Does anyone else get ashamed sometimes to identify as a Republican? I don’t even identify as that much anymore. I vote Republican for the sole reason that the Democrats are much worse. The party has left me. And they keep poking me in the eye.
Maybe we should rename ourselves....the NEW Republicans...or the REAL Republicans.....or the BLUE DOG Republicans.....would that help?....I know what you mean...I generally say I’m “conservative” although I’m thinking of changing that to “I’m a constitutional conservative” (NOT a member of the “Constitution Party” by the way...
“Does anyone else get ashamed sometimes to identify as a Republican?”
No. But that’s because I’ve never been a Republican. As my site handle indicates I have been a Democrat, but I quit. It’s much better to simply be an unaffiliated conservative at this point.