THIS is why republicans will lose. Hillary or Donald have nothing to do with it.

[Grooveriding]

This is probably a good thing long term for America. There are facets of the Republican party that are complete fringe crazy and should be dealt with. So the Trump farce leading to decimation in the general election may catalyze a rebuilding of the party. The years of craziness led them to the mess they are in now, so maybe after a resounding blowout it will be dealt with.

 

[Jhhnn]

This is probably a good thing long term for America. There are facets of the Republican party that are complete fringe crazy and should be dealt with. So the Trump farce leading to decimation in the general election may catalyze a rebuilding of the party. The years of craziness led them to the mess they are in now, so maybe after a resounding blowout it will be dealt with.

Can't. People have to be at least a little bit crazy to vote for the party of trickledown so Repubs need to keep 'em that way. Trickledown is the core of their ideology & the other issues just shiny objects. Do you think the headsets of the Repub base aren't the result of decades of relentless propaganda to get that done? Repubs have merely gone too far, succeeded beyond their wildest expectations, that's all. They got smug & complacent with their ability to control the crazy, refused to make the economic concessions that America needs from our financial elite, our economic leadership.

If they intended to change their tune they'd have done it 8 years ago instead of doubling down into obstructionism.

 

[woolfe9998]

No, not the deciding factor.
I was pointing this out as only one example from their platform.
I could have went on and on but this one example alone made my point.
And this was worthy of singling out because it does indeed stick out like a sore thumb.
This one issue alone is all one needs as an example of what to expect.

I have also noticed a "softening" of sorts from the far right since the Orlando nightclub mass shooting. I really expected republicans to simply "don't go there" when renewing their platform.
Obviously, words and actions do not necessarily equal the same.
I see this same double standard in the black community as well.
People that act "decent" to their black co-worker or black neighbors, but in private they don't hesitate to pull out the white hoods, as it were.

No, it's not just the LGBT issue. It is a whole bucket full of issues that they need to address.
And this is just one reason a Donald Trump rose to the lever of power that he has within their party.
All the dots easily connected.

I was curious so I checked out that same Pew Poll that the Forbes graphic is drawn from.

On average, 52% of republicans say they disagree with Trump on the majority of issues. 42% agree on most issues.

On average, 20% of democrats say they disagree with Clinton on most issues. 72% agree on most issues.

That first statistic is a shock. It shows a huge disconnect between those GOP voters who voted for Trump in the primaries and those who did not.

Donald Trump doesn't have much support from GOP voters.

LGBT issues aside, I can't see how Trump can win with this much dissatisfaction in his own party.