VT-GOV: Gov. Phil Scott (R) will seek re-election

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7. IF 80 or 90 per cent of all Republicans were like those listed (minus LePage) then there would have never been a

MAGA movement, no Trump, probably no Bush (the younger), and the worst of Reaganism would have been likely been blunted.

The country (and the world) would be in far better shape overall.

BUT that is not the case, and many of those Yankee and other regional moderate Republican types (both elected and voters) are now swept up in the tide of Trumpism and betrayal of bedrock American principles. This is often based upon personal safety fears, fears of the 'other', RW fundie religion, soft forms of racism (some overt ones too), and simple political survival, plus a selling out to pure greed.

It is a vile, potential nationally fatal stew.