[dhs12345]

We need fighters who are willing to scrap. Some republicans try to be civil however how can one be civil when the other side is viciously attacking you. Bush believed in civility to his own demise. He was attacked over and over again with lies and insults and the lies morphed into truth.

True, sometimes taking the high ground is best but it comes with a cost if you are completely quiet and don't respond to the attacks.

[Alas Babylon!]

I think it comes from Christian sensibilities.

Far from being aggressive like the Left likes to imply, Christians are commanded to turn the other cheek, give him your shirt as well as your cloak, and to be humble, meek and mild.

And we lose and things get worse. We just feed the enemy this way.

Time to sell your cloak and buy a sword, GOP!

That’s Scripture, too.

[SamAdams76]

These are classic Alinsky tactics being used against us. "Make the other side play by their own rules" for example.

Until Trump, the Republicans more or less complied. They consistently took the high road and chose to lose with dignity (for example, Romney, McCain, Dole, etc.) rather than get down in the dirt with their scrappy opponents.

The very attributes that many Republicans criticize Trump over are reasons that Trump won the presidency - against an opponent that was all but crowned Queen.