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Torchlight

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7. I'll admit that neighbors and coworkers who had been loudly defending his behavior and actions

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 10:23 AM

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have all fallen back on “what about?” arguments over the course of the past two months. Support for the war is rapidly declining, even among his own base, leaving only a small, unfortunate group to continue insisting it's a valid and rational course of action despite the reality that the village idiot is in charge.

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Trump Has Lost Working Class White Voters [View all] babylonsister Tuesday OP

LOL...not the ones I know, unfortunately Prairie Gates Tuesday #1

Same here. He's still their guy. Diamond_Dog Tuesday #2

These voters are going down with the ship WSHazel Tuesday #4

Same here. All my extended family members City Lights Tuesday #11

Same. n/t Coventina Tuesday #13

The magaloons i know are still entrenched in their cult leaders kimbutgar Tuesday #16

My first thought when I saw the headline was exactly the same. I have yet to meet a "reformed" MAGA. Midnight Writer 17 hrs ago #31

They love that he's a fuck up, he's one of them. dem4decades Tuesday #3

There's always enough brain dead voters to keep his dictatorship going if enough voter suppression happens yaesu Tuesday #5

Endlessly weird to me that people deny the political realities of all this. BannonsLiver Tuesday #6

People gotta have their Kool-Aid. nt Trueblue Texan 22 hrs ago #25

I'll admit that neighbors and coworkers who had been loudly defending his behavior and actions Torchlight Tuesday #7

He has not... rustbeltvoice Tuesday #8

+1 leftstreet Tuesday #14

They're still OK with becoming a fascist nation..... 70sEraVet Tuesday #9

They enjoyed the hell out of tearing up our government institutions & national security ffr Tuesday #10

I have them in my family, which is why I live 2000 miles away Hassler Tuesday #12

Most that I know are sticking with the idiot Norbert Tuesday #15

I'm betting they'll feel differently once they're in that voting booth and it really counts. Xavier Breath Tuesday #17

But probably not white working class males senseandsensibility Tuesday #18

Convinced people to vote against their own interests hibbing Tuesday #19

"Is it all because of race?" Solomon 23 hrs ago #24

Yes, I do believe it's race and gender. BlueKota 21 hrs ago #27

David Corn, "American Psychosis": betsuni 19 hrs ago #29

Fuck em LuvLoogie Tuesday #20

All the way to the scene of the crash OC375 Tuesday #21

It's about fucking time they woke up and smelled the coffee. Martin68 Tuesday #22

Too little... too late. OldBaldy1701E 23 hrs ago #23

Don't need them to vote Dem... Just stay home JT45242 22 hrs ago #26

In the State of Ohio samplegirl 20 hrs ago #28

But they'll still vote against Democrats. betsuni 18 hrs ago #30