Re:People are worried about America's solvency
by dataflow on Monday August 17, 2026 @09:41AM
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Not to veer too far off-topic but are former-Republican and RINO mutually exclusive? How can one simultaneously be a Republican (in name or otherwise) while calling themself a former Republican?
Either you've stopped voting Republican (in which case you're no longer RINO) or you still are (in which case you're a current Republican)...
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Re:People are worried about America's solvency
by throwaway1492 on Monday August 17, 2026 @10:28AM
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I’ve been voting against Trump and maga since 2016. Waiting for sanity to return; I hope it will return but at this point I’m doubtful.
Re:People are worried about America's solvency
by dataflow on Monday August 17, 2026 @01:04PM
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From your reply it sounds like you're still voting Republican, just not for the candidates that you classify as "MAGA"? In which case I guess that's a (current) RINO...
Assuming my assumption is correct, I hope you're just recognizing the fact that MAGA didn't get where it is today without massive help from non-MAGA Republicans (in Congress as well as outside), in numerous ways. So you're not going to see the outcome you're waiting for if that's the case.