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Originally Posted by The Batlord
Honestly I think what Trump will give rise to is more existential a threat than any specific policies he enacted or tried to enact. He showed that you can ignore common practices that most politicians cling to by virtue of simple tradition and now many potential scumbags will take note of things they could potentially always have done if they had the balls to be the first one to do it. He has lifted even further the curtain that gave an illusion of responsible representative democracy in such a way that it's like a canon blast to that curtain.
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It's possible that other politicians will start to become more 'Trumpian' after he loses. He has definitely shattered convention for what a President can do, say, or be. You seem to take a pessimistic view of this, and you don't do so incorrectly. But is it possible that, by shattering these conventions, we get another President from outside the realm of politics in the future who uses this new latitude of 'accepted behavior' to tell the American public the truth and lead it through a difficult period in history? I think so. I hope so. I hope that not all of the ramifications are negative ones.
I'm interested in what the Dems will do in the future but I'm perhaps more interested in what will become of the GOP after Trump. It may depend on whether he wins or loses. If he loses, I almost think they'll revert to a slightly more right-leaning version of what they used to be, with a greater focus on border security. I don't think they'll be able to find a candidate to fill the void of Donald Trump (unless they attempt to run Donald Jr.). If Trump wins 2020, he'll be the new Reagan after he leaves and I think it's more likely that the candidates of the party will have to reckon with Donald Trump's vision, more likely than not adopting most of his positions.