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summer_in_TX

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8. The Rude Pundit is on the nose with that analysis.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 11:28 PM

Friday

FWIW, Jack Hopkins agrees.

MAGA Dies With Trump: The One Thing Pundits Refuse to Admit

Here’s the brutal truth: MAGA isn’t bigger than Trump. MAGA is Trump.

He’s the spark plug…the circus master…the one man who turned grievance into a political religion. Remove him…and you don’t get a smooth handoff. You get chaos… fragmentation…and erosion.

Yes…the anger will remain. Yes…the authoritarian current in America will keep flowing. But the singular juggernaut we call MAGA? That dissolves the moment he’s gone.

Because when the linchpin is removed…the whole machine comes apart.

Period. End of story.

I am convinced they are right. With Trump 79 and in ill health, and the family history of dementia, I hope and pray he will not last even to the mid-terms.

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Love me some Rudie malaise Friday #1

This might be the best thing Rude has ever written mcar Friday #2

Vance has so low a charisma that it is negative IbogaProject Yesterday #13

I'd forgotten about that! mcar Yesterday #18

Donald Trump pulled the dark sheet off of the hidden ignorant, racist, miscreants. chouchou Friday #3

Cockroaches are just doing their job. Don't mix them up with MAGATS. They're honorable and authentic by comparison. BurnDoubt Friday #5

Quite true. Such a shame that they don't look cute and fuzzy. I've heard they really don't like our natural smell chouchou Friday #11

I'll play the skeptic BaronChocula Friday #4

It's not so much the loons won't be there ITAL Friday #10

True, but I don't think that was the point of piece BaronChocula Yesterday #16

I absolutely agree with him about Vance. ShazzieB Friday #6

I'd be worried Nasruddin Yesterday #15

I think Trump had a very unusual mix of traits that enabled him to do what he's done. ShazzieB 21 hrs ago #19

Implement the "Weekend at Bernie's" presidential plan! tclambert Friday #7

Aha the "Dave" option Layzeebeaver Yesterday #17

The Rude Pundit is on the nose with that analysis. summer_in_TX Friday #8

Back in 2015, boonecreek Friday #9

In 2015 the markodochartaigh Friday #12

Vance Nasruddin Yesterday #14

Amen, brother. His death can't come soon enough. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #20

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