In an interview with Punchbowl News, Donald Trump said straight out that his voters just might not show up for GOP candidates this fall. That’s a striking admission of one of the thorniest problems the GOP faces. But it gets worse. Trump also declared that “a lot” of his voters are “not angry at me,” but “are very angry at Republicans.” That will likely be read by his supporters as a declaration that Republicans are failing Trump, and as encouragement to stay home. Meanwhile, polling shows MAGA voters turni…

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    It doesn’t matter if trump voters are “gettable” by Dems. Trump voters don’t have morals and shouldn’t be pandered to.

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      Exactly. They should be quarantined and ostracized. Debanking and deplatforming them should also be on the table. They wanted to live in a nation of slaves and masters. Make them slaves

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      Frankly, many “centrist” Dems aren’t much better. I bet they’re only “more moderate” because they haven’t been as successful at the “enriching oneself” game, so they’re looking for mercy.

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        Which Trump seems to be doing? Which makes me think he’s pretty confident the Dems won’t try to hold him accountable for anything