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The Republican Party's Collapse: They Gave Up
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8:51Now PlayingThe Republican Party's Collapse: They Gave Up
The complete institutional collapse of the Republican Party began the moment Trump descended his golden escalator in June 2015. Within one week of that racist announcement speech about Mexicans, Trump shot to the top of Republican primary polls and the GOP establishment simply gave up without a fight. The Republican Party hierarchy rolled over and surrendered their entire organization to someone they never took seriously, someone who didn't even believe he could win the primary or beat Hillary Clinton.
Trump saw what the Republican establishment missed: their complete disconnect from their own base. The GOP had become the party of elites, Wall Street, and the educated professional class. Trump exploited the racism, misogyny, and bigotry lurking within the white working class that Democrats had also failed to recognize. He flipped the script and brought those voters over with promises they were too gullible to see through.
Jack Smith's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee showed how far the Republican capitulation has gone. Jim Jordan, Andy Biggs, and Troy Nehls performing for Fox News soundbites demonstrates the MAGA stranglehold on what used to be the party of Lincoln. The only question now is whether the MAGA base will ever turn on Trump, or if Republican voters will continue believing everything he says, from Greenland real estate fantasies to carving golf courses out of ice. The 2028 primary race will likely feature candidates trying to be even worse than Trump, pushing further toward extremism to win over a voting base that has been completely corrupted and deluded by years of manipulation.
#DonaldTrump #Trump #JackSmith #JimJordan #AndyBiggs #TroyNehls #HillaryClinton #JDVance #Republican #GOP #MAGA #GoldenEscalator #FoxNews #PoliticalSatire #Greenland #2028Election #WorkingClass #WallStreet #Epstein #Racism #Misogyny #Bigotry #PrimaryCampaign #Democracy #Capitulation
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