2. Here's something people don't consider: if GOP loses in congress badly in November, party will become more Trumpist, not less.
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3. GOP congressmen & Senators most likely to retire or lose in fall are the ones least happy with Trump, in swing districts. Hardcore Trumpists, in safe seats, will be re-elected.
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4. In defeat, the GOP will have a party where elected officials are the ones in seats where Trump is most popular: the whitest, most rural places. A more extreme GOP.
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5. Further, Trump has made GOP very unpopular with young. So the young who are in the party now are the minority of youth who like Trump. They will be the future of the GOP.
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6. Path dependency is important in politics, particularly in USA where 2 party system is rigid. Trump has set GOP on path for long time to come:https://twitter.com/epiktistes/status/961105595469369344 …
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it's been going on for like 50 years dude
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Since Jerry Falwell.
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Isn’t it just an extension of Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber?
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See point #3.
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Point 3 gets you a trump hardened minority for 2 years. Unclear what happens in 2020.
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