The Fight Against Fascists (I Can't Believe This Exists)

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(06-08-2021, 10:40 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I also question just how conservative they are because they all held jobs like "campaign manager" "consultant" and "political operative" which doesn't necessarily tell me a whole lot about their beliefs just their profession.  Someone like Roy Kohn comes to mind, who worked with McCarthy, when I'm trying to determine if they're actually conservative or not, or if they just go where they money takes them. 

In your view, is Trump conservative? 

Roy Cohn was one of Trump's mentors, wasn't he? 

He worked with McCarthy AND Trump. And he is not famous for going where the money takes him, but for teaching his students how to deflect accusations by accusing potential accusers first--i.e., accuse THEM of what YOU are doing. (Could we find an example of Trump doing that?) 

The Lincoln Project's stand against Trump doesn't seem to be much about money. 

Why wouldn't sticking with Trump take them where the money is? 

Clearly there are political risks in NOT going with Trump, as some Republican leaders in the Senate and House quickly discovered after 1/6