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Trump Blurts Out Huge Admission of Midterm Weakness as MAGA Cracks Up (newrepublic.com)

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In an interview with Punchbowl News, Donald Trump said straight out that his voters just might not show up for GOP candidates this fall. That’s a striking admission of one of the thorniest problems the GOP faces. But it gets worse. Trump also declared that “a lot” of his voters are “not angry at me,” but “are very angry at Republicans.” That will likely be read by his supporters as a declaration that Republicans are failing Trump, and as encouragement to stay home. Meanwhile, polling shows MAGA voters turni...

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We’ve known for a while that Dems won’t hold him accountable. They have repeatedly displayed their cowardice and ineffectiveness.

[–] EmilieEasie@fedinsfw.app 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah but he used to seem worried about them? At least I thought so