# Are some republicans happy to be able to get off the Trump Train?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 9, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-some-republicans-happy-to-be-able-to-get-off-the-trump-train/925099 "2020-11-09T00:27:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-some-republicans-happy-to-be-able-to-get-off-the-trump-train/925099/4 "2020-11-09T00:39:12Z")

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> [@Did the GOP (not Trump) expect to win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-gop-not-trump-expect-to-win/924962):
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> I can’t find the post now but in the election running commentary thread a few people indicated that the GOP expected to win all round despite Democrat optimism which was based on polls. I always expected that true Trumpers would insist they would win through. But the GOP’s less loony (but still detestable) wing - the McConnells and Grahams - I always assumed were bracing for a drubbing, and must be relieved that they were spared while Trump was not. I guess that’s incorrect? Do you think the G…

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