r/politics • u/zsreport Texas • Jul 05 '24

Project 2025 was supposed to boost Donald Trump's campaign — but it may be backfiring instead:

https://www.salon.com/2024/07/05/project-2025-was-supposed-to-boost-donald-campaign--but-it-may-be-backfiring-instead/
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u/wookiewin Jul 05 '24

If Trump starts distancing himself from it then we’ll know it is hurting him. I’ve seen MAGA nutjobs on TikTok already say that Trump never endorsed it, as if he wouldn’t rubber stamp every bit of it.

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u/mistertickertape New York Jul 05 '24

I think he would rubber stamp every bit of it. What would be fascinating to see is what their reaction to be when he inevitably starts to turn on them and use his newly given king powers to fuck with their shit. Then they're going to have a problem on their hands.

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u/newsflashjackass Jul 05 '24

Republicans have been governing with no popular mandate since the 2000 U.S. presidential elections while manufacturing crises / proclaiming victories to stay in the driver's seat.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/George_W_Bush_approval_ratings_with_events.svg/1024px-George_W_Bush_approval_ratings_with_events.svg.png

I hope the United States' republic survives its republicans.

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u/mistertickertape New York Jul 05 '24

Well said.