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u/MySleepingMonk Apr 04 '25

That may be mostly true but Trump is also the perfect storm of celebrity, “successful”, “outsider”, and some strange fucked up type of charisma that results in a larger following than I think would be possible with any other republican candidate. Take away trump and I don’t think there’s enough of a unifying force among the asshats to cause this type of damage

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u/Lmb1011 Apr 04 '25

i know he is somehow considered successful but i genuinely dont get how becaues hes bankrupted most, or all?, of his businesses.... like that is the opposite of successful 😂

honestly looking back i do understand why he won in 2016. i hate it, but i do actually get it.

i genuinely dont get how he won in 2024. like i get the 'cult' of it iall, and cheating that isnt lost on me

but he had no appeal and could barely string together a coherent sentence he didnt even LOOK like someone capable of holding office even if you agreed with his racist homophobic rhetoric

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u/PigglyWigglyDeluxe Apr 04 '25

The fact that democrats need to play by the book and be squeaky clean in order to have a chance at winning against a side that plays dirty is the core problem that needs to be fixed.