A well reasoned editorial.

Post #427,084 by mmoffitt 1/9/19 10:46:13 AM 1/9/19 10:46:13 AM Reply	A well reasoned editorial. But, it contains a non-trivial flaw. The flaw is the presumption that there exists something akin to a conscience in a Republican politician. I know a lot of Republicans. I don't know any I would turn my back on. bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #427,085 by drook 1/9/19 11:11:43 AM 1/9/19 11:11:43 AM Reply	Doesn't require conscience, just enlightened self-interest If he's still in office in another year, they'll have to walk a line between Trumpy enough to not get primaried, but sane enough to win the general. How wide that line is varies by state. -- Drew
Post #427,087 by mmoffitt 1/9/19 12:08:16 PM 1/9/19 12:08:16 PM Reply	Self-interest of Republicans is not always what you'd expect. I'd say these numbers are pretty well set in concrete. Trump, astonishingly, still enjoys a net-positive rating in AK, AL, AR, ID, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WV, and WY. If you're a Republican pol from one of those knuckle-dragging states and you want to keep your nose in the public trough, you're Trump 'till you die. bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #427,088 by drook 1/9/19 2:10:59 PM 1/9/19 2:10:59 PM Reply	No, that's exactly what I'd expect Other than Texas, aren't all of those states among the smaller half in population? -- Drew
Post #427,089 by mmoffitt 1/9/19 2:50:27 PM 1/9/19 2:50:27 PM Reply	Actually no. AL, IN, LA, MO, SC, TN, and TX are all in the top half wrt population and states where Trump is underwater include NV, NM, IA, HI, NH, ME, DE and VT - all of which are in your bottom half wrt population. A state's population would appear to have little to no bearing on whether or not Trump has a net positive approval rating. You may have "expected" the states where he has a net positive approval rating to have such, but if you did so in consideration of State populations, you're reasoning was (dare I say it - once again) flawed. ;0) bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.

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