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Originally Posted by kane
I agree that McCain doesn't have that much clout these days, however, with conservatives it seems like if you even look sideways at a veteran they shit their pants much less suggest one that they have put on a pedestal is not a hero.
That is why I think it will be interesting to see what happens in the next few days when the polls come out that were taken after his comments about McCain.
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Actually consertives are some of the most judgmental people there are, right up until the point it's their guy.
So if they choose Trump to be their guy, they will pretty much ignore all the bad he does and pretend everyone is fake outraged or "against them". ( they love to pretend to be the underdog, little guy vs big bad govt, ect..ect.)
Added to this McCain is not radical enough for the New Republucans (aka Tea Party). Other Republicans in his own state which is a hot bed of Tea Party support have voted in the past the censure him calling him too liberal".
Meaning Trump calling him a fake Hero or what ever it was will just gain cheers and bigger following from the extreme right. It will mostly be the older breed of Republicans whom will not like what Trump has said and they are quickly being out numbered by the radical right. (Ie the former neo cons and religious right)
Meanwhile if someone from the left had said the same thing, all Republicans would be enraged , ranting and raving, ect.. ect.. They are a very hypocritical group..
As for Trump.. These polls are like asking children if they like candy.. The polls are from registered Republican voters, not the country as a whole. The far right lives in a bubble, and will support their guy, but they alienate themselfs from the rest of the country and don't have the numbers to win a national election..
Population wise this country is very liberal. The only reason consertives still have a chance, is because of all the gerrymandering and even still it only really helps for congressional elections not presidential.
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Also, I travel here in the states a lot. What I see is unusually small town America is very consertive because they really have no other experance. You drive across A lot of these Westren states and you don't get any normal radio stations but there is always a right wing station talking about how bad Obama is. It never fails..
These people live in a bubble with very little outside influence. You also see a lot of white people having nicer houses because they have the better jobs, then you see the Hispanics and in some places Indians whom are very poor.
These consertives from the west just assume that all minorities are like this everywhere else as that's the only thing they know.