If Trump loses, will most conservatives declare him a RINO in a year or two?

Puigb said:

RINO in today's GOP = Anyone who dares to oppose the orange chosen one.

I just await the days when you guys pretend you never supported Trump in the first place, and dub him a "RINO" as well. You all did it with Dubya, then McCain, Romney, and Trump is next, especially if he loses this year.

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False. You simply dont know wtf you are talking about. A RINO is someone who claims to support republican ideals but then sides with democrats on crucial issues. McCain was the very definition of a RINO which is why so many on the right never liked him. Trump is not a RINO. Anyone who says that he is today or in the future simply doenst know what they are talking about.

Fletch said:

False. You simply dont know wtf you are talking about. A RINO is someone who claims to support republican ideals but then sides with democrats on crucial issues. McCain was the very definition of a RINO which is why so many on the right never liked him. Trump is not a RINO. Anyone who says that he is today or in the future simply doenst know what they are talking about.

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History repeats itself. You people will call him a RINO if he loses. Watch.

Puigb said:

History repeats itself. You people will call him a RINO if he loses. Watch.

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I wont. Trump is the most conservative president in my lifetime. Like I said, Trump is many things. A RINO is not one of them

Fletch said:

I wont. Trump is the most conservative president in my lifetime. Like I said, Trump is many things. A RINO is not one of them

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We'll see down the line. You're correct that Trump is the most right wing president in years, though that's because of the political party itself more than anything. Next GOP president will even be further to the right than Trump (who's realistically nothing more than a big government Republican just like Dubya, his father, Reagan, Nixon, etc), because the parties base demands their leaders be more radical. Trump is no conservative, he just caters to a specific segment of society, which arguably will end up being his downfall, IMO.

That said, I saw a VERY similar sentiment throughout the Bush presidency where Republicans and their media relentlessly defended him...until McCain got crushed in 2008, and suddenly you could not find a single person who admitted to being a Bush supporter. Fast forward to today and Bush is probably more popular among Democrats than his own base of voters who put him into office twice.

Will Trump face the same fate? I believe so, but time will tell.

Yes_Minister said:

If Trump loses, will most conservatives declare him a RINO in a year or two?

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As solid a bet as the sun rising tomorrow.

Yes_Minister said:

Yet the vast majority of Trump supporters on this site have conservative as their lean, why is that?

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Trump is hard to put put in an ideological box. His judges are conservative, 200 and counting. His tax cuts are conservative, opportunity zones were first touted by Jack Kemp. Rebuilding a strong military is conservative. Cutting regulation is conservative. Energy independence is conservative. Family leave not conservative, 600 bonus for not working not conservative. Budgets have been far from conservatives though to get less any president will have to be willing to let the government shut down. Democrats discovered the power of holding the country hostage with final hour budget deals.
Trump is definitely more conservative than Biden. He may not have lived a conservative life but his policies and emphasis on results over platitude are.

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Helix said:

the Republicans will have trouble topping themselves with a bigger idiot next time around. i have to admit, though, a lot of people said the same thing after W.

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