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So as Democrats should we care whether Moderate Republicans control the Republican Party versus Trump Republicans? I say yes. John McCain's last act in the Senate was to vote against the Republican attempt to end Obamacare. A decisive action. Mitt Romney and a few other Republicans have stood against Trump and his mindless minions.
Should we be doing something to prevent the Republican Party from being overrun by Trumpists? Should we be helping moderates and "never Trump" Republicans? Would the country be better if our opponents were more Centrist Repubs versus the crazy Trump people?
SheilaAnn
(9,700 posts)themselves. They certainly would do nothing to help Democrats.
Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)Trump won, he controls the party.
Mysterian
(4,587 posts)Just get over the concept of "moderate republican."
Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)nm
Mr.Bill
(24,284 posts)is not moderate by any stretch of the imagination.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Ka-Dinh Oy
(11,686 posts)I like him a lot despite being republican.
Ocelot II
(115,686 posts)to the federal bench by Bill Clinton, and he once clerked for Justice William J. Brennan, one of the most liberal Supreme Court justices ever.
Ka-Dinh Oy
(11,686 posts)Well, these days you can't believe everything that you read.
Celerity
(43,349 posts)and Clinton administrations. He clerked for William J. Brennan Jr. at the SCOTUS. He was a speechwriter for Democrat Houae member Abner Mikva. His wife's grandfather was a special counsel for FDR and Truman.
Please provide valid links and proof of your claim that he is a Republican.
TIA
Ka-Dinh Oy
(11,686 posts)I did not think to save it. I stand corrected, which is good.
Celerity
(43,349 posts)Ka-Dinh Oy
(11,686 posts)I am not afraid to admit I am wrong. If I did that I would not learn. Don't want to be like "them."
Celerity
(43,349 posts)Bettie
(16,105 posts)Honest question, I don't see it.
There are ones who are slightly less ugly, but not moderate by any stretch.
mvd
(65,173 posts)If there was a true moderate, they would have voted for the American Rescue Plan.
Beartracks
(12,811 posts)Elected Republicans tend to vote as a bloc. And regular Republican voters still vote for the extremists in their party, even if only because such candidates are "not Democrats." Thus, moderate Republicans, if there are any, are no saving grace for their party, because their actions only aid and abet the fascists.
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walkingman
(7,612 posts)Xavier Breath
(3,626 posts)Now we have just "Fascist" and "Fascist-Lite" Republicans. The latter can impersonate a moderate at times.
Bettie
(16,105 posts)only very few of the "Fascist-Lite" they are going full Fascist...Steve King looks like a moderate these days.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)The current bunch approve of Trumps antics, except when Trump becomes too transparent and make them look bad.