Helsinki--the Tipping Point?

[hollodero]

(07-18-2018, 11:20 AM)GMDino Wrote: Well he claims he voted for neither.  

That's a vote for Trump in a state that Trump won.

I'm not sure I'm following that logic. I guess it doesn't matter though.

(07-18-2018, 11:20 AM)GMDino Wrote: Especially when he says he agree more politically with Trump and supports him over and over despite the obvious trainwreck that this presidency is.

I'd expect a conservative to agree more with Trump politically, albeit it's probably more agreeing with the GOP politically and knowing that Trump won't obstruct their politics too much.
I don't agree Hillary was equally flawed, but that doesn't mean I'd expect a conservative to vote for her. In that light, I think he did the best one could expect from a right-leaning person in this situation.

I sure agree with you on the trainwreck part.

(07-18-2018, 11:22 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Sore losers now get the privilege of saying "well you voted for Trump" without stating what would have been a better alternative for someone with a conservative ideology.

I get that. One maybe could make the case that at times, it's better to not accept/vote for a certain candidate for the good of the party one feels aligned to, to not encourage them to continue on that wrong path. I behaved that way in our last elections, but sure we have more alternatives and I don't have to go for the political antagonist when doing so. So easily said for me.

But with the GOP... I wonder if a huge loss now isn't the best that could happen to them long term. This whole Trump episode isn't the proudest of moments for conservatives, and it might further corrode the party. Is how I see it.