Please, I’d like to hear some reasoned argument.
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I’m afraid you are really, really limiting your response pool.
Why is that? I’ve had some great conversations and debates with people here on a whole range of topics. Yes, there is a strain of thinking that the days of accepting any compromises on conservative policy have passed us by, that we can only accept the purist, pure conservative on every issue. Any deviation, real or perceived, requires total rejection. So it seems with this Trump/Cruz divide.
But there’s an extra component here: Trump could hardly be considered a “pure” conservative. But his supporters seem quite willing to overlook these things, and especially his views in the past and defend him fiercely against any criticism.