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Politics
Amanda Marcotte

GOP Losers of 2023: The insurrectionists

This is the last in a five-day series. Read part one, part two, part three, and part four. 

There are many reasons Donald Trump is turning up the rhetoric about being a fascist dictator, even bragging on social media that "revenge" and "dictator" are the top words people use to describe him. It's a campaign strategy to win over Republican primary voters who wish to purge the country of that which they despise, such as tap-dancing jazz dancers. It's a feint, an effort to scare his opponents into believing his ascension is unstoppable, so they stop fighting him. It's also a threat to keep fellow Republicans in line, so they don't start backing challengers who aren't under 91 felony indictments. 

But it's also an attempt to hide that he smells like a butt.

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