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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I don't think either of them will get the automatic allegiance of a cult. One can hope, anyway.

[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 days ago

Vance definitely doesn't have anything to pull people to him. Like as much as I hate Trump, I at least see the dumb things he does his cult likes. Vance has none of that. It's like if Jeffries tried to replace Mamdani.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 6 points 3 days ago

Let's hope not. They're both charisma vacuums. Not that I think Trump is especially charismatic either, but his personality is certainly large and hard to ignore, unlike those two gormless non-entities.

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

The cult has been around long before Trump, long before he was groomed by Fox News. It was a cult in need of a leader. No reason it'll dissappear after he's gone