Somewhat in conjunction with my skepticism of the economic health suggested below are the stories that suggest that MAGA knows what's coming. Trump is slapping his name on everything he can. At the recent Turning Point confab, the whole thing turned into a display of backstabbing, with Ben Shapiro attaching the antisemites in the room, and the antisemites striking back. The Epstein files will continue to trickle out. Trump's approval rating is hovering in the mid-30s in the Gallup and ARG polls and moving downwards.
Republicans' great advantage over my lifetime has been obedience to the leadership. As James Carville famously put it, "Democrats have to fall in love, Republicans just fall in line." Conservatism is largely about service to hierarchies, so that tracks. However, MAGA is not "conservative" it's a revolutionary reactionary authoritarian movement, and revolutionary movements are prone to factionalism. We are already seeing Republican House members balk at some of the most egregious MAGA programs.
Keep an eye on the divisions that are creeping into the GOP. Some rats flee the sinking ship, but they will also turn on each other when cornered.
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