This stupid topic again

But sure

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    I would vote for any viable candidate not Trump. I would prefer not Biden and not Harris. In fact I’d prefer a sane Republican… but there seems to be a distinct lack of them.

    I’d vote for AOC though. She reminds me of the principled republicans of yore, albeit with different views

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      In fact I’d prefer a sane Republican…

      This is a trap. Even with a “sane” Republican in office, the administration will still work to accomplish the policy goals of the GOP.

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        Yup, Project 2025 is not just Trump and a few MAGA extremists, it’s signed off on by all the right-wing think tanks. If people want to avoid Project 2025 they need to make sure Republicans are out of power for multiple election cycles at a minimum.

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      In fact I’d prefer a sane Republican

      I can’t think of a single one. Even the ones that pretended to be sane and were pushed out by the party were horrible.

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      I’d prefer a sane Republican

      It’s funny to me that Biden is currently both the most liberal and the most conservative presidential candidate.

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      You would prefer a sane Republican but you praise AOC that is at the opposite end of the spectrum…

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        The thing I really admired about Republicans was that they had principles and held to them. AOC fits that bill. Plus, I believe that you have a right to your viewpoint even if I disagree with you.

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          The thing I really admired about Republicans was that they had principles and held to them.

          🤨

          In 1953 they did, yes

          Some weird little holdouts like John McCain and Liz Cheney survived into the modern era, somehow, but they’re about as rare and as realistic in the modern-day GOP as Bernie Sanders and AOC are in the modern Democrats.

          If you wanna be able to vote for Adam Kinzinger, say so. It sounds like a good idea to me. But don’t pretend it is because he is a Republican when his principles are exactly what got him run out of the Republican Party on a rail.

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            Crushing union strikes with a joy in her eyes that you wish you had when you looked at your kids.

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      principled republicans of yore

      Is that before all the GoP a d DNC switched sides over slavery?