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by CogitoCogito 1302 days ago
Okay that makes sense. But that seems like a different objection. Re-reading the post by /u/wellthatsawrap1, it looks like maybe the implicit claim there is that a RINO is not a Republican? In other words, the claim seems to be that a "Republican" is only someone Trump approves of? Frankly that's kind of insane.
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colejohnson66 1301 days ago
> … maybe the implicit claim there is that a RINO is not a Republican?

That is what a RINO is: “Republican in Name Only”. Basically, whenever a Republican does something that isn’t “towing the party line”, the ones that are towing it claim the former isn’t a real Republican; They’re a RINO.

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keneda7 1302 days ago
Ya I didn't bother replying to them. I haven't tracked the PAC donations but I would be utterly shocked if only non-trump supporting republicans benefitted from the 23m. I would wager many trump supporting republicans got lots of money. I think the donations had to do more with where influence could be bought (crypto/finance related committees) than what trump thought of the politician.
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