E.g. abortion rights, anti-LGBTQ, contempt for atheism, Christian nationalism, etc.

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    I don’t identify as a republican but in my deeply red state it is a given that they will win no matter what. I know some folk that vote for the best of the R candidates. There are actually a handful of R candidates that openly identify as Dem-lite to cater to this group and they are much closer to winning seats than any of the Democrat candidates. These voters usually register as republicans in order to help push through the dem-lite candidates.

    The reason I think this is relevant is because the main differences in dem-lite candidates and actual republicans is usually down to the dumbest religious issues like abortion and lgbtq+ rights. They are basically just democrats except they like guns.

    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      They are basically just democrats except they like guns.

      Tbf, there’s liberals like that too, myself included. There’s a joke going around that “once you are far enough left you get your guns back”.