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Originally Posted by GuitarHero45
Except "the right" isn't remotely as uniform as you're alluding to.
The right consists of Libertarians who aren't fond of most Mainstream Republican politicians, devoted GOP voters who will vote for anyone who isn't a Democrat or Liberal, populists and centrists who don't really abide by strict Republican principals such as Trump and Rand Paul, socially conservative Christians/Evangelicals aka "the Moral Right", and a fringe group of far right nationalists(national or racial) who are mostly concerned with demographics and immigration.
And, contrary to popular belief, these various factions of "the right" are often at odds with each other, albeit they'll sometimes band together to make sure a Republican secures the Presidential nomination.
"The Left" similarly varies a lot.
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Republicans had 17 candidates in 2016. Pataki was a moderate liberal. Paul was a libertarian. Carson was the Moral right. Cruz and Perry were hardcore conservative. Jeb and Christie were traditional main street Republicans. Rubio and Walker were "new Republicans." Jindal and Whitman were technocrats. Trump was a populist. Trump won because he was the only one in the populist lane while the others overlapped their bases. And there were 5 others I haven't mentioned on top of these.