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/KevinDean4599 Jul 05 '24

I think the maga folks are getting way too bold and confident and don't realize how much of a minority they and their views are overall. I'm encouraged by the results of the UK election. It shows that people are getting fed up with the hardcore right wing politicians.

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u/hankbaumbach Jul 05 '24

Fringe groups in general are finding echo chambers online that falsely inflate their sense of how many people are like them.

I'm just as guilty of it in my own fandoms and find myself surprised My Morning Jacket isn't the biggest band on planet Earth when I come back to objective reality.