These people did not hide from 2016-2024- they wanted everybody to know they were on Team Trump and if you didn't like Trump, you should fuck your feelings or something. They are the political version of cross-fitters.
Like his use of the word "tribe" and if I didn't know he was half-Jewish, I would wonder if he picked that word deliberately. Speaking of being half-Jewish, his mother was from the Philippines - his grandfather met her there/got her pregnant and brought her to the US. He's supporting a party that has a helluva lot of people who would not look too kindly on his grandmother or him being half-Jewish. Oh, turns out he was a shit dad (sent his young daughter to fat camp) and she hates him (he tried to apologize on Tucker Carlson of all places, lol). Maybe he and Leon can get together and share notes about treating daughters poorly.
They will still pull that (R) lever next November, and that's fine - those folks are lost. They will always pull that (R) lever. They may even stutter and try to dodge the question if you ask them if they still support Trump or the GOP or whatever, but they will pull that (R) lever. But there are going to be a lot of people in the middle who won't be like that. They'll either flip or stay home. It's how Biden got elected, and it's how Newsom will be elected.
Discussing it in the Epstein thread, but anybody else noticing a lot of Trump signs, posters, and flags got pulled down at some point this year? I saw virtually no Trump flags/signs going up through North Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. It was odd.
Nobody said they were going away, but many sure as hell are not wanting to be publicly associated with it. Remember, these people are like cross-fitters or Subaru owners or soccer fans - they normally won't shut up about those things. This is like aggy losing to UT and then only scoring 3 points against Miami and the aggy fans all of the sudden get really quiet. That's progress.
What's funny about that interview is that it was not what a shitload of the Shawn Ryan fanbase was expecting. The bit when Hunter talks about the Epstein files has been clipped and passed around and for some reason, people were not expecting Hunter to be that clear/coherent.
Sure, but if a libtard told them after November of last year "Hey, Donnie won, you won, take down your signs and flags" they would have put up more. These are people that were into the whole "FUCK YOUR FEELINGS LIBTARD" bullshit and they publicly wanted you to know they worshipped Trump. Now they confine themselves to their safespaces online (or what they think are safespaces). Others have noticed, and it sounds like it went back pretty far this year. Woman’s Neighbors Fly MAGA Flags for Years—but They’ve Suddenly Disappeared - Newsweek (February 2025) Fewer Trump Signs Seen Across The Country, People Say (May 2025) There's plenty of other articles. It could feel anecdotal, except if you're in Texas, you've seen the Trump stuff.