I think @henryolsenEPPC has some good ideas about how to thread the needle between suburban/rural Rs in the era of Trump.Certainly the best frame GOPers can put on. Still, wouldn't hurt if POTUS started acting like a POTUS and not a GOP primary candidate.https://amgreatness.com/2018/08/07/ohio-squeaker-shows-gop-has-a-lot-to-learn-about-winning/ …
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They don't believe that it'll make people worse off. Hell,they could care less about what happens to Joe Six-Pack. They oppose them because they have sold themselves body and soul to corporate interests who make money off of policies that screw Joe Six-Pack, so they promote those
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This narrative might be comforting. But it's simply not true.
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Well then, without resorting to an appeal to authority fallacy ("I work for CNN!"), tell me why not. Use examples. Show your work. Lets have a mature, rational, reasoned discussion.
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I never resort to such. I don't think this is something I can prove because it's subjective analysis - my interpretation of lawmakers' actions and voting records and rhetoric. My reporting over years has led me to believe that most in Congress vote how they actually believe...
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Well then, that leaves us with one of 2 conclusions: Since the majority of them don't run on the policies that they push in DC, either A) They are lying to get elected, in which case worrying about their "principled" beliefs is kind hypocritical, or 1/
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B) They view themselves as our masters, rather than our employees. Witch I suppose could be one interpretation of what you said. /
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The third choice is the one that I proposed: They'll do whatever it takes to stay in their comfortable DC lives where everyone bows and scrapes and tells them they are important. Which means representing the desires of donor class, not their constituents.
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...But as someone who covers their campaigns & their votes, I don't often see much difference. As an aside, because of federal donation limits, no single donor has as much power as people think, even tho collectively so much money is raised.
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Of course you make them sound more principled than I suspect they are.
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Cmon. GOP leadership and their positions on immigration is not about people being better or worse off. it's about their donors.
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What is it about his immigration policies that you disapprove of?
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