What's the future of Trump's supporters and the Republican party?

[HereticBD]

Since Democrats didn't win the senate

That remains to be seen, unfortunately. It's not a done deal. If they get those Georgia seats, they have control with Kamala as the tie breaker.

Biden will have no choice but to go with a centrist approach. But regardless of what he does I don't see him winning over any of Trump's supporters.

No, I think he can. Of course the hardcore folks aren't ever gonna flip, but that's not all of them. It really boils down to the economy. If after four years, it's in the shitter, he's gonna have a hard time getting re-elected. However, if he can get it back rockin' and rollin' to close to where it was, people will be satisfied and not want to rock the boat, and Trump won't have that weapon to wield.

 

[MeatheadMike]

It was easy to distance themselves from Bush, because the Iraq War blew up in their faces and he left with an approval rating in the 20's. Trump has no such issues, and he is the guy who pulled the party out of the rubble and remains extremely popular. It's not easy to distance from that. Especially since they really have no backup plan.

True, Trump didn't get us into any new wars and outright wreck the economy. But socially he has been so polarizing that the divide between left and right is probably the worst its been since the civil right's era. Also the republicans could easily put COVID on him if they wanted to. But distancing themselves from him doesn't seem to be their approach at least for now, I guess we'll have to see what happens when the election stuff cools down. I'm guess a lot will depend on whether or not Trump can stay relevant afterwards

 

[Headkicktoleg]

Probably be like the far left. They will bitch and moan, but vote for the mainstream Republican anyway.

 

[nostradumbass]

We're still in November, so Trump is not "out of office". I'm pretty sure all 71 million of them will just go away once he's out of office and they'll come to their senses and agree that they're evil and don't deserve any respect or even acknowledgement as people , that urban money centers are all that matters, that pharmaceutical drugs and social media can replace dignity and self-sufficiency, that illegal immigration makes their schools and society better, and that their declining life spans and quality of life are probably just due to their white privilege. In short, they'll probably all finally just shut up and obey. Hell, they might even learn to code.

 

[drstrangelov]

Trump isn’t out of office yet, so the transition will need to wait a bit. How he handles himself after the inauguration will matter to the behavior or his supporters. Trump is an old man, and he kept all that support very closely tied to himself. He’s either gotta use it to fuel a third campaign, or use it to crown the next Republican candidate while keeping much of the attention on himself.

 

[Misfit23]

He'll be marginalized once twitter bans him.

 

[grimballer]

Gotta love how lefties are so preoccupied with Republican Party and it’s “uncertainty” when in reality it’s the democrats that are divided.

Even thought trump lost the general election (and you could argue he lost due to voter fraud) he still got 72 + million ppl to vote for him. That’s the 2nd best number ever and he achieved that with lefty media and big tech working against him. So the other side did everything to smear him and he still got 72 + ppl to vote for him. You could even argue that without corona and aftermath of George Floyd incident (that was much worse due to corona) he wins this year’s election in landslide.

basically democrats base was mobilized to get rid of trump and they succeeded by having record number of ppl vote for biden, or better yet vote against trump. reality is the divide in that “coalition” is deep and not sustainable. Once the orange man is no longer there, they will turn on each other. On the other hand republicans are more united now and know what type of challenges they’re facing. Rinos and neocons will no longer have a big influence in Republican Party and instead it will be trump republicans the future of the party pushing populism and America 1st nationalism.

 

[machidafan99]

My initial thoughts were that once Trump was out of office, republicans and people who supported him would quietly distance themselves from him... much like they did with Bush Jr and carry on as usual. Basically not outright acknowledge that he sucked, but simply no longer defend criticisms of him and even use him as a scapegoat if needed.

But unlike Bush's supporters, many of Trump's people have gone all in on Trump, seemingly past the point where they could quietly distance themselves from him. Like Sean Hannity for example

So does Trump continue to have influence on the republican party or does he just fade away to Mar-a-Lago or something? And what will become of his supporters and the rest of the republican party?

The tea party movement will continue & MAGA will continue and add in a dash of Libertarians. Mitch and Graham will try once again coalesce with the Dem war mongers and globalists but there will be a swift snap back from their enlightened voter base.

Trump will win again but it's hard to find people tough enough to run who want to help America but I think we have another:

 

[MeatheadMike]

Gotta love how lefties are so preoccupied with Republican Party and it’s “uncertainty” when in reality it’s the democrats that are divided.

Even thought trump lost the general election (and you could argue he lost due to voter fraud) he still got 72 + million ppl to vote for him. That’s the 2nd best number ever and he achieved that with lefty media and big tech working against him. So the other side did everything to smear him and he still got 72 + ppl to vote for him. You could even argue that without corona and aftermath of George Floyd incident (that was much worse due to corona) he wins this year’s election in landslide.

basically democrats base was mobilized to get rid of trump and they succeeded by having record number of ppl vote for biden, or better yet vote against trump. reality is the divide in that “coalition” is deep and not sustainable. Once the orange man is no longer there, they will turn on each other. On the other hand republicans are more united now and know what type of challenges they’re facing. Rinos and neocons will no longer have a big influence in Republican Party and instead it will be trump republicans the future of the party pushing populism and America 1st nationalism.

Nowhere in the OP did I mention uncertainty of the republican party. The question was mainly if the republican party and Trump's followers would eventually distance themselves from him and move on to the next guy, or if Trump would continue to maintain significate influence in the republican party.

 

[grimballer]

Nowhere in the OP did I mention uncertainty of the republican party. The question was mainly if the republican party and Trump's followers would eventually distance themselves from him and move on to the next guy, or if Trump would continue to maintain significate influence in the republican party.

You’re implying identity crisis within Republican Party post trump, when the reality seems to be democrats are more likely to face that crisis once trump is no longer there

 

[MusclesMarinara]

I think the answer to this question is highly dependent upon what the Democratic party does. No matter how Biden performs this term, it seems pretty clear that he won't run for a second term. Which then leaves you with Harris. She's a bit of a wild card. Does she stick with her more conservative back ground or does she swing hard left and turn in to a 'Squad' member?
So depending upon how far left the Democrats move, the Republicans will respond with a proportionate move to the right.
That said, I'd like to see both parties move to the center quite a bit.

You guys were kind enough to introduce me to Andrew Yang. He seems lie a good candidate to be embraced by the middle of the road crowd. However his ideas are to far off to be picked up by the Republicans and I can't imagine the Democrats dropping Harris in his favor. 2024 will be a shit show as well.

 

[glenwo2]

Gotta love how lefties are so preoccupied with Republican Party and it’s “uncertainty” when in reality it’s the democrats that are divided.

Even thought trump lost the general election (and you could argue he lost due to voter fraud) he still got 72 + million ppl to vote for him. That’s the 2nd best number ever and he achieved that with lefty media and big tech working against him. So the other side did everything to smear him and he still got 72 + ppl to vote for him. You could even argue that without corona and aftermath of George Floyd incident (that was much worse due to corona) he wins this year’s election in landslide.

basically democrats base was mobilized to get rid of trump and they succeeded by having record number of ppl vote for biden, or better yet vote against trump. reality is the divide in that “coalition” is deep and not sustainable. Once the orange man is no longer there, they will turn on each other. On the other hand republicans are more united now and know what type of challenges they’re facing. Rinos and neocons will no longer have a big influence in Republican Party and instead it will be trump republicans the future of the party pushing populism and America 1st nationalism.

I find it hard to believe that Biden "Legitimately" not only got more votes than Trump but had more votes than OBAMA did.

That's too absurd to be legit.

sorry but there was fraud.

Everyone who believes otherwise can stick their heads in the sand and pretend there wasn't...but there was. and it's not over yet.

 

[grimballer]

I find it hard to believe that Biden "Legitimately" not only got more votes than Trump but had more votes than OBAMA did.

That's too absurd to be legit.

sorry but there was fraud.

Everyone who believes otherwise can stick their heads in the sand and pretend there wasn't...but there was. and it's not over yet.

not only that but biden got almost 10 million more votes than Obama in 2008 (1st black president) all while trump broke the record with black and Hispanic voters for any Republican...

Again doubt hes gonna be able to overturn the results of the election, but there’s no way any rational person can look at those numbers and think everything was legit and there was “no evidence” of fraud

 

[HereticBD]

not only that but biden got almost 10 million more votes than Obama in 2008 (1st black president) all while trump broke the record with black and Hispanic voters for any Republican...

Again doubt hes gonna be able to overturn the results of the election, but there’s no way any rational person can look at those numbers and think everything was legit and there was “no evidence” of fraud

It's not really all that alarming, given the circumstances. Trump got 72,000,000+ all the same, which is an all time high for a republican and a massive gain for him as well.

The people were amp'd. It is what it is.

 

[Wingslaught]

That remains to be seen, unfortunately. It's not a done deal. If they get those Georgia seats, they have control with Kamala as the tie breaker.



No, I think he can. Of course the hardcore folks aren't ever gonna flip, but that's not all of them. It really boils down to the economy. If after four years, it's in the shitter, he's gonna have a hard time getting re-elected. However, if he can get it back rockin' and rollin' to close to where it was, people will be satisfied and not want to rock the boat, and Trump won't have that weapon to wield.

Which he won't because he's going to raise taxes, increase regulations, and rain down entitlements to appease leftists. The Trump economy will not be seen again for a long while, I think. COVID killed it.

 

[HereticBD]

Which he won't because he's going to raise taxes, increase regulations, and rain down entitlements to appease leftists. The Trump economy will not be seen again for a long while, I think. COVID killed it.

Well, you gotta give the guy a chance. I doubt he's gonna want to crush people's spirits right out of the gate. COVID is big deal, but with something like 49% of Americans saying they won't even comply(let alone support) with another lockdown, he might be more open to a measured response that allows people to live with it.

It's not going to be normal, where he has all this freedom to increase taxes on people like it's just an alternative plan. COVID might've fucked Trump, but it's gonna fuck Biden all the same. All the shit they're proposing ain't gonna gain any traction before this virus is taken care of. It's a fly in the ointment for all sides.

 

[wonderbread]

About a 100 IQ points.

 

[glenwo2]

It's not really all that alarming, given the circumstances. Trump got 72,000,000+ all the same, which is an all time high for a republican and a massive gain for him as well.

The people were amp'd. It is what it is.

There was still fraud. It is what it is.

Whatever. At least they're fighting until the final horn.

It was a wild ride these past 4 years. Wish we had 4 more but unless something Monumental happens, the Dementia Patient and the Ho are going to be running the country. Well...scratch that....The HO is going to be running the country.

 

[glenwo2]

Well, you gotta give the guy a chance. I doubt he's gonna want to crush people's spirits right out of the gate. COVID is big deal, but with something like 49% of Americans saying they won't even comply(let alone support) with another lockdown, he might be more open to a measured response that allows people to live with it.

It's not going to be normal, where he has all this freedom to increase taxes on people like it's just an alternative plan. COVID might've fucked Trump, but it's gonna fuck Biden all the same. All the shit they're proposing ain't gonna gain any traction before this virus is taken care of. It's a fly in the ointment for all sides.

You think the Dems will give a shit what the public wants or doesn't want?

They'll do whatever the fuck they want and it's the Public that has to deal with it.

Hopefully, the Senate remains in Republican hands and Cocaine Mitch continues to be there fucking over the Dems far-left Socialist dreams....

 

[ShinkanPo]

Bush Jr. stepped out of the light, Trump will never do that. Trump will make damn sure he's as relevant as possible as he wants to continue to cash in on his base. A fool and his money are easily parted.

The sycophants around Trump will continue to support him because without Trump they would never have been this close to senior WH positions. He gave C level political operatives access to roles they would never had been given access to under a normal administration.

Does he ever get tired?