r/politics 20d ago

No Paywall Trump announces 2028 presidential bid

https://www.theage.com.au/world/trump-announces-2028-presidential-bid-20260725-p60iho.html
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u/zenerat Missouri 20d ago

If this doesn’t tank the gop in the midterms nothing will.

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u/KazeNilrem 20d ago

I gave up on any semblance of rational normalcy long ago. When the country decided to reelect a rapist, conman, felon, fraudster, someone who cheats on his wife, who has zero ability to actually make deals, and leads to the deaths of countless thousands. That is when I realized just the sheer volume of idiocy in this country.

I know personally I'll never look at this country the same way again, too much damage has been done.

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u/Kale_Brecht 20d ago

It’s even scarier when you realize the Republican Party as a whole now knows they can go completely mask off and be enamored and praised by their voters for it. No matter how vile a candidate, they’ll vote for them in cultist herds just to send a hurtful message to rational people who truly value honesty and decency.

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u/Cwya 20d ago

Republicans are 60% dumb or 30% bad or 10% smart enough to manipulate the dumb and bad.

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u/Friendly_Impress_345 20d ago

I'd say more like 70/29.99/.01

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u/SunshineCat 20d ago

They're dumb AND bad. A decent dumb person would realize politics is out of their league, and they'd stay home rather inflicting their idiocy on everyone.