Don't think so; this rift is going to take awhile to close, if it ever does. At issue was not the candidates themselves, it was the level of rudeness and discourtesy I've seen displayed by Republicans on FR in the last 3 months. Jerks sacrificing all decorum for the sake of their chosen politician (yes, Trump is a politician).
What I have seen here confirms my decision to leave the Republican party almost a decade ago. The smug zealots among Republicans differ little from their Democrat counterparts in culture and character; many of them are overcome with hatred and envy, and a lot of them despise Christianity and Christians. And they both want big government, but the GOP just wants big government to do different things for them than the Dems want.
Me, I don't want big government at all, but I am apparently an anomaly.
Don't misunderstand; I will vote for Trump. But I will be voting only in self-defense against Hillary.
[ Don’t misunderstand; I will vote for Trump. But I will be voting only in self-defense against Hillary. ]
I understand where you are coming from. I think why it stings so much was that we began the primary season with lots of passion FOR someone, instead of starting out this primary like normal with having to settle.
Now some of us are back to having to pick who to vote AGAINST instead of who we are wanting to vote FOR.