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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He found a grift by pandering to the rubes.[/quote]

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Grifters grift. [/quote]

I don't think this is just a grift. After the popularity of his book, he was given a number of platforms including tv appearances, speaking engagements and venture capital etc. After his initial surge in popularity, he tried to be a thoughtful, reasonable, nuanced voice speaking to what he saw as some of the structural problems in this country. He just realized that this was not viable for him in a post-Trump era and pivoted era.

Heard much from Ramesh Ponnuru lately? Yuval Levin? Reihan Salam? Erick Erickson? These guys were, at one point, supposed to be conversation-shapers at the vanguard of new conservatism and J.D. was dabbling in that conversation and ideological hand wringing. Trump has sucked all of the energy out of the room and now political branding is defined by reference to Trump, until he is off the scene for good.

Unlike someone like Trump, JD has been thinking about running for public office for quite a while and curating his steps with that in mind. He fashions himself a serious person and a serious thinker. But you have to survive in this game. He made his choice, but I don't think it was all a grift, so much as it was an attempt to keep his fledgling political career from running into immediate headwinds.[/quote]

It will be interesting to see how they start positioning once Trump is gone for good. [/quote]

I think every Republican will be defined by reference to Trump even after he is gone from office and especially if he wins this election. He has such a strong hold on his voter base that he simply cannot be ignored. Similar to how every Republican framed themselves by reference to Reagan prior to Trump, Trump will cast a long shadow. Trumpism is not going away any time soon. JD just read the tealeaves and adapted quickly, lest he perish politically.[/quote]

Republicans always regroup quickly.  They are not defined by anything except but what their corporate overlords tell them to be defined by.  They are only trying desperately to hang onto and use Trump as a useful idiot but he is A. Not that useful and B. Completely insane.

Remember how they were going to redefine themselves after Obama was elected?  They didn’t come up with any policy changes, the Koch brothers just started funding Tea Party groups.  And enough addled white people were enraged by the election of a black man that it largely worked.  These people play off rage, desperation, and racism in red states.  As long as the people in red states keep falling for it, Republicans will keep winning without ever changing their actual policy position.

Remember that Trump only had one major piece of legislation besides Covid: tax cuts for wealthy people.  That is what this is all about.[/quote]

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