Originally Posted by
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You are correct, the GOP, which for the most part represented conservative thought for the past century anyway, has been taken over by right wing populists, Trump just being their vehicle to power largely cause he knows how to play them for his own advantage. There are conservatives out there, but fhey have their heads buried in the sand
And it is largely their own fault, they used such as the tea baggers and their hate of Obama to gain power, Trump, previously a NYC liberal, just took advantage, and the conservatives have lost the ability to control that which they pimped in 2010.
Interesting question is what happens to the GOP after Trump, when the conservative element regains control, going to be difficult for them to return to what they told us for decades were their defining principles when Trump has broken most of them
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