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MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Republicans acknowledge voters rejected them but show little appetite for breaking with Trump

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MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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    7 hours ago

    Spineless greedy sycophants

  • muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    Some problems solve themselves

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    That’s because they are absolute pussies.

  • Heikki2@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    They are no longer licking the boot, they have deep throated it

  • Hikermick@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Trump’s power is similar to that of Fox News. They are both the King Maker in the primaries.

  • resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe
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    This is who they are.

    Sucks to suck.

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      Who they are above all else is cowards. Trump thinks he’s a mob boss and has a history of threatening and hurting people standing against him. I’d bet money he’s threatening them and their families behind the curtain. They will only move against him when their success is more guaranteed, like when the new Congress is seated.

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      💯

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    i am deatly afraid dems will limp dick themselves into a major loss in 2028 to apease israel

    • ProfThadBach@lemmy.world
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      I fear that Trump and company is cooking something up and before January and don’t feel the Democrats are prepared.

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    Every fucking comment made by those fucks was utter hypocritical bullshit. Head of the Oversight Committee that performed no oversight in the last two years talks about how important oversight is.

    Fucking lickspittles.

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    There’s at least some of them worried Donnie will sic his cult on them the same way he did to mad Margie where they start getting death threats.

    • dou9m@lemmy.ca
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      Doubt it

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        Dunno, self interest is a very R trait though

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      Don’t forget about Pence. Hard to imagine he has any allies at all after Trump condoned his murder.

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    Hard to break with Trump when you need those voters to show up.

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      The ones that created this latest red wave? /s

      I’m not certain Trump has a major hold on a significant portion of the population. I’m betting most Republicans are sitting on a razors edge sweating on the direction to take, desperately not wanting to slip.

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        The next Republican leader needs to either 1) get the exact same maga vote from 2016/2024 or 2) appeal to enough of Maga and enough of center. Neither are gonna work but that’s what they have to try. I’m guessing they’ll try number 2 so that means the best course of action is to simply not piss off Maga.

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          They need the swing more than they need maga. Swing went blue this round. No reason it can’t go red next round.

          I don’t think the swing likes maga very much anymore, but I’m sure they’re ok with “traditional” Republicans (being called RINO atm).

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        I’m pretty sure he set things up so all the money runs through him and/or his accomplices now, though.

        https://www.axios.com/2026/11/06/scoop-trump-to-keep-fundraising-hoping-to-retain-political-muscle

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      those pro-domestic-terrorists*

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    2026 Republicans = 2010 Republicans = 1999 Republicans

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    Then die

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      Ray. When someone asks you if you’re a god, you say yes.

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    Of course. Their loyalty is with Donald duck, not their country.

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    They’ve hitched their cart to him already. They’re committed. Abandoning ship would just be career suicide, so they’re going to batton down the hatches and try to ride the storm out.

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    Then they will continue to lose.

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