At the polls, Republicans primarily benefit from Republicans not being in office. Being the opposition party lets them trick more people with their signature fa

At the polls, Republicans primarily benefit from Republicans not being in office. Being the opposition party lets them trick more people with their signature fake appeals to liberty and patriotism like small government, fiscal responsibility, the second amendment, anti- war and foreign interventions, international strength, claims of political persecution, demands for accountability, etc. When they're actually in office it's obvious that they have absolutely zero intention of following these ideals, but rather just abuse them in hypocritical displays of naked power. So it's only a diminishing number of true-believer type followers that continue twisting themselves into every-tighter knots of cognitive dissonance. This is why they often start flashy wars - to distract from outright harmful domestic agendas and try to bolster support based on some common external enemy. Tramp himself is of course also trying to distract from the revelations of long term spicy kompromat hanging over his head. The things some people will do to get a loan, smh.