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In reply to the discussion: G-dammit. Romney is NOT a hero. Stop praising him. Just stop! [View all]Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)Not because we're ignorant or unintelligent, but simply because we don't think about things like this the same way conservatives do. It is a lot harder for a conservative to stand up against his own tribe than it is for a liberal to do so. Hell, we're so accustomed to breaking ranks we pretty much expect it. We'd all drop dead the instant every Democrat agreed to toe the party line 100% of the time.
If Manchin or Sinema had voted to acquit, there would have been a huge hue and cry...here...that would have lasted all of 48-72 hours. Their vote would not have affected them one little bit with their Senate colleagues or the DNC. They would have been blasted rightfully for making the wrong decision. But they wouldn't face the ostracism and vitriol Romney's enduring, and likely for some time to come, if not for the remainder of his political career.
He betrayed his party with that one vote and they will never ever let him back in their good graces. Unless or until they stop being the party of Trumpism that is. Time will tell.