I think this Republican coup takeover has been planned for a very long time

[katmondoo]

They were just waiting for the right candidate and the right circumstances to execute the end of Democracy. Republicans have been fighting Democratic ideas even before FDR.

[Sherman A1]

1. I am not sure that they expected Trump

he was a Democrat for a long time, but the basic plan has been a long time in the making.

[bermudat]

2. Repugs have been planning the long game for some time

Ever since Reagan. With the billionaire class funding everything, they got rid of fairness doctrine, allowed an Australian to own all media especially Fascist News Network, funding repugnantcan think tanks and on and on. Billionaire class has effectively removed liberal radio from the airwaves.

[empedocles]

5. The uber rich and the plot to overthrow FDR. Put up 65 mil [current dollars] for openers.

[volstork]

6. Prescott Bush was part of that plot.

Wonder how BOTH his son and grandson ended up as presidents? Surely a coincidence, right?

[empedocles]

8. Yep. Indicted as I remember . . . it quietly disappeared as an issue.

[Skidmore]

3. Visit and research

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11883160

[moondust]

4. Kleptocrats

Couple weeks ago Bill Maher asked his panel why Republicans used to be the anti-Russia party and now they seem to be in love with Russia. I wished someone would have reminded him that Russia is no longer the one-party, anti-business, top-down, totalitarian COMMUNIST bureaucracy that Republicans hated. Now it's Putin's kleptocracy and Republicans love it! Some would even say they're doing all they can to follow in Putin's footsteps in turning the U.S. into their own kleptocracy.

The "Party of Lincoln" has become little more than an organized crime ring headed by a mob boss in the White House. And they DO NOT WANT TO GO TO PRISON so they're blowing up any flimsy excuse they can to justify launching counter-attacks on the rule of law that would hold them accountable for their bad behavior.

Russian-Style Kleptocracy Is Infiltrating America

[jalan48]

7. I've had the same thought. Trump is the perfect candidate for the big change. He's basically

saying, this is how it is what are you going to do about it? No apologies, no pretending he cares about democratic institutions or freedom of the press.

[Merlot]

9. trumpft IS the republican party

getting rid of trumpft will solve nothing.

Candidates who run "against trumpft" are missing the point.