inexile,
Trump has a significantly stronger cult following than Bush.
see how quickly the GOP base turned on Bush after he left the Presidency.
Even stark incompetence during a pandemic resulting in over 300,000 deaths barely caused a shift of about 1% of the voters in the direction of Biden. Jokes about shooting on fifth avenue aside, it does seem there is nothing Trump could do that would lose him most of his supporters.
thankfully the actual cult core is relatively small. the crucial margin was a bunch of disaffected suburban GOP-types, whom ended up doing a split vote for Biden/GOP senator/rep.
Biden had small coat-tails, and is a warning to the Democratic Party that in many places, they didn't so much as convert large sections of suburbia to the Party, but rather got a one-time good deal.
probably the smaller number, but yeah, definitely.
In 2008, just having the financial crash on their watch caused the Republicans to lose in a landslide; by modern standards. Arguably, Bush was not guilty of any specific actions or incompetence that may have resulted in the causing of the crash compared to Trump's actions in the run up to the pandemic.
see how quickly the GOP base turned on Bush after he left the Presidency.
Even stark incompetence during a pandemic resulting in over 300,000 deaths barely caused a shift of about 1% of the voters in the direction of Biden. Jokes about shooting on fifth avenue aside, it does seem there is nothing Trump could do that would lose him most of his supporters.
Biden had small coat-tails, and is a warning to the Democratic Party that in many places, they didn't so much as convert large sections of suburbia to the Party, but rather got a one-time good deal.
It does seem to me that perhaps 30-40% of Americans might cheer on if Trump was able to overturn the election and usher in a more authoritarian regime.
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