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BTRTN: Trump Train Finally Arrives at "Too Far" (Original Post) tgards79 Oct 2016 OP
Wow. They really excoriate Trump. Not that he doesn't deserve every bit of it Peigan68 Oct 2016 #1
Growing list of Trump unendorsers.... tgards79 Oct 2016 #2
A very strong indictment of Trump... in the very literal sense reggieandlee Oct 2016 #3
Everyone is calibrating.... tgards79 Oct 2016 #4

Peigan68

(137 posts)
1. Wow. They really excoriate Trump. Not that he doesn't deserve every bit of it
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 08:22 AM
Oct 2016

And they also pose a very interesting question for American society as a whole.

tgards79

(1,415 posts)
2. Growing list of Trump unendorsers....
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 09:54 AM
Oct 2016

GOP Senators McCain, Crapo, Lee, Kirk, Sasse, Ayotte, Murkowski, Thune and Capito, just for starters.

reggieandlee

(778 posts)
3. A very strong indictment of Trump... in the very literal sense
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 12:19 PM
Oct 2016

But the question perhaps isn't why these guys excoriate Trump, so much as why more people aren't being equally harsh.

This is indeed an "indictment" ... an formal reading of the criminal charges.

That's why people should focus on...

tgards79

(1,415 posts)
4. Everyone is calibrating....
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 01:59 PM
Oct 2016

It is more about political calculus than moral outrage. McCain, for instance, stayed with Trump when he was facing a primary challenge from the right. Now that he is past that threat and up by 16 in the polls, he can be "morally outraged" and dump Trump.

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