Originally Posted by
kwelz
I don't claim to be privy to the inner workings of the senior leadership of the GOP.
I have however been active int eh GOP for about 20 years. In that time I have served on election and administrative staff for a congressman, I have served on the County, district, and state level central committees, and am friends with a number of high ranking elected officials including one of the Indiana State Senators, enough so that I go tot be there for the birth of his Twins back when he was just running for Congress. That being said I have been far less active and taken a step back in the last few years to focus on my Real Estate career. So I don't sit on the CC anymore or work directly for the party.
I not claiming to be a Political mastermind or overly well connected compared to some people I know. But I explain all of this to show that I do have a fairly good finger on the pulse of the party and the people involved at various levels. And I can tell you that at a local and state level Trump is seen as one of, if not the, most divisive elected figure in the 20ish years I have been involved. He is either loved or hated and it is ab out an even slip on the County and District level with State being a bit more favorable to him. Many of us tow the party line at events, etc because that is what we do. Yay trump. Vote for Mike Braun and trey Holliongsworth so they can support his agenda... Yay... Then we go complain about it while putting out signs and between canvasing houses.
He is either loved or hated. Worshiped or reviled. there isn't an in between with him like most past presidents have been. Bush had people that were tepid on him. Heck I started out like that and ended up becoming a huge supporter. Same with many others. And if you weren't a big fan you just weren't a big fan. For Trump supporters if you don't love him then you are a traitor and hate america. Anything bad said about him is a conspiracy and made up by the Media to discredit him. There is no rationality involved when it comes to him. And that applies equally to the love and the hate.
but here is the fact as much as I hate him I will admit when he has done a good thing. Two solid SCOTUS picks, Right to try law, probably firing sessions (although I question his reasons). He has done good things. But If you don't look at every side of what is said and done then you are doing yourself and this country a disservice.
He is as bad as Obama, and worse in some ways. But it is what makes him bad that differs. And in many ways he is a natural overreaction to Obama and then Hillary being the Dems choice to run. IN the end he is a bad president and a worse human being. And there is a Meme that puts it best. He is a dumb persons Idea of what a smart person is.
Funny, I started out as a big Bush supporter but by the end of his eight years I was glad to see him go.
That last statement is quite the GOPe, elitist comment eh? You sound just like the libtards do. How enlightened of you.
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