- Trump ran on protecting Social Security, Medicare, and even Medicaid. He moved away from the national ban on abortion promised in GOP platforms since 1980. These were not plays to the base and not what prior Republicans like Bush and Ryan said.
- It is amazing to me that Dems are pressured to water down their messaging in order to avoid alienating 'centrists,' but Republicans can round up and deport sobbing children without fear of alienating 'centrists.' Says a lot about what we mean when we say 'centrists'
