Oligarchies are easier to break than you think. Once the head of an oligarchy is removed, the body just needs to be reminded what happened to the head.
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There is no "next Trump". His fervent supporters aren't going to pivot and give the same undying support to Marco Rubio or Ted Cruz. The cult of personality is non-transferable, that's why the GOP is so afraid of him. His base aren't Republicans, they're Trump voters, and they aren't the same thing.
DeSantis tried it and he failed, not because he was too soon, but because he isn't Trump. He thought he could shit-talk his way to the nomination because he wore a MAGA hat too, but that's not how this works. You turn on Trump, they turn on you. That's the entire metric.
Whenever and however Trump finally is gone, there will be utter chaos in his wake for the GOP. They will be completely rudderless. They already have no guiding principles or coherent message. Their whole platform is to say "Yes" to Trump, lest he destroy them, but he will in time regardless.
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These guys are twerps.
I’m unimpressed by our oligarchs.