Fun thought experiment: go back to 2003 and tell people that by 2021, Republicans will be trying to purge Dick Cheney's family from the Republican party on grounds of being squishes.
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Replying to @baseballcrank
Another fun experiment: Go back to 1984 and tell people that in 2008, John McCain would be the nominee, and in 2012 Mitt Romney would be the nominee. The party went away from conservatism long before Trump.
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Replying to @UtilityMonster1
McCain was considered a conservative in 1984. But bear in mind, his nomination was entirely the result of an unusually bad climate in 2008.
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Replying to @baseballcrank @UtilityMonster1
McCain was a Bush Republican by the mid 90's.
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Replying to @SamWellerEsq @UtilityMonster1
Not precisely, but I agree that McCain was not identified with the conservative wing of the party at any point after 1988 or so.
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