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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by SkyMarshal on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @03:20PM (#25661826)
Well the Republican “leadership” is no longer a monolithic entity, it’s split between Trumpists and establishment types. The former have been leading it all. The latter have been speaking out against it all along, but to no effect.
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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by jandrese on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @03:36PM (#25662076)
There's barely any "establishment" members left in the Republican party. They were primaried to death in the past couple of decades, or chose to quit when they saw what direction their party was heading. Like it or not Trump and his brand of politics is the modern Republican party.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-there-are-so-few-mo...

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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by 8note on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @07:54PM (#25665617)
Establishment democrats also are their lunch to an extent.

A pro business, corporate tax cut Democrat isn't all that different from a pro business, corporate tax cut republican

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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by staplers on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @03:22PM (#25661854)
The writing was on the wall and they knew it. Now that Trump doesn't benefit them, they will act like they don't support him.
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