I don't know any of these people you speak of except sourpusses like Romney and Lindsey Graham.
They're sourpusses because they dare to think that nominating someone like Trump makes what should be a legitimate, respectable party look like a total laughingstock and a three-ring circus? Mmkay.
And I believe Irvine has mentioned a few Republicans who've expressed support for Hilary in recent threads. And I know Republicans who can't stand Trump, either. Trust me, they're out there.
I think the math and energy will be on our side when the day comes.
If you say so.
(Funny you talk about a post-fact world, BVS-John Oliver just touched on that in his show earlier.)
Believe it or not, I like Donald Trump as an individual more than the Romneys and Cruzses of the world. At least I get a kick out of his comments on occasion.
I haven't cared for him well before this election just 'cause he always struck me as utterly obnoxious and pompous. That said, yes, he is unintentionally funny sometimes with the things he says and does.
That being said, I have never been more offended by a ticket in my life. As an American and as a human being with a moral compass, the concept of a man being nominated not in spite of but on the strength of ruthless capitalism, unchecked ego, explicit racism and casual misogyny makes me want to vomit.
It's never been clearer to me that this country is full of people driven by spite and a streak of regressive nationalism that threatens to set the country back decades. Our potential VP did just that in Indiana already by accelerating the trend Mitch Daniels began and made the state a laughingstock.
I stopped feeling any pride for my country the moment we collectively opted to do nothing following the slaughter of 20 children, but the direction being taken by one of our two relevant parties has only heightened my resentment.
This. All of this. If the only issue with Trump was that he was about as honest as your average politician, fine, whatever. Politicians are dishonest, and in other news, water is wet.
But holy shit, the party he represents is utterly
terrifying. Instead of trying to reenergize and perhaps move to a more moderate sort of policy, they've doubled down on an extreme anti-gay platform (while simultaneously nominating a man who's been married three times-yay, traditional family values!). They're hideously restrictive and ignorant when it comes to women's health issues.
They've got people who legit believe Obama is a Muslim/communist-socialist-dictator hybrid/not really born in the U.S.. They have Rick freaking Santorum in their party (sure, voters have rejected him when he's run for president, but the party seems intent on following his belief system), and recently David Duke, of all people, came out in support of Trump, which should REALLY tell you something (after all, if who a candidate associates with, or who supports them, truly matters the way the right keeps insisting it does when it comes to Obama and Reverend Wright or Bill Ayers, then I think it's only fair we look at and judge Trump by the people who support or associate with him, too. Right?).
They can't seem to discuss immigration policy without insulting and stereotyping an entire group of people in the process. They want to ban or "vet" Muslims (even if Trump's not serious about the ban, many of his supporters seem to think that's a legit good idea, and many politicians are okay with "vetting" Muslims). They also can't talk about welfare reform without insulting poor and working class people and calling them "lazy moochers".
The GOP is truly fucked up in terms of their policy and attitude towards certain groups of people, and Trump is pretty much the epitome of all that is wrong with that party (though I do agree that I don't feel he's homophobic the way the GOP as a whole is, so...yay for that, at least?). And that is the biggest reason I cannot bear to support them, and why it mystifies me that people who may not always agree with much of the above would still think to support them.
