The Former Guy is now the GOPs former guy.

[Tomconroy]

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[MLAA]

1. When even the GOP kicks you to the curb that says something.

[jcgoldie]

2. They could forgive all of Trumps pettiness, offensiveness, and ignorance

... but they draw the line at him making them all lose.

[Claustrum]

3. I really wish it is true. But I've seen this song and dance too many times.

Some of them distanced themselves after Jan 6. But after a few weeks and the base didn't leave TFG, they got back on his train one by one.

[tinrobot]

12. He's got piles of dirt/blackmail on most of them.

That's one reason why they eventually fall in line (i.e. Lindsey Graham)

The other reason is half the base are rabid cult members who will accept nobody else.

[Claustrum]

13. People are predicting his demise again.

But they are expecting a huge republican primary again (like in 2016). His rabid cult base can get him to cross the finish line in their primary again. Remember, they have winner takes all primaries. He can win a majority of primary while winning only 30-35% of the votes. That was exactly how it went back in 2016.

[Submariner]

4. Holed up in Mar A WaffleHouse is one pissed off Loser

[Jirel]

5. I'm not holding my breath.

Remember, a lot of their “leadership” had nasty things to say about him right after 1/6. But they all went crawling back anyway.

Hoping that cover graphic gives him a stroke, though.

[GoCubsGo]

6. I suspect that The Cult has other things to say about that.

The inmates control the asylum. He's not going away, GOP. You're stuck with him until he drops dead. Bed. Made. Lie. And, by "lie," I don't mean continue to spew non-truths and false conspiracies.

[Ray Bruns]

7. Agreed. These jackasses will come crawling back when the cult rises up.

[GoCubsGo]

10. They'll crawl back when he threatens to release the kompromat he has on them.

Just like after the 2020 election.

[agingdem]

8. the rallies will continue..

the loonies/groupies will follow and eagerly anticipate Trump's trigger words..Hillary ("Lock her up&quot , Pence, McConnell, Biden, Hunter, Garland, Pelosi..and they''ll boo, hiss, nod, and wave their Trump flags...

There is no way the GOP can "divorce" the Trump disenfranchised faithful/his brain-dead weekend warriors...the GOP needs their votes..and we Dems have to make sure McCarthy, McConnell et al. are forever superglued to Trump and his psychopathy...

[GoCubsGo]

9. Trump also allegedly has a ton of kompromat on these assholes.

And, I'm not at all sure it's "alleged." They're stuck with him.

[agingdem]

11. kind of looking forward to the crap the stable genius

has on the dude God sent to "take the arrows"

[Vogon_Glory]

14. You know, as much as I loathed Trump's presidency, I now hope

he retains enough popularity to make the Rethugly 2024 presidential primaries a hot steaming mess of lies, slanders, bitter feelings, and intra-party hatred, so much so that the Republicans lose bigly.

[CountAllVotes]

15. dump has become toxic

No one, and I mean NO ONE, wants a thing to do with him!

I think the attack on Paul Pelosi finished off the pukes.

It shows them for what they are, a batch of stupid thugs!

[GenXer47]

16. Garland, this is the time to pounce!

Kick him while he's down.

[maxsolomon]

17. McConnell's plan

put him out to pasture without being seen putting him out to pasture.

[Midnight Writer]

18. "You can fool some of the people all of the time..."

[iemanja]

19. I don't believe it's permanent

because he still has a strong base of support. Like an abusive partner, Republicans always seem to come back to him.