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In reply to the discussion: Okay. So what if it's Hillary against Trump? What happens? [View all]xmas74
(30,054 posts)The fiscal conservatives who have voted GOP generation after generation are feeling left out. I've heard it for quite some time with the rise not only of the RR but especially after the huge rise of the Tea Party. These are the Republicans that are educated and work white collar or professional positions. They are not the people on camera yelling about building walls and screaming profanities at rallies.
They don't care for taxes. That's it. Will they vote to ever raise taxes? Sure, I've witnessed it on the local level, as long as it benefits them. I'm on a few committees with them (yep, the Dem single mom who is lower middle class). I hear them talk about how "tacky" the candidates are and how disgusted they are with the nonsense. Trump they complain about the most, though I also hear them talk about how Cruz and Rubio are no better. They talk as though they feel abandoned by their party so bringing in someone who is moderate but fiscally conservative could splinter the GOP.