Originally Posted by
Goldenchild
To be fair, Bush came up with the "compassionate conservative" ideology, but that died by the end of the decade. Republicans realized they had to be apathetic and compassionless (Trump) to win elections, because being a "compassionate conservative" (Romney) just didn't cut it with their new base.
I saw an article recently that said 2008 was the last time Americans were in harmony, politically speaking. I remember everyone hated Bush, and it was kind of nice and endearing. Not in a mean way or anything, but it was nice to see Americans on the same page for once. After 2008, every election has been divided and tribal, and now it's Us vs. Them. I kinda miss when everyone equally hated politicians. There will never been another landslide victory like that again. Too tribal.
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