Many liberal observers are clearly rooting for Trump on the grounds that his nomination would discredit movement conservatism and the GOP.
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Replying to @mtracey
There's a legitimate case to be made for the desirability of both outcomes. So why not just be upfront about it? Rather than handwaving.
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Put another way, it's arguable that the potential salutary effects of nominating Trump -- implosion of the GOP -- justify rooting for him.
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Replying to @votelavenia
@votelavenia True. It's a high risk / high reward proposition -- risk being Trump actually wins the general election, which is very.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@votelavenia Point being, a Trump nomination would force a shift in the underlying power dynamics in a way that Rubio would not.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@votelavenia Maybe. My initial point stands though, which is: as of today, there's a plausible case that Trump would have salutary effects
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