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Trump is an anomaly. Republicans have ALWAYS demanded purity, but they never get it. With Trump, they simply threw in the towel and decided to win instead.
I think he is correct about the base. It's not that different from the fervent base of Republicans, however. The base of the Democratic Party is becoming as inflexible as the base of the GOP.
Viable 3rd, 4th, and 5th parties are needed. The Democratic and Republican parties are nothing more than a joke. Their candidates might as well run on a platform of "I can be more extreme than the other sides most extreme guy, and I'll drag my feet doing nothing for 100 years before I give up my cushy job"
Straight from one of your own (Sean Hannity's) mouth...
"Aren't they [Republican Party] supposed to be the party of big, bold ideas? Well, now the party has zero identity. They have no vision, no identity, and no unity."
-- Sean Hannity on Hannity's America, 7/27/2017
Straight from one of your own (Sean Hannity's) mouth...
"Aren't they [Republican Party] supposed to be the party of big, bold ideas? Well, now today, the party has zero identity. Right now, they have no vision, no identity, and no unity."
-- Sean Hannity on Hannity's America, 7/27/2017
he isn't wrong
that's why I said the lack unity cancels each other out
however, the GOP did become unified to win an election
Straight from one of your own (Sean Hannity's) mouth...
"Aren't they [Republican Party] supposed to be the party of big, bold ideas? Well, now the party has zero identity. They have no vision, no identity, and no unity."
-- Sean Hannity on Hannity's America, 7/27/2017
But on Election Night, we come together, adding 1,100 statewide and DC seats since 2010. We now have 34 governors.
I would actually say the voter-base has experienced such a level of democratization that our political system can no longer handle it. There's actually space for 4-6 major parties in the US if our political system wasn't so conducive to a two-party system.
The GOP is unified, though. 17 started a run, and on election night, the Red Wall held perfectly even though several RW states did not select Trump primary night. The GOP has always held a vast majority for the eventual nominee, no matter where they fell on the spectrum politically.
Im not sure how you believe that supports your claim. By that same logic, Hillary Clinton also gained in voters ?
And if you are going to argue the locations of those gains, you have to remember that Trump lost traditional GOP voters in red states as well.
You said in another thread that you did not support litmus tests , did you change your mind ????
I don't believe I ever said that. It's really irrelevant also. I don't care where you stand on things I don't care about. I care about where you stand on the things I do. I will not vote for someone I disagree with just so I can "win".
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