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The only way to understand the continued electoral success of the Republican Party is to understand the cognitive Tom fuckery they use to continually fool their base, independent voters, and the mainstream media.
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Isn’t it weird that Trump really defies all conventional conservative wisdom yet still command such support among Congressional Republicans and the rank and vile? How does he do that? As it turns out there are two weird cognitive tricks that help him.
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