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> The only two vocal Trump supporters I am close to are Peter Thiel and my grandma. Ignoring the Thiel stuff in this particular comment to focus on the grandma
by the_watcher 10y ago
> The only two vocal Trump supporters I am close to are Peter Thiel and my grandma.
Ignoring the Thiel stuff in this particular comment to focus on the grandma part. If you read this, sama, is her support based on anything more than him being the Republican nominee? I ask because my grandparents (from a very rural upbringing, and lifelong Republicans) are also the only Trump supporters I'm close to. It's been illuminating to me, as they vehemently opposed him in the primaries, and his policy positions (if you can call them that) are at odds with everything they've ever discussed believing in. Their justification seems to be based on a simple assumption that once he's elected, he'll just become a generic Republican, and that everything he says during the election is irrelevant bluster. It honestly has made me question if they'd vote for Hillary had she run as the Republican nominee.