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In reply to the discussion: How the hell can Republicans so blindly follow and worship this criminal monster? [View all]Fla Dem
(23,339 posts)1.) Supreme Court Appointments. They already got 2 out of him and if RBG can't hang in there for 2-6 years, he'll probably give them another.
2.) They are either overt racists, or covert racists. Either way, they have a kindred spirit in the White House. MAGA means go back to the 1950's when White people were 90% of the population, whereas in 2010 it was 72% and falling. While the Black population has remained fairly constant the Hispanic population has risen from 2% to 16%.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_racial_and_ethnic_demographics_of_the_United_States
3.) Even if he is forced out of office, they have Pence waiting in the wings who is even more conservative than Trump.
4.) Trump really doesn't have any allegiance to either party. But he does have strong Nationalist beliefs which fall in line with a segment of the RW.
5.) He is easily manipulated by whomever whispers in his ear, so he is a useful tool for many RW special interest group like the NRA, Evangelicals, top 10 percenter's.