r/politics • u/ushaque • 8d ago

No Paywall Trump says he could be ‘last Republican president’

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6144713-donald-trump-republican-party-midterm-struggles/amp/
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u/Messyfingers 8d ago

And subsequently it gets used to scare his opponents base as well. It's just fear all the way down.

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u/WeirdAssBeings 8d ago

Almost as if it isn't the left fearmongering, but it was the right after all all this time! Gee willekers who could've known this!

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u/Messyfingers 8d ago

Everyone's fear mongering, but that's not to say there aren't plenty of things coming from the right that are worthy of fearing.

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u/cardfire 8d ago

What left are you talking about? All I've got are Centrist conservatives and then republicans, that's the political landscape I see.

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u/WeirdAssBeings 8d ago

I wasn't talking about politicians, unfortunately.

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u/WineBoggling 8d ago

The best situation would be one in which there were no "bases" at all, just people voting based on candidate qualifications etc. instead of reaffirming their die-hard commitments to their chosen demagogue based solely on whether that person is Team Elephant or Team Donkey.

But the next best situation, also imaginary, would be that it was as you suggest, that his opponent had a "base" that could also be counted on and wouldn't just, you know, hurl their toys out of the pram and petulantly refuse to vote because their candidate didn't get 11/10 on some test of moral virtue or what have you.

Because sadly it only ever seems to be this one guy who has a "base."