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Am I missing something here? Being a pledged party delegate is very different from being a true supporter of a candidate. It just means that you intend to cas
by mdorazio 11y ago
Am I missing something here? Being a pledged party delegate is very different from being a true supporter of a candidate. It just means that you intend to cast your delegate vote for a particular candidate. There's essentially no one but Trump left in the Republican Primary, so is it really surprising that Peter Thiel, a Republican, would pledge for him?
- venomsnake 11y agoActually the surprising thing is getting involved at all. Right now even whiff of support for Trump is toxic.
- vox_mollis 11y agoToxic in what sense? Edit: It seems you mean career toxicity. Thiel, being able to write his own ticket, would founders really be unwilling to work with him on the basis of his political positions?
- oarsinsync 11y agoWhat happened to Chris Christie's political career after endorsing Trump would be one sense of the toxicity
- googlryas 11y agoYes, because he was ascendant in NJ before that. What will happen to Christies career when Trump appoints him AG?
- fullshark 11y agoI don't know about private citizens but Chris Christie has rock bottom approval levels. http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/03/christies_trump_endorsement_doesnt_sit_well_with_n.html http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/03/christies_trump...
- venomsnake 11y agoIn the heavily democratic areas and in social media savvy demographics supporting Trump can lead to ostracizing, internet mobs and a wide array of other unpleasant consequences. So Trump support tends to be underwater. People don't like to support him publicly.
- librvf 11y ago> Right now even whiff of support for Trump is toxic This is why he's winning. People are fed up with the PC police and their purging of anyone with "toxic" ideas.