The key issue: were they DINOs before or RINOs now?
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Both.
These are the folks who simply prefer to stay in power. If they believed half the happy horseshit the Rats spout, they'da been booted out a long time back. If they believed in half the causes the GOP professes to support, they'd have switched already.
The key issue: were they DINOs before or RINOs now?
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Exactly and the answer is that they probably are members of the political class who only care about staying in office and doling out favors to keep the perks of office.