and I think while Romney is temperamentally establishment, I think he is more conservative than he gets credit for

His 2012 campaign on immigration was excellent.

His foreign policy is less so.

But Trump is barely any different at this point aside from rhetoric.

You folks think Tax Cuts 2.0 will pass?

Will this affect Ohio?

Anyone online?

yes

Romney is a lot more conservative than people realize

which is part of why the anti-Trump hysterics are so ridiculous

it's driving progressives into the arms of staunch conservatives that they couldn't have less in common with politically

men like Bush and Romney

because they somehow imagine that these figures represent the halcyon days of American politics

@PiT how'd u get here?

@fhtagn same for you

@Eharding I did a recruitment drive for right-wing atlas users

@fhtagn helped me

lol

why did @fhtagn help you???

she's not even that Republican!

I'm just surprised

she's nice I guess

lol

she has become much more conservative as of late

exposure to Atlas will do that to you, provided you possess the ability to question ideas presented to you

ofc most people aren't able to do that

Exposure to left-wingers, in general, will make you right-wing.

But only if you actually know how to think

If you ever use secular arguments to prove a "religious fundamentalist" law should be enforced, you'll see this time and time again.

They'll ultimately start spouting gibberish like "But this law is in the Bible!" -- to which you can only respond "THOU SHALT NOT KILL"

I wasn't aware that there was some arbitrary Eharding litmus test that somehow decides how Republican I had to be to join a Republican server.

I voted R for VA Gov, LT Gov, AG, and wrote in for House of Delegates rather than the unopposed Democrat. I voted in the Republican Senate primaries back in June. I'm currently volunteering for and assisting with more than one Republican House campaign in my state, and work with a group that supports conservative women running for local offices.

How are you not conservative?

the only arguable definition critics would have is that I'm fairly uncaring about social issues because I don't see them as the federal government's business. let people do whatever they want as long as they aren't harming other people. the government's job is to ensure our finances are in check, ensure our people are safe, and keep important things running smoothly. all the extra shit can be left to state and local governments.

so someone who is more socially conservative doesn't like that I'm fine with things like gay marriage and marijuana legalization.

and I think the bathroom issue has been blown up to be bigger than it should be.

meh

we already have a PUA around here

Legally speaking, most social issues do belong to the states' jurisdiction.

Though _Obergefell_ is federal, so gay marriage is certainly a federal issue.

And the Controlled Substances Act is also federal, and the _Raich_ decision upheld its constitutionality, as the federal government has the power to outlaw quack medicines like marijuana.

Bathrooms have been blown up but really, the reason for that is popular opposition from people who are against sharing their bathrooms with people of the opposite sex. The Left are the people pushing bathroom gender integration too hard.