I think this is a pretty fair response for the most part. I see where you are coming from and from a social policy perspective I agree that Trump is certainly not at the extreme right. It’s hard to put Trump in a box.
What puts the Republican Party in a bind is his behavior. When he does things like retweet videos of people shouting white power, mock physically disabled people, disregard basic science, engage in juvenile rhetoric on a weekly basis, it doesn’t project moderate or compassionate behavior. This is and will be part of the challenge for Republicans moving forward - inevitably he has hurt the brand for moderate republicans who can’t stand behind his character.
I was previously registered Republican. Now independent. I have certainly voted Republican more than Democrat in my life. I like Trumps fiscal policies. I don’t think he is a kind and compassionate human being. I do think Republican politicians will be in a quandary for years I’m having to disassociate from his behavior.
I don’t post a lot and really try to avoid the extremes of online debate which are a big root cause of why we are where we are today. I do understand your points made above. But I also hope we can all collectively move forward from these binary discussions one day - there are plenty of shades of gray and room for reasonable discussion.
That’s all nice, but back to your original post.
Name the moderate Dems that are visibly and vocally standing up to the radicals? I’m not saying there aren’t any, I just can’t name them. Not one.