The no longer quiet alliance between Never Trump conservatives and liberals does not offer an alternative to a choice between the Democratic "Resistance" and Republicans.
The last stalwarts of the "Never Trump" conservative movement are preparing to do more than merely complain about the object of their disdain; they're now ready to join forces with liberals to oppose the president both in court and perhaps in future political campaigns.
While the majority of Republican primary voters in 2016 voted for candidates other than Trump and a significant number of them continued to voice displeasure with their party's nominee throughout that campaign, the overwhelming majority of GOP voters eventually voted for Trump that November.
To the hardcore Never Trump remnant, his policies are irrelevant.
Nor, can we argue with the logic of their decision since, if we take their hysteria about Trump seriously, it jives exactly with the similar rhetoric that has been voiced about Trump on the left since he won the election.
If the dwindling though loud Never Trump die-hards have come to define their political viewpoint in this manner, they have no choice but to go over to the Democrats, even if that means mimicking liberal opinions they would have once disdained.
The Never Trumpers are not the first to decry the increasing polarization of American politics.
Far from providing sensible moderation, the alliance of Never Trump conservatives and liberals that the Times discusses actually is a way of deepening our political divide.
Rather the choice is between a Trump-led Republican Party that is championing the same issues that the pre-Trump GOP supported and liberals who want a return to the Obama era of high taxes and appeasement of Iran to mention just two key issues on which many Never Trumpers have abandoned their principles.
It is logical if not reasonable for the Never Trumpers to claim that opposition to the president is more important than a conservative judiciary, lower taxes, withdrawal from the Iran deal or even shoring up the alliance with Israel that Obama did so much to damage.
Loath though they might be to admit it, what's left of the Never Trump movement needs to come to grips with the fact that the only words that currently describe them are liberals and Democrats.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/05/30/never-trumpers-finally-admit-theyre-effectively-spiteful-democrats/
The last stalwarts of the "Never Trump" conservative movement are preparing to do more than merely complain about the object of their disdain; they're now ready to join forces with liberals to oppose the president both in court and perhaps in future political campaigns.
While the majority of Republican primary voters in 2016 voted for candidates other than Trump and a significant number of them continued to voice displeasure with their party's nominee throughout that campaign, the overwhelming majority of GOP voters eventually voted for Trump that November.
To the hardcore Never Trump remnant, his policies are irrelevant.
Nor, can we argue with the logic of their decision since, if we take their hysteria about Trump seriously, it jives exactly with the similar rhetoric that has been voiced about Trump on the left since he won the election.
If the dwindling though loud Never Trump die-hards have come to define their political viewpoint in this manner, they have no choice but to go over to the Democrats, even if that means mimicking liberal opinions they would have once disdained.
The Never Trumpers are not the first to decry the increasing polarization of American politics.
Far from providing sensible moderation, the alliance of Never Trump conservatives and liberals that the Times discusses actually is a way of deepening our political divide.
Rather the choice is between a Trump-led Republican Party that is championing the same issues that the pre-Trump GOP supported and liberals who want a return to the Obama era of high taxes and appeasement of Iran to mention just two key issues on which many Never Trumpers have abandoned their principles.
It is logical if not reasonable for the Never Trumpers to claim that opposition to the president is more important than a conservative judiciary, lower taxes, withdrawal from the Iran deal or even shoring up the alliance with Israel that Obama did so much to damage.
Loath though they might be to admit it, what's left of the Never Trump movement needs to come to grips with the fact that the only words that currently describe them are liberals and Democrats.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/05/30/never-trumpers-finally-admit-theyre-effectively-spiteful-democrats/
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