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CMUHoo

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That's an honest answer, so thanks


I'll say that I broadly support the policies on energy and defense. I'm neutral on "woke" to the extent that those are defined in any meaningful way. I'd like to see an actual solution to the border, but I haven't seen either side make an effort to articulate a lasting one. I'd support increasing the tax base to reduce the deficit and am pretty ambivalent on how that is accomplished. There have been some bad moments for the Dems since 2016, but the ledger on bad behavior tilts heavily against the GOP in my eyes (the past few weeks are but one example, Jan 6 is another huge one).

I haven't really claimed he's moderate, but I do view him as a mainstream Democrat and a pragmatist. Before 2016 I didn't hate Democrats, I just thought their policies were worse than GOP policies. Trump, in my mind, made policy completely irrelevant in the calculations. I saw Jan 6 coming in some fashion in 2016, and I think that the precedent set by that event (and a lot of other stuff he did) is far worse than any policies I might disagree with.

(In response to this post by Hoodafan)

Posted: 10/24/2023 at 1:27PM



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