I don't think you're listening to what they said. They have clearly stated Trump and Trumpism is the greatest threat to democracy and that they would pick DeSantis over Trump. But they also recognize that DeSantis is also a threat.
I don't think you're listening to what they said. They have clearly stated Trump and Trumpism is the greatest threat to democracy and that they would pick DeSantis over Trump. But they also recognize that DeSantis is also a threat.
Yeah, they say that, but they donтАЩt act like it. ItтАЩs like when dems say they think trump is the greatest threat and then spend money on ads to boost MAGA candidates. Some psychologists call it тАЬrevealed preferencesтАЬ and anyone who didnтАЩt go full-Jen Rubin can see that their world has come to depend on the Republican Party being the party of Trump, so theyтАЩre not ready to see it gradually start to move away from him.
Some may. I think Linda Chavez would. But like I said, some have left never to return and have effectively recanted on much of their conservative ideology and policy views, not just their membership in the Republican Party. (I.e., Jennifer Rubin.) And in my view, thatтАЩs the path taken by Tim Miller, Charlie Sykes, Tom Nichols and others, to varying degrees.
I agree that the last few years have affected their thoughts on the Republican party's brand of consevatism, but not on conservatism itself. I think the agreement we see here between them and the Dems today is just a function of common opposition to Trump and Trumpism. I think it masks fundamental underlying differences in political philosophy.
I don't know who Jennifer Rubin is. Never heard of her.
I don't think you're listening to what they said. They have clearly stated Trump and Trumpism is the greatest threat to democracy and that they would pick DeSantis over Trump. But they also recognize that DeSantis is also a threat.
Both of those things are true.
Yeah, they say that, but they donтАЩt act like it. ItтАЩs like when dems say they think trump is the greatest threat and then spend money on ads to boost MAGA candidates. Some psychologists call it тАЬrevealed preferencesтАЬ and anyone who didnтАЩt go full-Jen Rubin can see that their world has come to depend on the Republican Party being the party of Trump, so theyтАЩre not ready to see it gradually start to move away from him.
They were Republicans before Trump. I think they will very happily be Republicans after Trump. If only the party would get rid of him.
Some may. I think Linda Chavez would. But like I said, some have left never to return and have effectively recanted on much of their conservative ideology and policy views, not just their membership in the Republican Party. (I.e., Jennifer Rubin.) And in my view, thatтАЩs the path taken by Tim Miller, Charlie Sykes, Tom Nichols and others, to varying degrees.
I agree that the last few years have affected their thoughts on the Republican party's brand of consevatism, but not on conservatism itself. I think the agreement we see here between them and the Dems today is just a function of common opposition to Trump and Trumpism. I think it masks fundamental underlying differences in political philosophy.
I don't know who Jennifer Rubin is. Never heard of her.