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LessAspin

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15. Thiel/Vance must be counting on inheriting MAGA

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Jan 25, 2026, 12:58 PM

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Because they're doing nothing to broaden their base.

Quite the opposite.. they seem to be actively signaling support to the most extreme elements of the base.

Must be hoping to stay in power by force but Vance doesn't have the cult following Trump has. JD is going down.

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