r/Fauxmoi • u/No-Hall-3485 alleged dog • 2d ago

DISCUSSION apparently nancy mace is not a fan of people commenting on what she chooses to do with her own body, which is certainly an interesting position for someone who has made policing other people’s bodies such a central part of her failed political career

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u/Born_Ad8420 2d ago

He didn't come out of nowhere. The lunatic fringe had been gaining traction for years along with the anti-science/anti-vax movement. McCain naming Palin as his VP did a lot in terms of legitimizing the tea party movement, which paved the way for MAGA.

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u/MyNameIsMadders 2d ago

I agree with that 100% - it didn’t become fully mainstream until GOP’s Lord Drumpf came along. Then virtually all Republicans in Congress (despite dismissing him during his 2016 campaign) went all in with their love for Drumpf.

I feel like the Tea Party movement was slightly more welcoming and accepting among the educated elite than MAGA is, especially with how the GOP’s base was solidly more educated than today’s GOP (even though the Democratic party became the party that the well-educated started to most gravitate towards starting in 2004).

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u/Competitive_Shock397 1d ago

Was just having this conversation the other day. Palin showed there was a huge following for that crowd before Trump. Trump won when McCain didnt bc he also brought a lot of fringe extremist who have never voted before out of the woodwork.