‘Trump is in the past': Mounting losses show limits of power
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Trump is in the past': Mounting losses show limits of power

Associated Press  

WOODSTOCK, Ga. — Donald Trump opened May by lifting a trailing Senate candidate in Ohio to the Republican nomination, seemingly cementing the former president’s kingmaker status before another possible White House run. Nearly seven years after the onetime reality television star launched what seemed to be an improbable campaign for the White House, the “Make America Great Again” movement Trump helmed isn’t going anywhere. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who defied Trump’s call to “find” the votes to change the outcome two years ago — a call that is now under investigation — also won his party’s nomination. And even without Trump on the ballot, the party has been transformed in Trump’s image, with candidates adopting his “America First” platform, mimicking his tactics and parroting his lies about a stolen election. “There’s no question unnecessary fights with kind of the extremes of the party, of Trump’s grievance party, have made it more difficult for us to win in November,” said Maryland Gov.

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MAGA's future collapse could come from gains Trump is currently celebrating: CNN analysis
1 month, 1 week ago

MAGA's future collapse could come from gains Trump is currently celebrating: CNN analysis

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's electoral gains paradoxically offer Democrats a glimmer of hope in the next few elections, according to a new analysis. "The scale of Trump’s advance this year points toward a common national experience in all regions of the country — a shared disappointment in the results generated by President Joe Biden’s administration, primarily on inflation, but secondarily around other …

US Election 2024 Results: Donald Trump to address supporters in Florida as he notches key wins
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US Election 2024 Results: Donald Trump to address supporters in Florida as he notches key wins

Live Mint  

Jubilant Donald Trump supporters gathered in Florida on election night, eagerly anticipating a speech from the former president after his key wins in the White House race, newswire AFP reported on Wednesday. “Donald Trump is the perfect fit for America.” Florida, located in the southeastern United States, has become a spiritual home for Trump, who has faced a litany of …

'No one can emulate him': MAGA movement struggles to find Trump 'heir apparent'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'No one can emulate him': MAGA movement struggles to find Trump 'heir apparent'

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has said that if he loses the 2024 presidential election, he won't run for president again in 2028. In an article Monday, Politico's David Siders posed the question: Who, when the time comes, will lead the MAGA movement after Trump? "The most obvious successor to Trump, sometimes referred to by Republicans as the 'heir apparent' or …

Harris to campaign with Lady Gaga in Pennsylvania, as Trump says he 'shouldn't have left' the White House after 2020 election — as it happened
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Harris to campaign with Lady Gaga in Pennsylvania, as Trump says he 'shouldn't have left' the White House after 2020 election — as it happened

ABC  

Gordon asks: If Trump loses this election will the Republicans find a new leader and change direction or are they now so committed to MAGA that they are irreversibly locked in to this populist agenda? Ever since Donald Trump's surprise victory in 2016, the Republicans have performed generally quite poorly in elections up and down the ballot. A big question …

McConnell said Trump’s ‘MAGA movement is completely wrong’, new book reveals
2 months ago

McConnell said Trump’s ‘MAGA movement is completely wrong’, new book reveals

The Independent  

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Republicans may need to ditch Donald Trump to save MAGA
3 months ago

Republicans may need to ditch Donald Trump to save MAGA

Salon  

Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans got a little bit of good news over the weekend with some highly respected polls coming in showing that Kamala Harris is continuing to grow a lead over Donald Trump. The Post runs down some of the events of just the past two weeks, pointing out that Trump's "chaotic and widely criticized debate performance" didn't happen …

If Trump loses 'MAGA has nowhere to go but down': conservative columnist
3 months, 2 weeks ago

If Trump loses 'MAGA has nowhere to go but down': conservative columnist

Raw Story  

Should Donald Trump go down to defeat in November in his bid for a second presidential term, that will, in all likelihood, be the death knell for the MAGA movement he began nine years ago. In his column, he bluntly stated "attempts to mimic Trump succeed in Republican primaries and deep red jurisdictions, but they fail in swing states and …

'More bark than bite': MTG's failure seen as signal that MAGA won't survive without Trump
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'More bark than bite': MTG's failure seen as signal that MAGA won't survive without Trump

Raw Story  

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green's leadership challenge to House speaker Mike Johnson shows the limits of MAGA's power if Donald Trump isn't directly involved, an analyst wrote Monday. The Georgia Republican has filed a motion to vacate the speaker's chair, but Johnson defied the Trump ally's demands by getting Ukraine aid passed — and then blew her off with a "bless …

Trump's alliance with the GOP 'could reach a breaking point' soon: political scientist
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump's alliance with the GOP 'could reach a breaking point' soon: political scientist

Raw Story  

Donald Trump remains the Republican frontrunner despite an array of legal challenges -- including indictments, criminal investigations and a sexual assault lawsuit loss -- and political scientists are still trying to figure out how he survives those substantial challenges. "For years, political scientists have judged presidents on their strength as party leaders — how they’ve been able to grow a …

Donald Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP's uneven election
2 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP's uneven election

Firstpost  

The disappointing results for the GOP are raising new questions about Trump’s appeal and the future of a party that has fully embraced him, seemingly at its peril, while at the same time giving new momentum to his most potent potential rival Washington: It was supposed to be a red wave that former President Donald Trump could triumphantly ride to …

Trump-backed candidates lose but Trumpism wins in US primaries
2 years, 6 months ago

Trump-backed candidates lose but Trumpism wins in US primaries

Al Jazeera  

Georgia losses add to a losing record for Trump’s candidates, but his hard-right politics is winning among Republicans. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has easily defeated Donald Trump’s hand-picked challenger – former US Senator David Perdue – in a Republican primary that demonstrated the limits of the former president’s influence in a critical United States swing state. Kemp was backed by …

2022 GOP primaries prove that MAGA is now bigger than Donald Trump
2 years, 7 months ago

2022 GOP primaries prove that MAGA is now bigger than Donald Trump

Salon  

Last night, Pennsylvania Republicans nominated a Big Lie proponent and January 6th "Stop the Steal" attendee named Doug Mastriano to run for governor of Pennsylvania in November. So, in the big marquee primary races in Pennsylvania, it appears that one undisputedly far right MAGA candidate won despite not being endorsed by Trump himself until the last minute and the other …

‘He won’: Why Trump’s ardent supporters are a political force
4 years ago

‘He won’: Why Trump’s ardent supporters are a political force

Al Jazeera  

Trump lost the election, but the Georgia Senate runoff shows that his passionate supporters still have power. “I don’t mind driving 25 hours to come down here to show him that I’m with you, President Trump.” Sell joined tens of thousands of like-minded Trump supporters for a raucous “victory” rally at an airport near the Florida border, an uncommonly high …

Donald Trump Still Refusing to Concede to Biden, Inflaming Supporters and Delaying Transition
4 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump Still Refusing to Concede to Biden, Inflaming Supporters and Delaying Transition

News 18  

The transition to President-elect Joe Biden’s administration remained in political limbo on Sunday, a day after tens of thousands of President Donald Trump’s supporters poured into the nation’s capital to echo his false claims of election fraud. The ”Million MAGA March,” referring to Trump’s campaign slogan of ”Make America Great Again,” drew a crowd of flag-waving supporters to downtown Washington …

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