
I realized I should cite this data so check this out as an example: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/donald-j-trump-2nd-term-public-approval 1/21/2025-1/27/2025 91% Republicans approve (Gallup) 1/12/2026-1/13/2026 86% Republicans approve (Marist USA) 9/11/2026-9/14/2026 82% Republicans approve (Ipsos)
Nah, OP is right. I agree with what you're saying on a textbook, on-paper level (the Repub party "supposedly" stood for small government, small business, traditional values, fiscal conservatism, etc.), but in practice, at the federal level at least, the Repubs have been hijacked and steered by the MAGA supporters since at least 2016 now.