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I would suspect, though, that the majority of such "Republicans" are GOP "Big Tent" RINOs/liberals/moderates rather than conservatives.

I think you're right. There's also the libertarian contingient. Among them we'd probably find the Log Cabin types, as well. But the old Democratic accusation that Wall Street has the RNC in its back pocket is hard to shake at a time like this. Wall Street loves cheap, desperate labor.

I think "conservative" and "liberal" are labels that aren't always very helpful when it really matters. There's common sense and a love for freedom. There's a love for American families. I think quite a few "liberals" claim to love freedom, but don't. And there are a lot of self-styled "conservatives" who don't love American families.

[Czar]

"I think "conservative" and "liberal" are labels that aren't always very helpful..." Not perfect, no label can be, but it works much better than "Republican" and "Democrat".

"And there are a lot of self-styled "conservatives" who don't love American families." Perhaps, but I don't know any.

[WRhine]

I think "conservative" and "liberal" are labels that aren't always very helpful when it really matters. There's common sense and a love for freedom. There's a love for American families.

Excellent insight. Political labels, especially party labels are not very good guide posts when it concerns addressing the truly critical matters that confront this country.

There are allies and enemies in each political camp. What's needed is a new consensus forged by grassroot populism that creates bi-partisian and 3rd party support to force the PTB to take on the issue(s) or lose their seat in power. It worked for Teddy R.