him wholeheartedly Orrex 21 hrs ago #16

More reputational harm than Don Jr's coke fueled X rants or Eric's admission to golf reporters that they get their money ChicagoTeamster 21 hrs ago #17

Last straw for WHICH voters BaronChocula 21 hrs ago #18

Trump. Does. Not. Care. Zorro 20 hrs ago #19

Yup, he does. I hope he's wrong. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #24

Only one thing I want to know about the Donald. calimary 20 hrs ago #25