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Title: Politico: Trump's base getting stronger
Post by: Angel Eyes on January 30, 2021, 11:07:07 AM
https://www.foxnews.com/media/politico-tara-palmeri-trump-base-getting-stronger

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Former President Donald Trump has actually gained -- not lost -- political clout since leaving office, a political observer asserted Friday.

Politico reporter Tara Palmeri's observation runs contrary to the assumptions of many in the Washington D.C. establishment and the mainstream media.

"People don't want to hear anything against Trump," Palmeri said during an appearance on MSNBC. "Actually, the more he stays out of the media, the more that he becomes this martyr, this looming figure over the GOP."

...

"I think that there's a huge disconnect between Washington and the rest of the country."

Well, no *expletive deleted*it.
Title: Re: Politico: Trump's base getting stronger
Post by: Ben on January 30, 2021, 11:12:30 AM
Obi Wan Trump.  =D

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“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.”
Title: Re: Politico: Trump's base getting stronger
Post by: WLJ on January 30, 2021, 11:24:58 AM
This could have an effect on how far they go with new gun control restrictions since, maybe, they're starting to realize, again maybe, how POed a very large segment of the country is and anything beyond banning braces and similar would be like pulling the pin on a very large hand grenade.

Or they very could be that stupid and arrogant (the two often go hand in hand) and do it anyway
Title: Re: Politico: Trump's base getting stronger
Post by: French G. on January 30, 2021, 12:38:51 PM
Not Trumps base. The people who voted for Trump as a giant middle finger to the way things are is more accurate.
Title: Re: Politico: Trump's base getting stronger
Post by: WLJ on January 30, 2021, 01:04:35 PM
Not Trumps base. The people who voted for Trump as a giant middle finger to the way things are is more accurate.

Granted, but as far as the dems and the MSM are concerned they're one and the same which influences  a large part of their decision making
Title: Re: Politico: Trump's base getting stronger
Post by: lee n. field on January 30, 2021, 02:22:14 PM
Reading through the comments is, uh, interesting.  And noting the thumbs up/thumbs down ratio on the various comments.
Title: Re: Politico: Trump's base getting stronger
Post by: RocketMan on January 30, 2021, 06:48:06 PM
Sorry to say, but a year or two from now the Trump base will have gone the way of the Tea Party.  Conservative political movements are typically short lived.
Title: Re: Politico: Trump's base getting stronger
Post by: kgbsquirrel on January 30, 2021, 10:02:35 PM
Sorry to say, but a year or two from now the Trump base will have gone the way of the Tea Party.  Conservative political movements are typically short lived.

Because they are murdered.
Title: Re: Politico: Trump's base getting stronger
Post by: Ron on January 30, 2021, 10:12:12 PM
What do you think?

If Trump gave the word and said blood must flow to refresh the tree of liberty, do think the blood would have flowed?

Trump wasn't what the leftists claimed he was, but if there is a next guy that generates as much enthusiasm as Trump there might be potential for a real insurrection/restoration.

The Tea Party didn't go away and neither will MAGA. They are a third of the country. Their movements go away because they aren't Utopian ideologues trying to amass power. All they really want is representation and it is regularly denied.