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I can’t associate with these Rs. Under Trump, they’ve abandoned most of what I agreed with as a conservative when it came to policy & worse have so embraced his

After Trumpism gets beat like a drum, the first thing Republicans have to do (if we have any prayer of winning again) is to rid ourselves of him & his

Ok, fine. Here’s a thread of Trump quotes for which Trump himself is the public source:—“Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do

I’m still a staunchly pro-trade conservative. Economics tells us trade leads to gains by both parties. Domestically, when I trade my labor for money, the company I work for gets

I see this one a lot: "Why do you call yourself a conservative, Heath? You need a new word. It's ruined."It's a fair point & deserves explanation - because it's

Since Trump is so bad in so many ways, one challenge for principled conservatives is to retain our self-definition by clearly articulating the reasons we reject him. Most are basic

Here’s the problem with the “blame the protesters” COVID excuse: if that were the cause here, we’d see equivalent spikes in NYC, DC, Chicago, & other urban areas. We don’t.

The only real leader I’ve heard so far in the midst of this crisis is the Mayor of Atlanta: @KeishaBottoms. Where is everyone else? A second leader: Cincinnati City Councilman

The dirty secret of Trumpism is that it doesn’t actually champion working-class Americans or their values—it betrays them. It’s nothing but empty “tough guy” bravado & no results. There’s no

COVID arrived in the US on January 13. Wednesday is May 13.That’s four months. Four months to figure things out, to communicate a plan, & to get testing & tracing

It can’t be said enough: Trump just isn’t very intelligent. A movement that celebrates ignorance & sacrifices its principles because of how aggressively the ignorance attacks political opponents is a

Look—if @JustinAmash does run, you can bet I’ll support him. I’ve never looked at voting as a binary choice. The candidates we vote for should have to earn our vote