I'm starting to feel personally put out

Yet another article they could have interviewed me for.

This one talks about not only the homelessness of conservatives, but also the actions of the MAGA faithful being just as much a part of the problem and the (unlikely?) probability the politically homeless will come back to the GOP.

(not sure if it's paywalled, apologies if it is)

Click here for link at https://thedispatch.com/article/traditional-republicans-feel

Replies:

I agree 100% - Domer84 2024-02-28 18:35:12
- MAGA believes Trump's support is vast and that - Freight Train 2024-02-28 21:01:59
  - I know a few people like that. - Domer84 2024-02-29 13:59:03
    - If the vast majority of R's voted like the ones I know - AquinasDomer 2024-02-29 14:11:24
- "guy living in his basement" - Kali4niaND 2024-02-28 20:12:39
  - "Democrats had set the country ablaze in an orgy of arson... - ndroman21 2024-02-29 09:23:02
    - Silly take. - airborneirish 2024-03-02 13:28:28
    - Not to mention the orgy of January 6th. - ocnd 2024-02-29 17:04:13
    - Democrats can also be criminals. - Domer84 2024-02-29 14:17:18
      - You need to separate protestors from criminals. - ndroman21 2024-02-29 14:54:52
        Certainly. - Domer84 2024-02-29 19:12:41
        I would push back on this - ravenium 2024-03-01 00:09:14
        True. - Domer84 2024-03-01 13:31:45
- Hey, didja ever consider the possibility - sprack 2024-02-28 20:05:56
  - You are correct. They should have voted for impeachment. - Domer84 2024-02-29 13:55:00
- Because that's not what's important to them - El Kabong 2024-02-28 18:40:19
  - As Jonah Goldberg pointed out... - Revue Party 2024-02-29 17:06:28
  - They’re also losers who are used to losing - acrossdmiddle 2024-02-28 19:48:26
The disconnect of politicians and people has grown - SixShutouts66 2024-02-28 17:13:55
The MAGA faithful view the Bushes, Clintons, Romney, - Tex Francisco 2024-02-28 16:25:45
- No they don't * - ACross 2024-02-28 19:54:10
  - Co-Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (D-Ukraine) - wpkirish 2024-02-29 09:42:11
  - Um, yes they do. They deride Bush and Romney as RINOs - Freight Train 2024-02-28 21:03:36
- They do say they appreciate his honesty - sprack 2024-02-28 16:31:21
  - If you listen to his speeches, you'll see he generally has - krudler 2024-02-28 16:53:52
    - I see exactly where you're coming from - El Kabong 2024-02-28 17:11:56
    - My issue was with the word "honesty" - sprack 2024-02-28 17:02:57
      - Others have opined on that. He's not an honest man. - krudler 2024-02-28 17:06:41
        An anecdotal confirmation of your point - mocopdx 2024-02-28 18:06:46
        That pretty much nails the problem - sprack 2024-02-28 18:24:05
        it seems to be growing on the right and left - ravenium 2024-02-28 23:40:51
  - maybe authentic is a better word. - Tex Francisco 2024-02-28 16:47:56
  - I would use the word candor instead of honesty - catripledomer 2024-02-28 16:38:36
    - Jesse Ventura captured that in Minnesota - Pat85 2024-02-28 17:43:22
      - Rod Blagojevich did the same in Illinois - sprack 2024-02-28 20:18:44
I am as well - catripledomer 2024-02-28 16:16:34
- some issues might be too big for states - ravenium 2024-02-28 23:54:48
  - Not sure I trust wide-ranging legislation to solve them - catripledomer 2024-02-29 09:35:13
    - The root cause on homelessness is housing - AquinasDomer 2024-02-29 10:04:19
      - I disagree - catripledomer 2024-02-29 10:23:02
        There's quite a bit of literature on this - AquinasDomer 2024-02-29 13:21:55
        I agree with both of you - ravenium 2024-02-29 15:06:59
        Will try and find it there was study that even among the - wpkirish 2024-02-29 15:42:55
        The analogy I use is an iceberg - AquinasDomer 2024-02-29 16:44:09
        I think this is a "yes, and" situation - ravenium 2024-03-01 00:19:01
        There's Hysteresis to this - AquinasDomer 2024-03-01 09:16:11
        I think this assumes a few things - ravenium 2024-03-01 13:31:49
- Let me know when you find them - El Kabong 2024-02-28 16:46:51
  - I'm assuming you mean liberal in the classical sense, - Tex Francisco 2024-02-28 17:06:52
    - Correct, I should have specified * - El Kabong 2024-02-28 17:12:29
Me, too. - Barney68 2024-02-28 15:23:55
- I wasn't going to ask, but this is the second or third time - krudler 2024-02-28 17:40:30
Is this just about your Presidential ballot? * - Kali4niaND 2024-02-28 15:16:57
- It's a general feeling - El Kabong 2024-02-28 15:29:22