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There appears to still be enough base support that they're too afraid to cross him. Today, however, i've seen CATO and some of the other traditionally conservat
by ixtli 10y ago
There appears to still be enough base support that they're too afraid to cross him. Today, however, i've seen CATO and some of the other traditionally conservative thinktanks turning against him so perhaps the tides are shifting. My theory is that he's trying to jam the most egregiously illegal things through first so that he can take a conciliatory tone later to keep people from fleeing, though by the looks of it the ACA repeal is a gigantic mess so I doubt this will pan out.
- nerfhammer 10y agoConservative intellectuals never supported Trump. It would be more encouraging if mouthpieces to the rank and file like Fox News or talk radio turned against him.
- georgemcbay 10y agoI too used to be of the opinion that Trump's actions were calculated with an end-goal in mind, but I've started to believe he might actually be legitimately mentally unstable and/or naive enough to think being elected President makes him the "boss" of everyone. There are lots of reasons to suspect he really doesn't understand the scope of the job and such a misunderstanding would only be reinforced by the Republican Party's complete inaction on standing up to him.
- nandemo 10y agoWait, what? Cato Institute is libertarian not conservative; they're generally pro-immigration, pro-civil rights, etc. While I haven't been following them recently I'd be very much surprised if they ever supported Trump.
- nerfhammer 10y agoNo, they never supported Trump.
- ixtli 10y agoWhile it is true that they are libertarian, a think tank would never "support" a candidate in that way. The reason I lump them in with the ideological right in america is that their thought has been precursor to legislation championed by the right.