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Rick Wilson’s Against All Enemies

Run, MAGA, Run. You’ll Just Die Tired.

Eight terrible tips for Republicans trying to escape Trump.

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Rick Wilson
Oct 06, 2026
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TO: MAGA Candidates
FROM: Rick Wilson
SUBJECT: Strategic Advice for the Closing Weeks
DATE: 6 OCT 26

It’s bad, right? Nothing is working. You’re feeling something you’ve rarely experienced in the last decade, and that’s fear. I’ll get to the bad news first: it’s worse than you think. The worse news?

You can run, but you’ll just die tired.

I know your consultants. I know what they’re telling you. I know how reasonable it sounds right now, in these dark and desperate hours.

You cannot escape him. His scent is too strong on you, after your decade of nuzzling against him, of begging him to allow you to touch the hem of his robe, rubbing yourselves against his foul lardsack. You spent a decade defining yourselves as his slaves, his minions, his eager acolytes.

The sugar high is fading now, isn’t it?

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