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Drunken Irishman

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5. There were plenty of people who said Trump was a moderate...

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 09:50 PM

Oct 2020

...or even to the left of Hillary on a whole host of issues.

Trump was, above all, not a ideologue in the typical conservative sense they told us ... so he very well could govern from the liberal point of view on gay rights, criminal justice, foreign policy ... even healthcare!

Yeah. Fucking. Right.

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Remember when Ivanka and Jared were considered the moderates [View all] Proud liberal 80 Oct 2020 OP

I remember when corporate media tried to sell us on the notion.... RockRaven Oct 2020 #1

That's exactly how I remember it too. jrthin Oct 2020 #3

And the asshole was going to pivot at any moment dalton99a Oct 2020 #2

That was the cover that allowed Democrats to vote for Trump... LakeVermilion Oct 2020 #4

There were plenty of people who said Trump was a moderate... Drunken Irishman Oct 2020 #5

I remember when Trump was considered redeemable. That he was from applegrove Oct 2020 #6