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SordidPontification 48 points ago +48 / -0

The GOP's hatred of Trump drove them over the cliff toward political suicide.

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giggitybooped 31 points ago +32 / -1

They were already on that list. Their popularity has been on the decline. Trump was just a shot to the arm, after that Trump bump goes away they will be more hated than ever.

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SordidPontification 29 points ago +30 / -1

Precisely.

I have no intention of ever voting GOP again. Not unless it's someone who's willing to admit that they supported Trump, have a history of supporting Trump, and will continue to support a Trump-like extension of the GOP or an independent Trump party.

The GOP is dead to me. I think many of us feel this way too. If they try to force a mainstream Republican candidate down our throats again for any office, I hope those people lose bigly.

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FluhanWu 5 points ago +6 / -1

Do you believe in Trump should be added to the do you believe in God question candidates always get asked standard.

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SordidPontification 3 points ago +4 / -1

I gotta admit. This was incredibly difficult to parse.

To help future people (and maybe me):

"Do you believe in Trump" should be added to the "do you believe in God" question candidates always get asked [as] standard.

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SordidPontification 6 points ago +6 / -0

Good point. Trump was mostly a proxy for us.

But he also served as a locus of their hatred. Now that he's out of their sights, they're focusing on us.

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krackenPie 5 points ago +5 / -0

It was ALWAYS about the hatred of us deplorables.

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SordidPontification 2 points ago +2 / -0

We didn't march in lockstep and vote for the "right" GOP candidate (probably ¡Jeb!).

Instead, the GOP said "remember, vote your conscience!"

So we did. We voted for Trump.

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QSWO1 3 points ago +3 / -0

The GOP's fear of Trump drove them over the cliff toward political suicide. FTFY.

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SordidPontification 2 points ago +2 / -0

Fair!