01-08-2021, 02:24 PM
(01-08-2021, 02:16 PM)hollodero Wrote: I see why they might not have Trump. Maybe he is done, I don't know, I've learned to be careful about that prediction. I do not see why they might not have a Trump clone though. That only differs from Trump by not being so awfully clumsy.
I suppose this brings us into the subjective and semantic realm of what constitutes a Trump "clone". For many left leaning people simply being more concerned about the United States than having a globalist outlook would be enough to apply the label. Quite honestly, most of Trump's positions weren't that radical or far from traditional GOP orthodoxy. Where he really differed was in his petty vindictiveness and crude conduct. Essentially, for many, simply espousing traditional conservative positions would be enough as well.
Quote:When you have a 45% number of party voters approving of a Capitol storm, then why would any Trump clone be a non-viable entity. That is the 55% party voter's opinion maybe, and the opinion of non-party voters, but the 45% voting power bloc within the party would still remain, and so would the GOP members going after their vote by pandering to their ideas. I don't see how a slightly smarter Trump clone would get banned from the primary, in fact I see such a person win any primary easily, just like Trump did. And to me and many, Trump appeared to be a non-viable entity back then too. This is tough to claim with certainty.
Yeah, which again goes back to the above. Simply wanting existing immigration laws enforced is enough for many people to label you a far right racist. This makes it difficult to quantify what would make someone realistically qualify as a clone.
Quote:But just for thought, if Don jr. or that Hawley guy (that is the one I'm eyeing, but whatever) were in a GOP primary at this very moment in time for whatever reason, you think the GOP electorate would thoroughly rebuff them?
The Trump family is persona non grata at this point, and I don't see that ever changing, at least not until Barron is old enough to run.
