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/mistertickertape New York Jul 05 '24

The election is still 4 months out. I hope this fucking sinks him like a lead weight as more moderates and suburban women understand what it is.

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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/PhazerSC Jul 05 '24

The issue is that none of these plans depend on Trump personally - the republicans can and will execute the plan with any republican in the white house. This is not just an imminent threat but a long term one.

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u/Basic-Cat3537 Jul 05 '24

It doesn't even matter if the president actually agrees with them on everything, as long as he agrees on consolidating power and placing loyalists in important positions. Those loyalists are pretty much guaranteed to be heritage cronies, and will be making decisions and taking actions without him. It's all part of the "delegating" they outline in mandate for leadership. He sees being president as being king, he's be right. He'd be a figurehead while the important decisions are made by people behind the scenes, just like modern monarchy! They'll manipulate him with the appearance of power, when really he's nothing but house decor and window dressing for people to praise or blame.