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Republicans bailing.... (Original Post) pbmus Dec 2018 OP
An excellent analysis by Ms. Sterk. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #1
I just wonder how late it is to mount a primary challenge Renew Deal Dec 2018 #2
Exactly! They could give a damn about anything else than their self-survival. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2018 #3
mmm hmm...the rats are starting to think about jumping over the gunwales as the ship starts sinking anarch Dec 2018 #4
What's wonderful about this is that if they try to gut Trump, they'll lose OnDoutside Dec 2018 #5
They'll grouse about it, but they'll still be prodded by their media... VOX Dec 2018 #18
Definitely. Even when the bottom really falls out of their support from quasi-rational Republican OnDoutside Dec 2018 #19
They've been fed too much red meat; they'll have withdrawal symptoms going with chicken or fish. VOX Dec 2018 #39
republicans can thank rush more than anyone for this - he pushed him thru the primaries to beat certainot Dec 2018 #25
"global warming denial alone should be enough of a reason" VOX Dec 2018 #38
The irony is the User in Chief doesn't know he's being used. nolabear Dec 2018 #6
Nice image but I'm not sure it's his leg. Poor donnie boy - just don't get no respect. erronis Dec 2018 #13
I'll believe it when it's signed, sealed & delivered. spanone Dec 2018 #7
Oh, oh now they're willing to get onboard that Individual-1 is a traitor. ffr Dec 2018 #8
I expect support for Trump to start to peel off in earnest once the public hearings start YessirAtsaFact Dec 2018 #9
I hope they regret supporting tiny hands till the day they die. Cousin Dupree Dec 2018 #10
I'm sure many of them have feathered their nests with tax-free gifts from donors erronis Dec 2018 #14
Where are we going to get 20 Republican Senators to vote to convict? gratuitous Dec 2018 #11
truth! Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #12
+1 ProfessorGAC Dec 2018 #15
Agreed, we need to get good at messaging and the rethuglicans are good at it with the complicity c-rational Dec 2018 #21
This is so key. If only Beto would put a load of his extra $ into that. JudyM Dec 2018 #33
When Presidential approval hits 30% they will fight each other to get in line grantcart Dec 2018 #22
+1 uponit7771 Dec 2018 #30
They're still just DISCUSSING it? But I understand. Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #16
I think republicans are very patriotic elmac Dec 2018 #17
. dalton99a Dec 2018 #20
Oh no you didn't! lindysalsagal Dec 2018 #34
Believe nothing about the current GOP crop of measly minded Enoki33 Dec 2018 #23
Yup. old guy Dec 2018 #24
even then don't believe it until two weeks AFTER it happens. Afromania Dec 2018 #26
They (repugs) care about two things...their own pockets and their own ass. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2018 #27
God I love that pick of McTurtle ZeroSomeBrains Dec 2018 #28
Will he listen if they go to him and have a "Nixon Chat"? scarytomcat Dec 2018 #29
They're all despicable Apollyonus Dec 2018 #31
Screw them all! budkin Dec 2018 #32
Pence must go down, too. klook Dec 2018 #35
GOP is the party of greedy bigoted traitors. lpbk2713 Dec 2018 #36
They have to tread lightly, as Trump's approval rating among Republicans remains sky high. Garrett78 Dec 2018 #37

anarch

(6,535 posts)
4. mmm hmm...the rats are starting to think about jumping over the gunwales as the ship starts sinking
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 06:48 PM
Dec 2018

They should all be held accountable.

OnDoutside

(19,962 posts)
5. What's wonderful about this is that if they try to gut Trump, they'll lose
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 06:50 PM
Dec 2018

the Trumpers. They're stuck unless they can convince Trump going is the only way to save HIM !

Love it !

VOX

(22,976 posts)
18. They'll grouse about it, but they'll still be prodded by their media...
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 08:02 PM
Dec 2018

To continue voting Republican. Even without Trump, Republicans will still carry on with their “Deep State” crap, their Pravda-like state-TV (Fox), etc.

Hannity, Rush, et al will be begging them to stick with the Republican Party.




OnDoutside

(19,962 posts)
19. Definitely. Even when the bottom really falls out of their support from quasi-rational Republican
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 08:04 PM
Dec 2018

voters, they'll STILL be afraid of losing Trumper voters. They've already done the same when Republican voting Independents deserted them.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
39. They've been fed too much red meat; they'll have withdrawal symptoms going with chicken or fish.
Tue Dec 11, 2018, 06:12 AM
Dec 2018

But I strongly suspect “Trump fatigue” is spreading all across the Electoral map.

Sure, his hardcore supporters would do a Jonestown number if 45 ordered it.

But there are far fewer of them than us, and thus their seemingly hard-wired need for myriad feats of cheating in multiple arenas to retain power. (Voter suppression, gerrymandering, moving the physical voting places to the outskirts of town, targeted media influences by the Russian mob...all the usual suspects.)

If there were free and fair elections, these dangerous buffoons would go down in flames.

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
25. republicans can thank rush more than anyone for this - he pushed him thru the primaries to beat
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 09:03 PM
Dec 2018

the rest by making excuses and dissing rubio and bush, where the money was

he's been liking trumps butt since then and still is and we have to wonder if he's been getting freelance bucks from trump or even the russians

at some point establishment gop will have to get limbaugh to abandon trump or the whole thing goes down together. gop senators may take their chances vs limbaugh in a group but not individually

americans could make it a lot easier for them to desert him, and for the dems to do this quicker with less 'concern from the red state dems' and idiot media like tweety just warning about the exaggerated 40% trump base, if they all started seeing protests at radio stations and the 88 universities that broadcast sports on 260 limbaugh stations

global warming denial alone should be enough of a reason

nolabear

(41,987 posts)
6. The irony is the User in Chief doesn't know he's being used.
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 06:51 PM
Dec 2018

I swear, the GOP is nothing but greed and grasping. He’s been a meal ticket. Russia, Fox, Breitbart, the Republicans in power, every last one will sink their fangs into his neck as soon as it’s in their best interest to do so. He thinks he’s Top Dog when really he’s just the leg they all hump.

spanone

(135,854 posts)
7. I'll believe it when it's signed, sealed & delivered.
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 06:52 PM
Dec 2018

Although they must be realizing they are watching their demise

ffr

(22,671 posts)
8. Oh, oh now they're willing to get onboard that Individual-1 is a traitor.
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 06:54 PM
Dec 2018

It only took two years and falling poll numbers.

YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts)
9. I expect support for Trump to start to peel off in earnest once the public hearings start
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 06:55 PM
Dec 2018

There’s a mountain of wrongdoing.

Because Trump’s minions are so inept, there’s also a mountain of evidence.

erronis

(15,308 posts)
14. I'm sure many of them have feathered their nests with tax-free gifts from donors
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 07:45 PM
Dec 2018

If they haven't, they're bigger fools than the seem.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
11. Where are we going to get 20 Republican Senators to vote to convict?
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 07:32 PM
Dec 2018

Here's the road map. We need to ratchet up the pressure, and keep talking up impeachment and removal from office. Even the most craven Republican Senator will think twice if it looks like he's going to lose his next electoral go-round.

We will need to take a page from the Republican playbook and overcome our own reticence to repeat ourselves. Republicans rally public opinion to their cause by hitting the same talking points over and over. After awhile, even the lowest information voters can recite Republican talking points: It's drilled into them like a nursery rhyme. We need to hit "impeachable offenses" with the same relentless frequency that Republicans use for "tax and spend" or "liberal media." Put the Republicans on the hot seat, and let them try to explain why the naked lawlessness of the Trump administration isn't what it looks like.

c-rational

(2,595 posts)
21. Agreed, we need to get good at messaging and the rethuglicans are good at it with the complicity
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 08:20 PM
Dec 2018

of corporate media.

JudyM

(29,251 posts)
33. This is so key. If only Beto would put a load of his extra $ into that.
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 09:49 PM
Dec 2018

Assuming that doesn’t violate campaign finance rules or something...

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
22. When Presidential approval hits 30% they will fight each other to get in line
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 08:50 PM
Dec 2018

Fact is Trump's Presidency hangs on one family.

When Rupert Murdoch and sons figure out that they can make more money (or lose less) with Pence FOX will pummel him senseless.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
16. They're still just DISCUSSING it? But I understand.
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 07:51 PM
Dec 2018

They want to make sure that Trump is thoroughly defanged, before they formally jump ship.

Enoki33

(1,587 posts)
23. Believe nothing about the current GOP crop of measly minded
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 08:50 PM
Dec 2018

leaders until they do something tangible that is principled.

ZeroSomeBrains

(638 posts)
28. God I love that pick of McTurtle
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 09:30 PM
Dec 2018

I hope this is true but we will see if any of these Republicans actually do more than say the most tepid of criticisms. I want all the information to come out and show wrongdoing by all of these sacks of crap including Pence, McTurtle and the others who we may not even know right now.

scarytomcat

(1,706 posts)
29. Will he listen if they go to him and have a "Nixon Chat"?
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 09:43 PM
Dec 2018

He could resign and get pardons for him and his children?
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