tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post5312456075266614840..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Issues that Divide RepublicansJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-8426753312649820672020-10-23T11:44:27.231-04:002020-10-23T11:44:27.231-04:00This certainly seems to match with my personal exp...This certainly seems to match with my personal experiences with Republicans.<br /><br />I've met quite a few who aren't at all happy with their party's stance on the president's behavior, climate, healthcare, racial justice, et cetera, but who seem hesitant or even flatly unwilling to break step with the herd at large.<br /><br />I think there are a lot of people who vote Republican out of fear that if they don't, their votes will somehow become irrelevant or be wasted - that if they don't hold onto as much power as possible, they'll lose out on the things that matter to them. And so they go along with the other half of the party in order to feel secure politically.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com