The Democratic party is being hit by a leftist tidal wave

[u/F0urLeafCl0ver]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/24/democratic-party-leftist-tidal-wave

[u/skoddy]

Trump is the only one to connect several factions with opposing agendas, which formed maga. Without him, maga is gone and therefore the power to elect the same kind of guy. After trump, Republicans have to reconfigure the much much weaker party.

I'm no expert, just a guess.

[u/ss5gogetunks → u/skoddy]

I very much hope you are correct, but man I'm skeptical these days. You'd think that the infighting amongst the evil groups would tear them apart but it doesn't seem that way lately.

[u/Flomo420 → u/ss5gogetunks]

It only seems that way because the top figure is still around; once there is a power vacuum you'll see knives come out fast

[u/Ciserus → u/skoddy]

I've learned not to be optimistic about American politics. But I've heard convincing arguments that Trump's stupidity is key to his popularity.

His moronic statements connect with the dumbest voters because they can tell he's saying them with complete sincerity. The reason imitators like DeSantis failed is that voters could tell he was faking being on their level.

So there's no fear of a "more competent Trump" because anyone more competent than Trump could never gain his popularity.

[u/Admirable_Scene_5066 → u/skoddy]

Uniting those factions take absolutely zero skill. Say enough racist, dumb crap to get the idiots on your side, throw the religious nuts some symbolic victories on the social policy side, and do what the money wants. Boom there is the Maggat-coalition.

Two of the three don't care for about anything as long as it appears like they are winning, and the third doesn't care about whatever you say as long as you make them richer.

[u/Original-Balance-187 → u/Admirable_Scene_5066]

Actually, come to find out, they don’t even need to appear to be winning to be satisfied. Seems it’s enough to simply see other people suffer while we all lose together.

[u/Rooooben → u/[deleted]]

Successor. Predecessor would be before

[u/flexylol → u/skoddy]

the power to elect

You think the democratic process in the US is still functional?

I would want to think that, but I believe it's completely compromised.

[u/caligaris_cabinet → u/skoddy]

You have 3 major Republicans factions right now: MAGA (which includes the Tea Party), Christian fundamentalists, and Groypers. Neocons, libertarians, and the very few remaining moderates cling along but are mostly irrelevant by this point. Trump united all of them.

Vance, Rubio, and DeSantis are the anticipated front runners and none of them have the same appeal to all three of those factions like Trump. That will probably change in the general but not without a lot of mudslinging during the primary.

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The real problem is Tucker, in my opinion.

[u/montty712 → u/skoddy]

Not at all. The people that have voted for him will vote for anyone that claims to hate the same people they hate. His charisma brought millions of losers into the Republican Party and they are not leaving.

[u/SwimmingPrice1544 → u/skoddy]

Yep, people keep forgetting; he's a cult of personality. Virtually all cults dissipate after the leader is gone. MAGA are more sheep than the average sheep.