Surprises coming for voters for the Leopards-Eating-Faces Party

[bordelond]

Cross-posted from the “really fucking boring” Pit thread:

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FWIW, today on his Hopium Chronicles Substack, Simon Rosenberg responded to a “Game over, man!” commentor (my emphasis below):

Simon Rosenberg:
Your cynicism is both unwelcome here and misplaced. Prominent Republicans are now making OUR arguments about the central legislative initiative of the early Trump era. This is a huge win for us, and evidence that work does matter, that we can change minds, that their control over the daily discourse can be overcome, and that MAGA can be defeated. We don’t know when there will be a true meaningful break from Trump but the only way it happens is with early, initial steps like this.

Simon Rosenberg:
Chris, my point here is that you already wrong and misunderstanding the transaction and what is happening here. It is not about being right - this is not about you. 12 House Republicans just adopted our argument about Trump’s highest legislative priority. THIS IS A HUGE FUCKING WIN. It shows we can change minds, win debates, and as I said when their thing collapses, which it will someday, the break will start like this. So we just keep working it, building support, taking the wins when they come and keep getting stronger, and making them weaker. We never know when the break will come but if we cynically don’t work these moments when they arise the break will never come.

Michael G Baer:
Take the wins when they come folks.

Its easy to see past as prologue, but that idea is a trap in these unprecedented days. This group is working under the assumption that the GOPs will cave when they fear their own electoral chances by staying with Trump more than they fear going against Trump.