Rats Fleeing the Sinking Ship

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(01-08-2021, 10:36 AM)hollodero Wrote: Spoiler alert, it won't. I really hope I'm wrong on that. But I'm not.

It's similar in Europe, we are not that different people after all. All these right-wing populist parties have a base of up to 25% of the total populace. We do have the advantage through our election system that this usually amounts to a 25% party that can be ignored. The way populists and conservatives are lumped together in the US, however, makes this 1/4 block a potentially election-deciding factor.

If Trump were to run in 2024, I can not imagine a more moderate candidate standing a chance in the primary. Same goes fpr someone like him.

I'm unfamiliar with the politics there but more aware of the "cult of personality" politics (and cults in general) here in the states.  One person can be very influential here.  Reagan, Trump...they pulled to the party based on themselves more than their policies.  Obama too to a certain extent.

As others have noted though we (Americans) do have a tendency to swing back and forth by taking one part of the legislature from D to R fairly regularly.

I just feel Trump and his "brand" is in very deep in the psyche of his followers.  More so than any other person or party.