Trump's Axios interview

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(08-05-2020, 01:39 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Many of you guys have my respect.  That being the case it amazes me that you still find it shocking that anyone could support Trump over Biden.  The POTUS contest has really become less about the candidate and more about the polices of their party.  Trump is odious and a buffoon, but if you prefer the GOP agenda over the Dem agenda you're going to vote for him. If for no other reason than the next POTUS could potentially nominate three SCOTUS justices.  If you stop viewing this as a candidate specific issue and more of a long game this isn't that difficult to understand.  Many voters, on both sides, view this as a vote that will determine the future course of the country (more so than most anyways).

Of course some here would tell us that voting for any GOP candidate is objectively wrong.  I'm sure their unbiased opinion is utterly persuasive.  

I'm not so sure.

If it was an unlikable party line guy, I would agree with you 100%. But Trump isn't that. He only slightest less opposed to Republicans than he is to Democrats. The only thing he's supportive of is yes-men. In my opinion (and that's all it is), there are a lot of "real" Republicans who won't support a guy who, really, doesn't support them. He can call himself a Republican all he wants, but outside of advocating for less taxation for the upper class, there are few areas where he aligns with the party.

Trump's biggest ally in the last election wasn't Republicans, it was fringe voters who hoped he would support their causes.