I see a lot of people believing that, if Trump loses in November, he’ll be defeated for good, and the Republican Party will move on or disband or something. I put zero stock in that. The Republican Party is the Trump Party. So long as he is alive, the right will be in thrall to him.
Cults are the best comparison that I know of. When the leader’s forecast Big Moments come and goes without happening, that doesn’t shake members’ faith—it strengthens their faith. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/opinion/trump-republican-party-loss.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ck4.Uedf.lxDHK-Kinn5z&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
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