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IF Trump started a new party, would you join?
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| 2/8/21
| Mr K the know-it-all
Posted on 02/08/2021 12:20:48 PM PST by Mr. K
If Trump were to create a new party, would you join?
I keep hearing how bad it would be and how it would 'split the vote' and hand the victory to the Democrats.
I disagree, because I think a majority of people would go with Trump.
There is currently about 25% of the country registered as GOP. That's about 80 million people.
If Trump formed a new party I would think nearly everyone who voted for him (over 70 million) would join. Plus some disillusioned Democrats AND some independents.
That would make the new party bigger than the old GOP. Their funding would dry up overnight.
The current GOP is not just office holders- there are huge bureaucracies of party officials. If NY GOP is any example, they seem to think they have permanent sinecures and the party funds are for them to host social gatherings.
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To: PeterPrinciple
I’ve talked to some people about that, and they say that the world is much different today than in the 1850s, and that there are bigger obstacles today to starting up a new political party. Also, the Republicans rose at the very time that the Whig Party was dissolving, so the new Republican party was able to get a lot of support from former Whigs.
To: DannyTN
Usually we see eye to eye on every issue but you are way off on this.
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posted on
02/08/2021 12:51:31 PM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: Robert DeLong
Joy, that is key. Politics is an emotional thing at it core.
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posted on
02/08/2021 12:52:19 PM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: Mr. K
No. Political parties all serve the purpose of the party no matter how laudable the goals of the party are. I don’t join any political parties regardless but donate to individual candidates.
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posted on
02/08/2021 12:53:07 PM PST
by
Organic Panic
(Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
To: Reno89519
These are not normal times. The IS the time for a new party. Trump is a once in a 100 year phenomenon and opportunity.
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posted on
02/08/2021 12:54:04 PM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: Mr. K
Yes. I think as the rats continue to screw America millions more will jump on board.
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To: Ndorfin
A MAGA party makes the rump state Republicans a fringe third party on day one.
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posted on
02/08/2021 12:57:07 PM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: Yo-Yo
At this point, what do we have to lose? We’re already nothing more than an annoyance to both existing parties.
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posted on
02/08/2021 12:57:49 PM PST
by
MayflowerMadam
(They HAD to kill somebody for their plan to work. RIP Ashli.)
To: Mr. K
Would members of Congress switch parties?
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posted on
02/08/2021 12:58:10 PM PST
by
eyedigress
(Trump is my President!)
To: Mr. K
In a heartbeat.
My choices currently are to quit voting or become a kamikaze voter and vote Democrat to kill the GOP.
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posted on
02/08/2021 12:58:11 PM PST
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
To: Mr. K
Yes. Left GOP when collins and snowe voted Obama care out of committee for a floor vote. Unaffiliated independent now. Voted Trump 2x.
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posted on
02/08/2021 12:58:19 PM PST
by
mrmeyer
(You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
To: Vermont Lt
So in a three way race Romney vs Harris vs Trump who would you vote for???
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posted on
02/08/2021 12:59:14 PM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: MayflowerMadam
At this point, what do we have to lose? We’re already nothing more than an annoyance to both existing parties.Well put.
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posted on
02/08/2021 12:59:25 PM PST
by
SamAdams76
(By stealing Trump's second term, the Left gets Trump for 8 more years instead of just four.)
To: Mr. K
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posted on
02/08/2021 1:00:13 PM PST
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
To: fieldmarshaldj
We’re taking the GOP backLiz says no....
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posted on
02/08/2021 1:00:20 PM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: ImpBill
So in a three way race Romney vs Harris vs Trump who would you vote for???
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posted on
02/08/2021 1:01:13 PM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: Mr. K
I would. I trust President Trump more than most in the Republican Party. They just seem to be another wing of the dem party.
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posted on
02/08/2021 1:01:44 PM PST
by
MamaB
(Heb :13:2)
To: Tailback
Um....Not going to happen.
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posted on
02/08/2021 1:02:06 PM PST
by
Biggirl
(" One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians-4:6)
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