"[Trump] is a quasi-incumbent, and [despite that] some 40 to 45% of Republican primary voters are voting for somebody else. This is not exactly a sign of overwhelming dominance when you’ve got almost half the party at least interested in an alternative."
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A more critical figure for the MAGA movement is that the Marigold Malignancy is …
"[Trump] is a quasi-incumbent, and [despite that] some 40 to 45% of Republican primary voters are voting for somebody else. This is not exactly a sign of overwhelming dominance when you’ve got almost half the party at least interested in an alternative."
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A more critical figure for the MAGA movement is that the Marigold Malignancy is not drawing in more knuckle dragging cultists. His support in the New GOP has been stagnant at best, and has appeared to be dropping with the Establishment and non-MAGA Republicans. The Republican support for the Bloviating Butterscotch Buffoon, imo, is more a result of the fear of retribution -- political, intimidation, and in some cases, outright violence -- than of *actual* support.
It would be interesting to see how the votes in Congress would break if they were anonymous rather than out in the open; I'd wager that the illiberal legislation being pushed, especially in the House, would not pass on the party line votes the Psychiatric Facility Escapee Caucus has "enjoyed" since Jan, 2023. It will also be interesting to see the results both of the popular vote and in the Electoral College vote if the Coral Cancer is the party nominee. His legal travails might cause an increase of support among those in the MAGAverse, but it is turning off the rest of us (I don't feel comfortable about speaking for others but this seems to be a growing trend).
Buckle up kids, this is going to be a rollercoaster of a year.
"[Trump] is a quasi-incumbent, and [despite that] some 40 to 45% of Republican primary voters are voting for somebody else. This is not exactly a sign of overwhelming dominance when you’ve got almost half the party at least interested in an alternative."
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A more critical figure for the MAGA movement is that the Marigold Malignancy is not drawing in more knuckle dragging cultists. His support in the New GOP has been stagnant at best, and has appeared to be dropping with the Establishment and non-MAGA Republicans. The Republican support for the Bloviating Butterscotch Buffoon, imo, is more a result of the fear of retribution -- political, intimidation, and in some cases, outright violence -- than of *actual* support.
It would be interesting to see how the votes in Congress would break if they were anonymous rather than out in the open; I'd wager that the illiberal legislation being pushed, especially in the House, would not pass on the party line votes the Psychiatric Facility Escapee Caucus has "enjoyed" since Jan, 2023. It will also be interesting to see the results both of the popular vote and in the Electoral College vote if the Coral Cancer is the party nominee. His legal travails might cause an increase of support among those in the MAGAverse, but it is turning off the rest of us (I don't feel comfortable about speaking for others but this seems to be a growing trend).
Buckle up kids, this is going to be a rollercoaster of a year.
fnord