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13463346, his whole rise in conservative politics was because of obama.
Posted by Reeq, Mon Jun-27-22 08:07 PM
he was the king of the birther movement. that made him a cultural warrior to the base and a mainstay on right wing media.
republicans running in elections nationwide (including the 2012 repub presidential nominee) sought his endorsement more than they sought those from politicians.
dude really became the shadow republican party leader through anti-obama press hits and tweets.
he was so tapped into the republican base...that he won the 2016 repub primary by defeating the republican establishment and even *fox news (who wanted bush and then cruz). he even took out fox news biggest rising star during his run (megyn kelly). the base chose him over *everyone* (not just his primary opponents).
basically the entire animus of the republican base was a backlash to obama and trump was the clear embodiment of that.
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