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I don't really know. I think a lot of them migrated off of Bush. I don't have the clip right now but I had old interview videos showing how high and mighty Bush
by nebula8804 1y ago
I don't really know. I think a lot of them migrated off of Bush. I don't have the clip right now but I had old interview videos showing how high and mighty Bush supporters were and how they supported the Iraq war all in going into his second term. They went so far as to act like Trump supporters against anyone who didn't support the "commander in chief" (ie. those people should be put in jail or kicked out).
The GFC really set those people straight. Enough of them got desperate enough that they switched sides and voted for Obama.
- kentm 1y agoAs evidence of this point, “Trump Derangement Syndrome” was originally “Bush Derangement Syndrome”. I have to roll my eyes anytime someone mentions TDS seriously. Although Trump has a cult of personality that Bush did not have; you didn’t have people adorning their lawn with Bush gear in the same way as Trump.
- nebula8804 1y agoIt was a different era. Bush and the old Republican guard were never imaginative nor were they product people. Trump started with his signature red hat but look at what it blossomed into. No one should have been surprised. Trump has a long history of being a product person (Trump Steaks, Trump University, Trump Vodka, Trump Fragrance, Trump Mattresses, Trump: The Game etc.) You also have to consider that the pre Web 2.0 world of the internet during the Bush years also had less opportunity of flooding the market with branded crap. You had to call a phone number or mail out a money order to order merch.