• thericofactor@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    Nikki Hayley is an opportunist. She sees Trump potentially losing and is shifting herself into a position of plausible deniability. If Trump were doing better she’d be completely on his side like she was when she was his spokeswoman. She knows he won’t live until 90 and is positioning herself to become more powerful in the republican party.

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        3 months ago

        Most politicians, really, but the Republicans have distilled the narcissism and made it the core foundation of the party. That’s why you’ll occasionally find a Democrat or third party candidat being a self-serving sycophant, but it doesn’t mean both sides are the same.