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Was Donald Trump a mainstream politician? He was president!

• acdha 5y ago
  Yes - he wasn’t just some fluke but had near-unanimous support from both elected Republicans and the most important right-wing media sources like Fox. Rogan isn’t that mainstream but he’s influential enough that you can tell what he’s covered recently by all of the people talking about it. Whatever he used to be, he’s mainstream now.
  • naasking 5y ago
    > Yes - he wasn’t just some fluke but had near-unanimous support from both elected Republicans and the most important right-wing media sources like Fox. Not at first he didn't.
    • acdha 5y ago
      That depends on how far back you go. 2005, sure, but by the time he was running he was pretty much in tune with the tone on Fox; most of the remaining moderate Republicans were purged as part of the post-9/11 turn towards previously extreme positions. A lot of the shock came from people who didn’t follow the right-wing media that closely and hadn’t realized how normalized those positions had become.
      • j0ba 5y ago
        I take it you were watching a lot of fox news back then? Or is that just what you "heard"? Because I was watching Fox news back then, and you are absolutely incorrect.
        • naasking 5y ago
          That's my recollection as well. I didn't watch FOX or anything conservative really, but the highlights that I sometimes came across were all pushing Bush and maybe a couple of other candidates here and there.