2016 Postmortem

matt819

(10,749 posts) Fri Dec 30, 2016, 01:21 PM Dec 2016

I know this doesn't mean shit

But it's interesting - not the right word, but the right one escapes me at the moment - that conservative commentators and individuals are increasingly coming out with striking criticisms - contempt, even - for trump.

What's troubling, though, is that these people will continue to describe themselves as conservative and my bet is the next time around they will support a RW candidate. And, trust me, we are no longer looking at future conservative or center right candidates; we are looking at RW extremists.

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I know this doesn't mean shit (Original Post) matt819 Dec 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Dec 2016 #1

Just as there is in the U.K. for the Brexit vote. The same winds blow here. randome Dec 2016 #4

and I will point out to them that they enabled this lying, thieving sexual predator through niyad Dec 2016 #2

Many conservatives never supported Trump MichMary Dec 2016 #3

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randome

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4. Just as there is in the U.K. for the Brexit vote. The same winds blow here.

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Fri Dec 30, 2016, 02:28 PM

Dec 2016

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

niyad

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2. and I will point out to them that they enabled this lying, thieving sexual predator through

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Fri Dec 30, 2016, 01:33 PM

Dec 2016

the whole campaign.

MichMary

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3. Many conservatives never supported Trump

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Fri Dec 30, 2016, 01:42 PM

Dec 2016

Look at the Weekly Standard. People like Jonah Goldberg, Charles Krauthammer, etc. Their disdain for him wasn't only because he is a vulgar lunatic, but because he isn't really a conservative. Up until the last few years, he called himself a Democrat, was pro-choice, and held lots of positions that were and are anathema to true conservatives.

Of course they still call themselves conservatives, because they are. And of course they will support candidates that embrace their own political views.

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