Long-time Trump defenders — the ones who have always hated him but were terrified of his base, of mean Tweets (no longer a threat) and/or getting primaried — are finally recognizing that the Trump train has derailed; the ship is burning and sinking, and the rats are jumping off (whatever metaphor you want to use).
But after an unprecedented, shocking (but not surprising) failed coup attempt (more to come over the next week), they are discovering that continuing to defend Trump is costing more support than it preserves. Trump’s approval rating, which has hovered steadily in the low 40% area, is most recently at 33% and he is pulling down the entire party with him. Mitch McConnell, who rightly blames Trump for losing two senate runoff seats they had been favored to win (and costing McConnell all of his senate leadership power), and he is now open to voting to convict on impeachment, and New York Times reporters are open that as many as 20 Republican senators are “open to” the possibility of voting to convict on the impeachment.
Republicans are serious. They want Trump GONE.
But while the Trump defections grow, the true Trump supporters — the QAnon wackos and the extreme religious-right nut jobs — will continue to stay loyal, and the traditional Wall $treet Republicans will move farther and faster to distance themselves from those waving the flags of Nazis and KKKonfederates, literally the flags that real Americans defeated in World War II and the Civil War respectively, causing tensions to build that are likely to stress the party beyond the breaking point.
Even the non-insane Republicans are starting to see the handwriting on the wall.
Any TrumpubliKKKon who continues to support Treasonweasel Trump is a supporter of TREASON, SEDITION and INSURRECTION and has no rightful place in this country.
Should never have got on. Wrecked your entire party in a vain attempt to cling to power forever. Would be funny to watch, had you not encouraged all the nutjobs to ride the train with you.
The Republican Party members that have enabled and been blindly loyal to Trump should break out and create a new party called The Hypocrite Party because that’s exactly what they are.
On the campaign trail, 2016: “I think he’s a kook. He’s not fit for office.” Lindsey Graham “He’s a chaos candidate. He’ll be a chaos president.” Jeb Bush
It’s not like even they couldn’t see it. But they let it happen anyway. So many levels of hell…..
McConnell is not having a come-to-Jesus moment. He saw what the Tea Party did to Boehner and to Paul Ryan. He knows he can’t handle the crazies, and that they will tear the party apart. This is why he sees this, rightly, as the time to make as clean and as obvious a break as possible. I don’t see him succeeding.
The Republican party will either become like Hezbollah (not my original thought) with a political wing and a military wing, or will split into two: one merely interested in telling us how to run our lives, the other Total Trump.
I suggest they adopt historical precedent and call themselves the Know-Nothing party.
It’s really too bad that the US electorate can very seldom remember even the MOST recent behavior from a politician, much less what they were saying and doing MORE than a week ago. Because if they COULD do that, we’d actually be able to vote the bastards out.
I would welcome a conservative party that could actually compete with the liberals without lying. That hasn’t happened in the entire time I have been politically aware, roughly 50 years. I don’t agree with a lot of liberal ideas- abortion tops the list, and would be interested in hearing the views of an HONEST conservative party. I have never had that option and once I understand that I am being lied to, even if the person lying seems to believe what he is saying—- actually even more so if he seems to actually believe it, because that’s nuts, so I have always voted Democratic. An honest option might be nice.
I believed from the start of Trump’s original campaign that MAGA really meant “Make American WHITE Again,” especially with his history of promoting the death penalty for the Central Park Five, and his birther stance. Everything he did or said was racist and/or misogynistic; I’ve never understood how ANY woman or person of color could support him. His personal animus for Obama stems (I think) from the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner, where Barrack tore Donald up, and rightly so. But Trump is so shallow, so wounded, so thin-skinned, that he takes everything personally and reacts instinctively by lashing out and holding grudges. But 71,000,000 people voted for him. I just don’t get it. Nearly half the voters of this country can’t be that stupid; it’s like a religious fervor with Trump as their Deity. I just don’t get it. He was never really a Republican, and he has never been a Christian; when asked if he’d ever asked forgiveness for his sins, he said he’d never sinned so didn’t need to ask. But the Fundamentalists love him; I just don’t get it.
DD Wiz Premium Member over 3 years ago
Long-time Trump defenders — the ones who have always hated him but were terrified of his base, of mean Tweets (no longer a threat) and/or getting primaried — are finally recognizing that the Trump train has derailed; the ship is burning and sinking, and the rats are jumping off (whatever metaphor you want to use).
But after an unprecedented, shocking (but not surprising) failed coup attempt (more to come over the next week), they are discovering that continuing to defend Trump is costing more support than it preserves. Trump’s approval rating, which has hovered steadily in the low 40% area, is most recently at 33% and he is pulling down the entire party with him. Mitch McConnell, who rightly blames Trump for losing two senate runoff seats they had been favored to win (and costing McConnell all of his senate leadership power), and he is now open to voting to convict on impeachment, and New York Times reporters are open that as many as 20 Republican senators are “open to” the possibility of voting to convict on the impeachment.
Republicans are serious. They want Trump GONE.
But while the Trump defections grow, the true Trump supporters — the QAnon wackos and the extreme religious-right nut jobs — will continue to stay loyal, and the traditional Wall $treet Republicans will move farther and faster to distance themselves from those waving the flags of Nazis and KKKonfederates, literally the flags that real Americans defeated in World War II and the Civil War respectively, causing tensions to build that are likely to stress the party beyond the breaking point.
Even the non-insane Republicans are starting to see the handwriting on the wall.
Any TrumpubliKKKon who continues to support Treasonweasel Trump is a supporter of TREASON, SEDITION and INSURRECTION and has no rightful place in this country.
Ontman over 3 years ago
Some of them are still afraid not to support him.
Daeder over 3 years ago
Just where do Republicans get off!?….
grumpypophobart over 3 years ago
Should never have got on. Wrecked your entire party in a vain attempt to cling to power forever. Would be funny to watch, had you not encouraged all the nutjobs to ride the train with you.
Mariah Johanna over 3 years ago
The Republican Party members that have enabled and been blindly loyal to Trump should break out and create a new party called The Hypocrite Party because that’s exactly what they are.
I Play One On TV over 3 years ago
On the campaign trail, 2016: “I think he’s a kook. He’s not fit for office.” Lindsey Graham “He’s a chaos candidate. He’ll be a chaos president.” Jeb Bush
It’s not like even they couldn’t see it. But they let it happen anyway. So many levels of hell…..
McConnell is not having a come-to-Jesus moment. He saw what the Tea Party did to Boehner and to Paul Ryan. He knows he can’t handle the crazies, and that they will tear the party apart. This is why he sees this, rightly, as the time to make as clean and as obvious a break as possible. I don’t see him succeeding.
The Republican party will either become like Hezbollah (not my original thought) with a political wing and a military wing, or will split into two: one merely interested in telling us how to run our lives, the other Total Trump.
I suggest they adopt historical precedent and call themselves the Know-Nothing party.
Concretionist over 3 years ago
It’s really too bad that the US electorate can very seldom remember even the MOST recent behavior from a politician, much less what they were saying and doing MORE than a week ago. Because if they COULD do that, we’d actually be able to vote the bastards out.
ASaneMan over 3 years ago
Cruz and Hawley were a tad, bit, too late. Nice knowin’ ya’! NOT!
Coopersdad over 3 years ago
Might be a little late to get off the train. It has crashed…..just waiting for the explosion and fire! But….you get what you deserve, sometimes!
BearsDown Premium Member over 3 years ago
You’d think…
Steverino Premium Member over 3 years ago
Repubs are going the way of their mascot-being poached out of existence. Perhaps some will end up in zoos.
Diane Lee Premium Member over 3 years ago
I would welcome a conservative party that could actually compete with the liberals without lying. That hasn’t happened in the entire time I have been politically aware, roughly 50 years. I don’t agree with a lot of liberal ideas- abortion tops the list, and would be interested in hearing the views of an HONEST conservative party. I have never had that option and once I understand that I am being lied to, even if the person lying seems to believe what he is saying—- actually even more so if he seems to actually believe it, because that’s nuts, so I have always voted Democratic. An honest option might be nice.
paul_r over 3 years ago
I believed from the start of Trump’s original campaign that MAGA really meant “Make American WHITE Again,” especially with his history of promoting the death penalty for the Central Park Five, and his birther stance. Everything he did or said was racist and/or misogynistic; I’ve never understood how ANY woman or person of color could support him. His personal animus for Obama stems (I think) from the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner, where Barrack tore Donald up, and rightly so. But Trump is so shallow, so wounded, so thin-skinned, that he takes everything personally and reacts instinctively by lashing out and holding grudges. But 71,000,000 people voted for him. I just don’t get it. Nearly half the voters of this country can’t be that stupid; it’s like a religious fervor with Trump as their Deity. I just don’t get it. He was never really a Republican, and he has never been a Christian; when asked if he’d ever asked forgiveness for his sins, he said he’d never sinned so didn’t need to ask. But the Fundamentalists love him; I just don’t get it.