'Trumpism Without Trump' Could Be the Way, Bannon Says

[DonViejo]

‘TRUMPISM WITHOUT TRUMP' COULD BE THE WAY FORWARD, STEVE BANNON SAYS OF HISTORICALLY UNPOPULAR PRESIDENT

BY JASON LE MIERE ON 11/6/17 AT 12:47 PM

Maintaining a safe distance from President Donald Trump and his historic levels of unpopularity even while embracing his controversial rhetoric could be a blueprint for Republicans moving forward, according to his former chief strategist, Steve Bannon.

Such a scenario is currently playing out in Virginia, which will vote for a new governor Tuesday in an election that is widely seen as the most important of 2017 and as an early referendum on the president. Trump has become the first sitting president since Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal not to visit the state to campaign in its governor’s race. Yet Republican candidate Ed Gillespie has adopted many of Trump’s hardline positions, particularly on immigration.

While Gillespie’s Democrat rival, Ralph Northam, leads in the polls going into election day, it appears to be a closer race than many anticipated in a state that Hillary Clinton won by more than five points last November.

“He’s closed an enthusiasm gap by rallying around the Trump agenda,” Bannon, who was ousted from his White House role and has since gone on to support a slew of anti-establishment candidates, told The New York Times about Gillespie on Sunday. “And I think the big lesson for Tuesday is that, in Gillespie’s case, Trumpism without Trump can show the way forward. If that’s the case, Democrats better be very, very worried.”

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[Kirk Lover]

1. Well duh yeah....trashbag didn't invent the racist GOP he just took advantage of it.

[standingtall]

2. There really is no Trumpism

Trump is not a special politician that can lead,but instead he is just a place holder for a disgusting right wing political movement.

[marylandblue]

3. Yes, that's we can't just be united against Trump

We have to be united for a progressive agenda that actually addresses peoples concerns and calms social tensions.

[Twitler]

4. Exactly

The Deplorables. Hillary was spot on, and was roasted for it. http://time.com/4486502/hillary-clinton-basket-of-deplorables-transcript/

[CrispyQ]

5. This.

They found someone worse that W, they will find someone worse than the Con. There are a ton of human shitholes on this planet & too many of them want to be in charge.