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Originally Posted by kane
What is interesting to me is how Trump may have actually taken a lot of power from the Evangelicals within the Republican party. For decades Republicans have had to bow to them and give them what they want or fear that they won't have their support and thus lose elections. With Trump, it is now becoming clear they will support anyone who has an R next to their name. Regardless of how Trump's presidency ultimately turns out, future Republicans may not give into the Evangelicals nearly as much because they know they will end up with their support anyway.
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I don't know...I don't think anyone else can get away with what Trump is doing.
I think he's a very, very unique person.
For instance...calling out the Bush Administration on Iraq.
Or offering amnesty to 1.8 million DACA people.
Or last week offering up actual gun control.
There is no other Republican that could get away with it. Maybe because he's NOT a Republican.
I think a large percentage of the country are tired of the Republicans and Democrats and being labeled.
The media has told us the "Evangelicals" all think monolithically and so do blacks, hispanics, etc.
I think the media is full of shit. I think people take each issue and make up their minds on it. The days of people walking into a booth and voting a straight party line are coming to an end. And that's a good thing.
And no matter what people say about the Evangelical vote...it wasn't what won the Presidency for Trump.
DEMOCRATS in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin are what won the election by voting for Trump.
Hillary was a horrible choice for the Dems...and Trump hit a nerve with his populist anti-establishment message.
The media tried (and failed) to distort what he was trying to say...but the PEOPLE understood him loud and clear.