To put it another way, it seems much easier to “stand up” to someone when you oppose their policies, esp. when you have a vote in Congress
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Why does standing up to Trump require abandoning one's own policy preferences?
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My question is about what he can do, because it’s so much easier in politics to oppose on policy. Genuine question
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You criticize him when he's wrong, refuse to support HIM as leader, but still support good policy.
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But does that do anything? What’s the end game? Stop Trump from running in 2020 or run against him then?
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Good question. But opposing good policy to spite Trump is cutting off nose to spite face.
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Yeah I get that Flake is conservative, wasn’t the point I was trying to make
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I think a lot of folks are conflating this - you can "stand up" to Trump's behavior but not policies, you don't become a Dem
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But how? What leverage does he have if he isn’t running and backs Trump in Congress?
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I could see going against the WH on specific policies but not generally. He's still very conservative.
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What I’m getting at is the difficulty of going against someone mainly on style not substance
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Are you a journalist?
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