| JWeinCom said: (snip) Another potential explanation is that they are rats fleeing the ship. Perhaps they see in their state that the winds are blowing against Trump. If Trump loses their will be an internal war in the party, and I perhaps they feel that having spoken out against Trump will benefit them in that struggle. |
If we've learned anything about Republican politicians in the last ten years, it's that they want to get in power for power's sake. Hence why they've aligned themselves behind Trump no matter how stupid it would make them look like.
So if they are now turning against Trump, this late in the game right before an election, it's not because they've suddenly grown a spine. The rats-fleeing-the-ship theory is correct, because Trump is so off the mark on (perceived) conservative values by now - fiscal responsibility, economy, party of law and order, defense of the constitution - that continued backing of this loser will likely result in political death for his supporters; meaning their chances for their own re-election whenever it's coming up will drastically decrease.
If Republicans lose this election too, then Trump's record will be one of a fluky win in 2016, followed by disappointments in 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024. Trump's mental decay that we can already witness today will make him completely unelectable in 2028, so this is his final run for office; nevermind that all the court cases against him will proceed after an election loss in 2024, new ones will be opened and he would be unelectable in 2028 even if still in great mental condition. Indeed, this is the time for the rats to leave the ship because they heard Liz Cheney's words. Paraphrased, "There will come a time when Donald Trump is gone, but the dishonor you did to this country won't be."
Legend11 correctly predicted that GTA IV will outsell Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I was wrong.
