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For the past 11 years, Donald Trump has been the superstar of the Republican cosmos, the party's strongman, it's face and voice. Whether through stupidity, laziness, indifference, or being intimidated, Republicans in Congress, the judicial system, and even state governments were more than willing to cede power and responsibility to him. Whatever Trump wanted, they tried to deliver. But the times they are a-changin', and not for the better for the Grand Old Party. The superstar's light is fading, dimmed by continuing inflation - especially at the gas pump - and inability to satisfactorily finish his unnecessary war of choice against a much weaker nation. His trip to China - an excursion that won no true concessions from Xi Jinping - has made a mockery of his claims of strength.

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His little red hats and slogans are becoming a joke. Everything that made America great was in place long before he came down that escalator in 2015 and - despite his unhinged incompetence - will continue long after he slithers away in 2029, if not sooner. And now even some of his most devoted cultists are seeing that he is not one of them, doesn't actually care about their problems, and certainly was not right about everything. Poll after poll shows America's growing disaffection for Donald Trump, his roller coaster policies, and his self-serving antics. This is particularly bad news for all of the potential Republican candidates for the 2028 presidential race.

At the moment the main contenders for the Republican nomination seem to be VP JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and - of all people - Donald Trump, Jr. There are a few senators and governors who have shown interest as well, but they all have the same anchor dragging them down. They have all bowed and kowtowed to the senior Trump, acknowledging his overlordship, marching in lockstep while desperately clinging to his coattails. This groveling has a price. None of them has Trump's fire or stage presence. They have all basically allowed themselves to be seen as nothing but second teamers. Agreeing with and generally supporting your party's leader is one thing. Publicly kissing his ass for over a decade does not demonstrate your fitness to become one of the most powerful people in the world. The voters are noticing.

The democrats are failing completely to meet the moment and counter Trump’s authoritarian project. Everything they do is simultaneously laughably inadequate and horribly misdirected.

What they should do: pick a strong leader - have an early primary and select a leader of the opposition now. Develop a coherent message and build up party discipline so thst everyone is on the same page, consistently pushing the same talking points. Avoid extremism and purity tests. Take Allie’s where they can find them. Rebrand the party to be lowest common denominator stuff; ditch the wokeness, articulate a clear third way on immigration. Above everything, protect the institutions that we still have left, including independent media and the courts (yes, that means scotus).

What they are doing: well they’re swearing a lot more in Twitter posts. And oh, they’re attacking and helping to undermine the Supreme Court, one of the last institutions powerful enough to check Trump, at a time when we need them on our side the most. Uhh that’s about it! Great plan guys

Really important is what they’re *not* doing - no attempt to do a serious post mortem on the last election. No recognition that any internal change whatsoever is needed. No reform of the party or attempt to rebuild bridges that they’ve burned. No unity. No leadership. No direction.

The opposition party is hopelessly divided and hoping they can coast to a bLuE wAvE on the back of trumps unpopularity and a little bit of gerrymandering. I hope they’re right but yeah it’s a little depressing that the republic all rests on something that insubstantial. It’s like nobody understands or has the power to do the things that need to be done. But right now, I really feel like we’re headed towards the bad ending.

This is just a rant, I’m not dooming I’m still going to vote and all that. But the good guys are fucking stupid and that’s just really disappointing sigh