RedState founder and Twitchy friend Erick Erickson unleashed a 16-tweet tweetstorm at President Donald Trump and the rest of the GOP over this week’s West Wing drama.

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Erickson starts of explaining that his opposition to Trump was fear that if he won (which he did, obvisioulsy), he’d do long term damage to the country and conservatism:

1. Some game theory for @EsotericCD whose twitter handle comes up on my phone when I type "game theory"

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 12, 2017

.@EsotericCD When I opposed Trump in the election, I did so with several points. First, I didn't think he could be Clinton.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 12, 2017

.@EsotericCD 3. Second, I though that even if he could beat Clinton, he was such a terrible person that he'd do long term damage to the country

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 12, 2017

.@EsotericCD 4. And to conservatism.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 12, 2017

A fear which he now says is “coming true”:

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.@EsotericCD 5. My fear is, I believe, coming true.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 12, 2017

So much so that even Clinton’s ability to stock the courts with liberal justices “will pale in comparison” to Trump damage to the GOP:

.@EsotericCD 6. Four years of Clinton stocking the judiciary will pale in comparison to a generational destruction of the GOP.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 12, 2017

.@EsotericCD 7. Trump's behavior will ripple through our republic and the devastation Obama did to the Democrats will pale in comparison

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 12, 2017

.@EsotericCD 8. To Trump's destruction of the GOP.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 12, 2017

.@EsotericCD 9. Too many people will defend the indefensible and engage in false equivalence and bad comparisons.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 12, 2017

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Erickson then predicted Trump’s slim margin in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania won’t help the GOP in 2018 and those voters won’t be there for Trump in 2020:

.@EsotericCD 10. Trump won the Presidency with 70,000 votes spread through WI, MI, and PA

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 12, 2017

.@EsotericCD 11. I venture to say he has already lost those 70,000 votes. His die hard supporters can double down, but they didn't elect him.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 12, 2017

.@EsotericCD 12. When those 70,000 and others turn on the GOP for failing to hold their batshit crazy President accountable, game over.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 12, 2017

Historically, if the GOP does get blown out in 2018 and 2020, the road to recovery is a long one:

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.@EsotericCD 14. The GOP recovered quickly after Watergate with Reagan, but took till 1994 to become competitive competitive congressionally again.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 12, 2017

Erickson ended with a plea to put country ahead of party:

.@EsotericCD 15. Last point: some Trump supporters lack it, but a lot of us realize some things may not be in the party's interest, but

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 12, 2017

.@EsotericCD 16. Is in the American interest. Trump serves himself and his country poorly right now and this is not sustainable past Nov 2018.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 12, 2017

What do you think?

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