So what did you expect “the GOP,” as you see, to do about Trump in 2016? It sounds like you’re assigning collective responsibility?Originally Posted by sancho
So what did you expect “the GOP,” as you see, to do about Trump in 2016? It sounds like you’re assigning collective responsibility?
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I wasn't thinking about collective responsibility. I think we're all a bit guilty in different ways; certainly the two parties are guilty for where we are now. I was just saying that all the vibrant, complex diversity within a party doesn't add up to much in the end when every senator votes the party line 95% of the time.
As for what I wanted the GOP to do in 2016, I wanted people to not support Trump. It came down to party vs principle. Some chose principle, but most chose party. People on both sides always feel like each election is too important to sacrifice in a principled stand.
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