2. Let's say the most extreme scenario of the Russia story turns out to be true (pee tape, massive debts to Russia, some sort of quid-pro-quo). Trump will, at worst, drop to 35% in polls & have support of 80% of GOP.
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3. At 35%, Trump would still be dominant figure of GOP, GOP Senate would still be scared to remove & no primary threat would be credible. GOP will stick with Trump because at the end of day most agree that "I'd rather be a Russian than a Democrat"
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4. The GOP is sticking to Trump because they believe (reasonably) that outcomes are more important than norms. Getting Supreme Court & tax cuts are enough to disregard norms (i.e. Trump's buffoonery, his thuggery or even Russian collusion).
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5. Going forward, the Russian investigation is worth pursuing because there should be penalty for the stuff Trump did. If the Dems win the house, they can also do more investigations & checking of Trump's corruption. But no matter what, GOP base will stick with Trump.
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6. The point of all this is that there's limited utility in trying to appeal to Trump's base or assuming GOP will soon de-Trumpize. Better path going forward is to organize & mobilize already existing anti-Trump majority.
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Um, how many of those shirts were sent from Russia?
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These people are part of the 35% of the electorate who arent/weren't voting D no matter what, so what's your point?
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Exactly. Might have more to do with limiting his support to his diehard base.
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