Politics and the Pendulum – Part Three, The Losers
Recap
What This Means for “Pivoting” if Power Swings Left
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Some will quietly shift — donors and institutions whose core interest is economic stability and influence may try to support or infiltrate left-leaning coalitions if that preserves their power.
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Others will fragment or retreat — those tied to ideological extremes or controversial agendas may lose influence if public sentiment rejects polarizing agendas.
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Some networks will morph:
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Conservative-leaning think tanks might refocus as bipartisan policy institutes.
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Dark-money funds might reposition as philanthropic or advocacy-oriented nonprofits with a new veneer.
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Influence becomes more diffuse: Rather than backing a few big names, the money flows into smaller campaigns, ballot measures, media influence operations, or issue-based lobbying that can adapt to any political majority.
If you want, I can also pull up a matching list of 8–10 prominent networks/actors on the right that are most at risk (i.e. likely to lose influence if the pendulum swings) — helps show which power centers you’re betting will survive the shift, and which may collapse or fragment.
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Here are the 8–10 key conservative networks/actors most likely to lose influence if the political pendulum swings left — along with an analysis of why each is vulnerable.
This pairs with the earlier list of groups likely to survive a shift.
Conservative/Right-Wing Power Structures Most Likely to Lose Influence in a Leftward Shift
These are the ones whose power is tied directly to Trump, MAGA identity, or culture-war politics, rather than durable institutions or economic interests.
1. Project 2025 / Heritage-Aligned Agenda Apparatus
Why it collapses:
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It has become too identified with Trump-world.
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Its “deconstruct the administrative state” agenda is incompatible with a leftward political environment.
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Donors may desert it quickly if they cannot influence policy.
Outcome: It likely returns to being a niche ideological shop rather than a governing blueprint.
2. Trump’s Personal Super PACs (Save America PAC, MAGA Inc.)
Why they collapse:
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Entirely personality-based.
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Dependent on Trump’s fundraising notoriety.
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Cash burns fast, and donor enthusiasm will evaporate if he cannot deliver power.
Outcome: They become hollow shells — like post-Palin PACs.
3. The “MAGA Influencer Economy” (Bannonsphere, Posobiec, Kirk, Bongino, etc.)
Why vulnerable:
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Their value proposition is rage-driven content against “the left.”
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If power moves left, yes, they stay loud — but mainstream reach and donor support shrink.
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Advertisers avoid reputational risk; platforms throttle reach.
Outcome: They survive as niche outrage merchants but lose political relevance.
4. Far-Right Policy Pods (Claremont Institute, America First Policy Institute, Hillsdale’s DC operations)
Why vulnerable:
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They bet everything on a nationalist-populist ideological moment.
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Their credential pipeline into government disappears.
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Donors who want access to power move elsewhere.
Outcome: Influence shrinks to the size of a think-tank newsletter.
5. Evangelical Political Power Brokers (Family Research Council, Turning Point Faith, Council for National Policy faction)
Why vulnerable:
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Their leverage comes from being kingmakers.
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If Trumpism fractures and the GOP resets more centrist, their bargaining power collapses.
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Younger Christians trend away from culture-war politics.
Outcome: They shrink but don’t die — influence becomes regional.
6. Anti-Woke Industrial Complex
This includes organizations built entirely around CRT panic, DEI wars, and gender-identity grievance politics.
Why vulnerable:
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It is a single-issue industry.
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If the public becomes fatigued with culture wars, the revenue tap closes.
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Donors see diminishing returns.
Outcome: Replaced by broader “cultural stability” organizations.
7. Election-Denial Networks (Guesswho, America First Secretary of State coalition, certain legal activists)
Why vulnerable:
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Their power comes from being close to election management and state legislatures.
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If 2025 brings a leftward or centrist restoration, these networks lose direct leverage in state governments.
Outcome: The infrastructure persists but becomes fringe again.
8. Crypto-Right Donor Streams
Certain blockchain/crypto-aligned political donors and PACs tied themselves to MAGA as a deregulation bet.
Why vulnerable:
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If Democrats/centrists regulate crypto harder, these donors lose incentive.
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Money shifts toward lobbying, not elections.
Outcome: Influence moves to regulatory negotiations, not campaigns.
9. Post-Fox Outlets (OANN, Real America’s Voice, Gateway Pundit)
Why vulnerable:
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They rely on grievance cycles and Trump’s centrality.
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If the narrative loses emotional heat, they lose audience share.
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Zero institutional credibility = zero seat at the governing table.
Outcome: They survive only as “true believer” echo chambers.

10. Small-Donor “Rage Donor” Infrastructure
ActBlue-like GOP variants built by WinRed and other groups rely on fear-driven emails and SMS marketing.
Why vulnerable:
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Rage-based fundraising drops sharply when the threat narrative breaks.
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Burn rate is high; trust is low.
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Elderly donor base shrinks naturally.
Outcome: Could collapse entirely or be merged into mainstream RNC finance arms.
🔻 The Big Picture
The conservative entities most likely to collapse are:
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Personality-centered
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Culture-war dependent
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Ideologically rigid
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Not tied to long-term donor stability
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Unable to pivot or rebrand
Trump’s fall (or just a shift in public mood) would reveal how hollow many of these structures are.
They are ecosystems built for heat, not durability.
If you have followed and have found this interesting, I have to forewarn you, gathering information from AI is not straight forward, here it looks like I have just asked a couple of simple questions and gotten so much information. AI has been been doing research for me for many months. It retains some of the information from past discussions and has learned ME. A lot of what I am investigating can now be anticipated.
I also use several different AI platforms and frequently run the results from one through another. If you are ‘new’ to understanding AI for research the most important thing you must keep in mind is that it is sifting through published data, most of which is opinions, not facts. But when you can compare results from multiple sources you start to compile data that becomes percentage wise reliable.
You also have to know when to stop the journey down the rabbit hole as you can see below AI was prompting me to continue.
I very seldom do a research and publish right away, I like to let it percolate a while. I have thrown many of what looked good on Monday in the trash icon on Tuesday or Wed.
If you want, I can now map out:
A. What replaces them (the rise of new center-right and pragmatic networks),
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B. How the donor class shifts its money when Trumpism burns out,
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