eru is clearly not a single-issue voter (nor do I classify single-issue voters as left or right, regardless of the issue in question, I simply classify them as

eru is clearly not a single-issue voter (nor do I classify single-issue voters as left or right, regardless of the issue in question, I simply classify them as irredeemably irrational). eru's statement was "If I was living in the US, I'd probably vote mostly Republican". In the context of the discussion, I interpret that, quite reasonably I think, as broad agreement with what he perceived to be Republican policies. My response was intended simply to point out to him that it is highly unlikely he truly has such broad agreement with Republicans, particularly in the context of other statements, and in the (hidden) context of other Europeans I've encountered who thought they would be Republicans in the US, and were quite surprised when they learned the modern state of the Republican party, which is far outside mainstream European politics.