I think we need to be prepared for many more Trumps to come.
1) Look at the string of Republican presidential ticket candidates, wholly unqualified, ignorant to the core, and willfully deceitful. 2008 Sarah Palin, 2012: Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain; 2016 Ben Carson, Donald Trump. Each of these candidates spent time at the top of Republican polls (or were on the ticket), despite a litany of bigoted, bizarre, and deceitful statements and positions... Slavery was good for black people! Dropping income tax to 9% for rich people isn't an economic death spiral, it will increase tax revenue!
Re watch a primary debate with Trump and the other Republican candidates from 2016. Watch them all try and one up each other on how big a war crime they want to commit until Trump blows them all out of the water calling for murdering family members of accused terrorists and assassinating world leaders--while Republican voters cheer. He's a step further, not an outlier. Rinse and repeat for immigration, taxes, and climate change.
The problem isn't Trump. There is a reason he's got 80-90% approval among Republican voters. He's one of many, and more are coming down the pipe.
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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '19
I think we need to be prepared for many more Trumps to come.
1) Look at the string of Republican presidential ticket candidates, wholly unqualified, ignorant to the core, and willfully deceitful. 2008 Sarah Palin, 2012: Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain; 2016 Ben Carson, Donald Trump. Each of these candidates spent time at the top of Republican polls (or were on the ticket), despite a litany of bigoted, bizarre, and deceitful statements and positions... Slavery was good for black people! Dropping income tax to 9% for rich people isn't an economic death spiral, it will increase tax revenue!
Re watch a primary debate with Trump and the other Republican candidates from 2016. Watch them all try and one up each other on how big a war crime they want to commit until Trump blows them all out of the water calling for murdering family members of accused terrorists and assassinating world leaders--while Republican voters cheer. He's a step further, not an outlier. Rinse and repeat for immigration, taxes, and climate change.
The problem isn't Trump. There is a reason he's got 80-90% approval among Republican voters. He's one of many, and more are coming down the pipe.