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Darthpi – Anti-Florida Activist
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« on: May 02, 2016, 10:28:49 PM »

Repeat after me, Republicans who don't seem to understand Trump: "Donald Trump is not a moderate. Ideologically incoherent, yes. Moderate, no."
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Darthpi – Anti-Florida Activist
darthpi
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 6,707
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Political Matrix
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« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2016, 10:45:02 PM »
« Edited: May 02, 2016, 10:49:27 PM by darthpi »

True conservatives would leave before moderate Republicans. Trump is the most moderate the GOP has seen in a long time. And I don't know if true conservatives would really let Hillary win.

Agreed,

Why would moderate Republicans leave the party when Trump is essentially one of them.

Can we dispel with this fiction that Trump is a moderate already? Wanting to build a wall and ban all Muslim immigration cancels out whatever moderate views on other issues he may have.

Not to mention shredding the Geneva Conventions and encouraging Japan, South Korea, and who knows how many other countries to develop nukes.

Edit: Honestly the wall is (somehow) among his less outlandish ideas. It's stupid, a waste of money, and would likely damage our standing in the world, but it isn't outright dangerous like much of his other nonsense.
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Darthpi – Anti-Florida Activist
darthpi
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 6,707
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.13, S: -6.87

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« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2016, 12:39:41 AM »

No because Trump's best demographic group is moderate/ liberal republicans

No, Trump's best demographic in the exit polls is typically self-described "somewhat conservative" voters. Among the self-described "very conservative" Republicans he loses support to Cruz, and among self-described moderates and liberals he loses support to Kasich. He does best with the voters that are closest to the median within the party.
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