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In response to "The mood among Republican strategists -- (link)" by Reagen

So the GOP is dominated by big D Demagogues. -- nm

Posted by Max Jul 8 '20, 14:11

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It's been my experience that you can easily find capital P partisans in every political organization. It's part of the wiring of those who do this. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 8, 14:19 11
- "the number one issue for 80+% of Republican primary voters was loyalty to Donald Trump." that's different than partisanship. - Max Jul 8, 14:32 6
  - What do you think they find appealing about Trump? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 8, 14:41 5
    - Primary voters? Trump says what he thinks, he does what he wants, he supports the things they support and doesn't care about the things they think - Roger More Jul 8, 14:55
    - he agreed to give them what they want--tax cuts and judges. deal with the devil. it's politics, but, again, there are devils and there are devils - JackDawson Jul 8, 14:53 3
      - It's also a lot of "He pisses off the people who piss off me." There's a vein of voter who feels lost in modern political culture and.... - Name Withheld By Request Jul 8, 14:58 2
        
        But isn't a huge part of that attention created by Trump to draw the lines? One side says "we need change" and the other says "they want to ruin your - pmb Jul 8, 16:06
        
        There's a lot of that and the pissed off sentiment is 100% understandable (not when it's aimed at brown/black people) but when it's aimed at elites - JackDawson Jul 8, 15:01
- what proportion are the ones that find it difficult to attribute sincere belief in "the other side" - Reagen Jul 8, 14:25 3
  - Way higher than I like, but frankly I've been arguing about that inability to apply "basic humanity" to more and more politically-minded. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 8, 14:41 2
    - Wholly agree with you--it's a huge problem...we can't solve anything rationally anymore. I'm seeing this more on the left and it's troubling. THAT sa - JackDawson Jul 8, 14:50 1
      - It depends. I think there is a strong element of "You're fucking insane" when it comes to Defund the Police extremists, trans in elementary school... - Name Withheld By Request Jul 8, 15:06

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