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Jon King

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14. They are moving on from TFG, he was a useful tool.

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Fri Dec 24, 2021, 01:30 PM

Dec 2021

If you stay up to date on their disturbing online stuff, TFG is pretty much in the rear view. He still has his people of course, but they are in the Venn diagram of the bigger picture.

The right wingers do not feel they need TFG anymore. They found that the messaging used in VA about schools, crime, borders, works for suburban voters, then they will use their more radical rhetoric for the rest.

They feel they can cobble together enough support by winning back suburbans and keep their diehards without TFG.

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Ron DeSantis is trying hard to be Trump 2.0. CaptainTruth Dec 2021 #23

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No. Voltaire2 Dec 2021 #10

When they say The Wizard Dec 2021 #11

Signaling modrepub Dec 2021 #12

Most of "them" know the truth... PatrickforB Dec 2021 #13

They are moving on from TFG, he was a useful tool. Jon King Dec 2021 #14

It's madness. Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #16

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I've wondered how many know what happened to the SA once Hitler no longer needed them. n/t sl8 Dec 2021 #18

Getting away with it since Bush at least. "Rigged", he meant it. czarjak Dec 2021 #19

It was never about Trump for the GOP. It was about what and who Roc2020 Dec 2021 #20

more than likely... llashram Dec 2021 #21

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Sad! Blue Owl Dec 2021 #29