People aren't "Republicans" or "Democrats" or whatever. They're people. Of course "Republican support" collapses in communities once you start asking people what they want.
[EDIT: damn. y'all in the comments. whoosh]
[EDIT: damn. y'all in the comments. whoosh]
You would wish but it's way too prevalent to call oneself "Republican" or "Democrat" and promise lifetime loyalty. Take almost anything they are mad about when the "other" side does it and ask how they'd feel if "their" side did it.
Where?!? I have travelled all over the USA and I have never a met a person like this.
I have some friend circles where upwards of 50% people do this.
To be fair it is far less prevalent outside of the US thank god.
He can say billionaires are unethical ipso facto, that the poor shouldn't die from lack of healthcare, and that corruption is bad. But then say he has no choice but to vote Republican because "Democrats are worse" and "they want to turn boys into girls.". He thinks Fox News is too liberal.
They certainly exist, and in great numbers, if there aren't 75 Democratic senators and 300+ Democratic House reps by 2028.
You can reject the category of Republicans in all situations or zero situations but doing so only some of the time is not a defensible position.
Don't disregard what people tell you they will do because they are "just people"
Project 2025 been admitting their goals for years but they're just people they would never, right?
It’s a trap to think you know better than other people who they ‘really’ are.
If somebody tells you they’re a Republican, it does no good to think smugly to yourself, “ah, but no one is really a Republican.”
The identity a person espouses is often essential to them.