[nobody9999]

>The GOP hasn't been a party of small government since W. Bush. And it hasn't really claimed to be as much since Trump 1.

That's not even close to being true. The "Two Santas" strategy[0] has been in place since at least Reagan's first term.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_Wanniski#The_Two_Santa_Cl...