Originally Posted by
johnnylightnin
Trump never claimed to change. This is the guy who says he's never even asked God for forgiveness. In fact, yesterday we heard his first ever apology. So, on that one, you're wrong. On the second point, you're also wrong. I'll not be pulling the lever for someone who believes abortion is ok (just as Trump has for most of his life). You are continuing to push the false dichotomy that is designed to keep principled people (of which I'm sure you are) voting for whoever the party brass puts in front of them despite the candidates lack of principles. That's not hypocrisy.
You blame "people like me" for Vitter. That's convenient, but couldn't you just as easily blame the state republicans that decided to split the vote 3 ways. Edwards won by 12 points because the GOP wouldn't get that stuff together and put forth 2 candidates that were bumbling and one with the most baggage since Edwin Edwards. Don't look now, they are about to do the same thing with Vitter's senate seat.
Hillary won this thing the DAY that Trump "won" the nomination. The republicans have been played like a fiddle by their arch nemesis. Who do you think organized the media to give Trump all that coverage? They all but sealed the nomination for him. Why? Because he's the most flawed major party candidate in my lifetime and they KNEW they could beat him. You don't have to do oppo research on Trump...he feeds you the stuff directly. You may think there's something honorable about sticking with a non-conservative vulgarian just because his name isn't Hillary, but I disagree. If conservatism has a future in the republican party, they better distance themselves from Trump as fast as possible.
We can't sell our soul for a W (and a W is out the window anyway). Sometimes you have to lose a battle to win the war. This battle is lost...the question is whether or not we'll learn from it. The republican party will do one of two things: embrace Trump and go down with him or reject him and put forth values driven conservatives. If we're the party of Trump, I'm out.
So yes, thank goodness many are distancing themselves from this albatross.