Yeah, they say that, but they don’t act like it. It’s 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 “revealed preferences“ and anyone who didn’t go full-Jen Rubin can see that their world has come to depend on the Republican Party being the part…
Yeah, they say that, but they don’t act like it. It’s 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 “revealed preferences“ and anyone who didn’t go full-Jen Rubin can see that their world has come to depend on the Republican Party being the party of Trump, so they’re 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, that’s 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.
Yeah, they say that, but they don’t act like it. It’s 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 “revealed preferences“ and anyone who didn’t go full-Jen Rubin can see that their world has come to depend on the Republican Party being the party of Trump, so they’re 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, that’s 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.