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If Trump starts working bipartisan with Democrats, his base, the former GOP base, (Original Post) applegrove Sep 2017 OP
It would be nice kimbutgar Sep 2017 #1
ah yes democrats will make trump look reasonable instead of the opprtunist he is nt msongs Sep 2017 #2
You mean bipartisan? L. Coyote Sep 2017 #3
Yes. Thank you. applegrove Sep 2017 #4
i bet they'd just toss Trump under the proverbial bus and move on to the next fascist demagogue 0rganism Sep 2017 #5
Ugh. The Deplorables? No thanks. RandySF Sep 2017 #6
Yeah, like a snowball fight in hell it could happen Warpy Sep 2017 #7
They'll turn on him. He campaigned on hating 'liberals' leftstreet Sep 2017 #8
They won't turn on him and they won't help us. RandySF Sep 2017 #9
"They say I'm a dreamer" CanonRay Sep 2017 #10

kimbutgar

(21,137 posts)
1. It would be nice
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 08:03 PM
Sep 2017

But consider the 20+ years of brainwashing by Faux and Reich wing radio. Might be a big stretch.

0rganism

(23,944 posts)
5. i bet they'd just toss Trump under the proverbial bus and move on to the next fascist demagogue
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 08:07 PM
Sep 2017

who would that be? Ted Nugent? Kid Rock? Paul LePage? Scott Walker? i dunno, wait and see.

meanwhile, their friends at Breitbart and Fox and Infowars can just tell them how their lack of social mobility is all Hillary's fault, or some deep state conspiracy started by Barack Obama involving microwaves and teletubbies. regardless i don't see this leading to heartfelt respect for Democrats.

Warpy

(111,253 posts)
7. Yeah, like a snowball fight in hell it could happen
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 08:30 PM
Sep 2017

It will erode some of his support from knee jerk, lockstep haters.

leftstreet

(36,106 posts)
8. They'll turn on him. He campaigned on hating 'liberals'
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 08:36 PM
Sep 2017

They sucked it down like candy

He'll make them look like fools and they won't like it

RandySF

(58,786 posts)
9. They won't turn on him and they won't help us.
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 08:42 PM
Sep 2017

It's a cult of personality and his supporters will also rationalize that no Democrats were involved, or they will just choose to forget.

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