• Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net
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    Man, this guy is literally too busy being convicted of numerous felony crimes and sued for fraud, that he can’t attend the primaries, but he’s still the leading candidate…

    I don’t give a rats ass about republicans, but it’s like watching a woman make excuses for her abusive partner, and then going back to him. I realize there’s a lot that goes on in the abusive scenario, and I, in no way, mean to trivialize domestic abuse, but it’s the best analogy I could think of.

    The whole thing is complete insanity.

    In their statement, senior campaign advisers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita say the November debate in Miami and all future debates should be canceled. “Anything less, along with other reasons not to cancel, are an admission to the grassroots that their concerns about voter integrity are not taken seriously and national Republicans are more concerned about helping Joe Biden than ensuring a safe and secure election” they said.

    Complete brain washing.

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      Not just women but anyone who has suffered any sort of abuse can act very similarly and for the same reasons. On such a large scale it would seem to implicate that would be the case. I offer a different opinion.

      Hierarchy.

      People like the things they see themselves in others. If, as we are starting to learn about this group of supporters is that it’s all projection. This person is literally telegraphing who they are and what they feel about things, these supporters are eating it up because that’s who they are as well. What could be ascribed to the reaction of the abused I would counter it is because that’s who these supporters simply are are.

      These people will line up behind a meat grinder so long as they get a turn at the crank and everyone else be fed in.

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      “Anything less, along with other reasons not to cancel, are an admission to the grassroots that their concerns about voter integrity are not taken seriously and national Republicans are more concerned about helping Joe Biden than ensuring a safe and secure election”

      Translation: the debates are giving some airtime to our opponents and we really don’t like that. But since we’re too cowardly to show up in person, let’s just cancel the whole thing, yeah?

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        He’s like openly gaslighting the RNC to go all in on his completely unmasked sedition. Like, holy shit. I mean, completely predictable, but there’s gotta be a bottom here, right? Republicans are not actually going to start a civil war over Donald Trump’s ego, are they?

        Because Donald Trump is definitely going to declare himself president in exile if he loses this election. You guys gonna go along with that?

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      10 months ago

      The party as a whole treats Democrats like the other member in an abusive relationship.

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      Partly brainwashing. Mostly willful self delusion–so like you say, akin to abuse. They want to believe Trump can fulfill their fantasy, and ignore all the ample evidence to the contrary.

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      crimes and sued for fraud, that he can’t attend the primaries,

      No, he wasn’t going to attend them regardless because he has nothing to gain