• SolidGrue@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    People like Kinzinger provide an offramp for Republican voters who are waking up to the reality of the post-Trump GOP to vote their conscience. For better or for worse, we are mired in identity politics, which for many means being a Republican. Folks like Kinzinger are saying you can still identify that way if you want, but it doesn’t mean you have to vote for Trump-- you can put country over party and that’s okay.

    He’s doing the job of the Judas Goat which, frankly, we need him for.

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      1 month ago

      Yep. He and I wouldn’t agree on much, if anything, but pragmatically speaking he’s currently serving a valuable purpose so we can let him cook.