The Republican Party has no past

It's a given that the Democratic convention will feature a bunch of elder statesmen and luminaries. Expect to see Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Al Gore, and Nancy Pelosi. Jimmy Carter won't be there, but I wouldn't be surprised if his daughter or grandson was given a speaking role.

Contrast this with the Republican convention. Where were George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Mitch McConnell, and Kevin McCarthy? It's as if the GOP has no past, just the present, and the present is nothing but Trump. And a party with no past has no future. One day, Trump will be out of the picture, and there won't be anything left of the once-vibrant party he managed to turn into a personality cult.

It may not happen this year - Trump could still win another term. But it's inevitable. And anyone who thinks JD Vance is capable of carrying the torch of Trumpism into the future isn't paying attention.

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anythingoes477 · M

I think ur correct. When trump drops dead...is beaten and won't be backed to run again......or whatever...the vacuum will TRY TO be filled by copycats Fascists.......who have seen if you lie enough and hate enough and are racist enough maybe they can take over the cult.

But the thing s.......a cult is never "taken over". Once cult Jesus is out of the picture the cult fades away. That will leave literally millions emotionally lost. No more Jesus to look up too. No one to make them feel as if they have any relevance in life. And a host of Trumper congressmen who have no idea what leadership is because they have spent one or two..some 3 terms just idolizing and defending and investigating and sucking ass with trump instead of ever doing the job of legislating. So we'll see not only a void in leadership......we'll see a completely splintered GOP and a voting constitruency who will have no one to fall in love with or live for.

LeopoldBloom · M

@anythingoes477 I wouldn't be surprised if a religion springs up around Trump after he's gone, with people praying to statues of him, making pilgrimages to Trump Tower, and reading from The Art of the Deal.