Trump’s Base to GOP Establishment: Where Have You Been?

Trump’s Base to GOP Establishment: Where Have You Been?
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend a rally in support of Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) and Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) in Valdosta, Ga., on Dec. 5, 2020. Lynn Lin/Epoch Times
Lee Smith
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President Donald Trump has demanded a lot from his supporters for the past five years, but he went down to Valdosta for probably the biggest ask of his brief political career—he wants his base to carry a couple of Senate incumbents through Georgia’s Jan. 5 run-off election. The outcome will determine whether Republicans hold on to the Senate. Depending on who you’re talking to, that represents either the last line of defense against a progressive offensive, or a Maginot Line incapable of stopping a blitzkrieg directed by a surging oligarchy.

Lee Smith
Lee Smith
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Lee Smith is a veteran journalist whose work appears in Real Clear Investigations, the Federalist, and Tablet. He is the author of “The Permanent Coup” and “The Plot Against the President.”
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