The broader point is that, by and large, her ideological stepchildren (even if we can't call them "adherents" per se; you know, the "get the government off the

The broader point is that, by and large, her ideological stepchildren (even if we can't call them "adherents" per se; you know, the "get the government off the backs of the people" crowd) -- are, when push comes to shove, more than happy to dip their hand at the public till when it serves their self-interest. So it's not like they are "forced" to temper down their principled stand against socialist interventionism (and only in exceptional circumstances, we are led to believe). It's more like that principle stand just doesn't exist, and never did exist. It's just a matter of who gets to benefit from it. BTW, it's not like any support is needed for this observation - but just a tasty morsel from the recent news: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/07/fossil-fuel-industry-coronavirus-aid-us-analysis https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/07/fossil-f...