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Obama's response... (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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source: https://x.com/BarackObama/status/1812271849893442018

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Without Trump the cult would be finished. There is nobody who can replace him in the far right camp.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

While there isn't anyone who has the charisma of Trump as far as I can tell, he has a cult of personality, and carefully exploited it could serve R for decades, regardless of the leader.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Appointing Trump posthumously as chairman for eternity would be very in character for the present day Republicans.

[–] Drewelite@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think you're forgetting what already happened with Ron DeSantis. Without the real Trump to shut them down, his potential successors will come out of the woodwork drooling at the sight of his empty throne.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Ron DeSantis

You can be a monster with charisma. Or you can be a caring person with a less than social personality

You can't be a monster with no charisma. That's the problem with everyone else in potential GOP leadership. It why they had little success until Trump came along. His monster came cloaked in charisma.

In short, Trump is the only GOP leader whose followers don't actually hate his guts. Boebert, DeSantis, MTG don't have people who actually like them, even on their own side.