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Lonestarblue

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14. There is no final straw for Trump voters.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 12:06 PM

May 7

He could televise a sexual attack on a female in the Oval Office or discussions about how to embezzle money from the government, and they would claim it's his right to do so. Some people consider themselves so thoroughly Republican that they cannot vote for anyone but a Republican even if he is an immoral crook with no idea how to govern for anything but enriching himself.

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Trump's new 'gargantuan shakedown' may be the last straw for voters: expert [View all] turbinetree May 7 OP

Your last sentence says all that needs to be said. Boomerproud May 7 #1

Seriously doubt anything is the last straw with voters. Irish_Dem May 7 #2

"That scamp! If he can do it, so can I!" tanyev May 7 #3

Yes this is the goal. To produce amoral citizens like in Russia. Irish_Dem May 7 #9

37% of voters orangecrush May 7 #6

What's "arthepeid"? bif May 7 #7

A misspelled word orangecrush May 7 #8

So it's in Aftrica? bif May 7 #12

Yes that's the continence orangecrush May 7 #20

Hahaha Joinfortmill May 7 #23

Haha Joinfortmill May 7 #21

... orangecrush May 7 #22

It's good to understand gelography! bif May 7 #27

It's a grate big world! orangecrush May 7 #29

Yes of course we are. White Rich Male Dictatorship. Irish_Dem May 7 #26

How much money do they need? BlueWaveNeverEnd May 7 #4

All of it. JHB May 7 #15

We're being hollowed out and discarded. Hugin May 7 #28

Question D00ver66 May 7 #5

If bodies stacked like lumber in refrigerator trucks during covid Bristlecone May 7 #10

By 'gargantuan shakedown' I thought you meant the $1B ballroom. That's chump change. Silly me. flashman13 May 7 #11

I don't think people even really pay attention to this one Cosmocat May 7 #13

There is no final straw for Trump voters. Lonestarblue May 7 #14

The "last straw" before they continue to support him wholeheartedly Orrex May 7 #16

More reputational harm than Don Jr's coke fueled X rants or Eric's admission to golf reporters that they get their money ChicagoTeamster May 7 #17

Last straw for WHICH voters BaronChocula May 7 #18

Trump. Does. Not. Care. Zorro May 7 #19

Yup, he does. I hope he's wrong. Joinfortmill May 7 #24

Only one thing I want to know about the Donald. calimary May 7 #25