Trouble is that President Trump is a symptom of the current opinions of the GOP, not the cause. The GOP will continue to espouse similar views and select similar candidates after his tenure IMO.
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The Trump Presidency: Part 18
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Trouble is that President Trump is a symptom of the current opinions of the GOP, not the cause. The GOP will continue to espouse similar views and select similar candidates after his tenure IMO.
20 virtual internet international dollars says the next Republican candidate after Trump loses is Tom Selleck.
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Wait, weren't you just saying that Trump will win in 2020???
Make up your mind already.
Not to mention: Is your comment even relevant to the The Don's?
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Your post about running three times snuck in while I made mine.
And since you want to pursue this: quadraginta never said that Trump would destroy the whole Republican party. You, however, claimed he/she did. In fact, this post:
...garbled as it is, was not relevant to quadraginta's post to begin with.
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I wonder if Gym Jordan has aspirations for a 2024 presidential run himself. His grandstanding before, but especially during, the hearings and his Trump sychophancy could certainly be preparing to take Trump's place.
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I really don't think you need me to interpret that: It's plainly written as is. And please note: It does not claim, as you seem to think, that Trump is destroying the GOP. If anything, it claims they are destroying themselves, and have been destroying themselves before Trump ever began his presidential campaign.
Is it clear now?
Fair point.
I was stupid to think it related to the situation in 2019.
It is actually an unrelated comment to current times and is a general observation.
I apologise for thinking posters talk about current politics
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LOL! That's not what I said, either.
You made the mistake of assuming quadraginta was laying the blame for the GOP's problems on Trump. To the contrary, current politics in the GOP have been deteriorating for decades. I can't make it any more plain (hell, I thought it was plain in my last post) than this: Trump isn't destroying the GOP; they have been destroying themselves for decades.
Now is it clear???
Given Bush got 2 terms, not really.
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Please note: I did not say they destroyed themselves 15 years ago, what I said, (if you could just bother to read my actual words, for a change) is that they are in the process of destroying themselves and have been doing so for decades. The deterioration has increased the last few years, but there have been signs of it since the '60s, at least, when they began pandering for the votes of the ignorant and the racist.
Please note: I did not say they destroyed themselves 15 years ago, what I said, (if you could just bother to read my actual words, for a change) is that they are in the process of destroying themselves and have been doing so for decades. The deterioration has increased the last few years, but there have been signs of it since the '60s, at least, when they began pandering for the votes of the ignorant and the racist.
Think I will leave it there, as you obviously have more indepth knowledge of parties destroying themselves while winning.
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I agree, I am considerably more knowledgeable than you about this: All you've contributed up to this point are deliberate mischaracterizations of what I am saying: I never said they were dead, I said they are in the process of destroying themselves. That's not at all inconsistent with the electoral success they have had. For one thing, evidently you have no knowledge of the changing demographics of the US. For another, are you even aware of the voter suppression efforts the GOP has been engaging in?
I agree, I am considerably more knowledgeable than you about this: All you've contributed up to this point are deliberate mischaracterizations of what I am saying: I never said they were dead, I said they are in the process of destroying themselves. That's not at all inconsistent with the electoral success they have had. For one thing, evidently you have no knowledge of the changing demographics of the US. For another, are you even aware of the voter suppression efforts the GOP has been engaging in?
Don't actually
But I will look into it, as that does sound dodgy if true
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Think it is best for me to avoid US politics threads for a bit.
Am actually genuinely interested, and the whole Trump thing is interesting as he is just an idiot,
But realise I am probably just being an idiot as don't know enough about the history
Apologies if I offended anyone and will still read with interest,
Maybe still make the odd dim post, but not for a while
Am actually genuinely interested, and the whole Trump thing is interesting as he is just an idiot,
But realise I am probably just being an idiot as don't know enough about the history
Apologies if I offended anyone and will still read with interest,
Maybe still make the odd dim post, but not for a while
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