http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/265330-some-dems-would-defect-for-trump-poll-shows

He does have many voters that were formerly Reagan Democrats. These consist of mainly working class white folks in their middle ages who've been hit hardest by the new economy. Most of these voters are in the Rust Belt.

Also Kellen is right to say that Trump's views on abortion and LGBT are pretty much the same...in any case he's way to the left of true conservatives on social issues.

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Drumpf? Kill yourself Drumpf is a fucking dumbass insult.

That was his old family name. If he can criticize Jon Stewart for not embracing his heritage, I can criticize him for not embracing his heritage.

Trump haters are mostly losers who never leave their echo chambers. MGSB is living proof.

Trump haters are the majority of the population in the US.

Actually a lot of Sanders supporters might defect to Trump; also supposing that they would vote over Hillary is a misconcept, there's a growing ammount of his supporters that would prefer not voting at all.


And Trump is a loser, if you knew how he built his fortune, you'd know that gvt welfare saved him more then once.

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Trump haters are the majority of the population in the US.

Trump haters are a majority among the GOP establishment, journalists, and other progressive authoritarians. But those groups together only make a tiny minority in the US.

No, they're the majority of everyone.

^Even among Trump supporters? Don't believe everything Lyin' Ted tells you!

Trump haters are a majority among the GOP establishment, journalists, and other progressive authoritarians. But those groups together only make a tiny minority in the US.

GOP foundings: majority support Trump, last I checked (60% or so votes on the eliminary elections went to him). I don't know about journalists, but I'm suspecting you're just fully making this up, all this supposed anti-Trump bias. And progressive authoritarians? There really aren't, it's almost an oxymoron. And together, yes, these groups definitely makes an absolute majority.

GOP foundings: majority support Trump, last I checked (60% or so votes on the eliminary elections went to him).

No no no, GOP establishment is a much smaller group. It means party functionaries, party donors and special interests. What you are talking about is grassroots, which indeed support Trump enthusiastically.

Often I get the impression you are deliberately misunderstanding me. Either that or a language barrier.

I don't know about journalists, but I'm suspecting you're just fully making this up, all this supposed anti-Trump bias.

There are numerous studies that prove progressive, leftist bias among journalists. Even if you argue that Trump is not as right as Cruz, he is still far from Hillary and Bernie, who the journalists support.

And progressive authoritarians? There really aren't, it's almost an oxymoron.

Calling fascists, nazis, or communists anything but progressive authoritarians is an oxymoron.

Communists are anti-authoritarians. And no, the USSR was not communist, it was Socialist.

No no no, GOP establishment is a much smaller group. It means party functionaries, party donors and special interests.

Well, it'd be statistically unlikely then that the majority would support Trump, thinking about his voter demography (old, untaught, politically somewhat inactive folk) and that there are 2 other candidates.

There are numerous studies that prove progressive, leftist bias among journalists.

Show.

Even if you argue that Trump is not as right as Cruz, he is still far from Hillary and Bernie, who the journalists support.

Y'know, I always here Republicans complaining about the daemonic "liberal" media. But think of it as a tradeoff between having the Republican absolute majority in both national gatherings. You always hear Democrats yapping about the Republican dictatorship and gerrymandering in the two houses, but Republicans yap about how the Democrats have the media.

Calling fascists, nazis, or communists anything but progressive authoritarians is an oxymoron.

Do you know what a progressivist is? Progressivists are middle-left. Fascists and National Socialist extend from authoritarian middle to authoritarian far-right. Practic communism is authoritarian far-left, while anarchic, "true" communism (Marxism) is anarchic far-left. And for that matter, do you know what an oxymoron is? Calling National Socialism a German politic scheme of the past is not an oxymoron.

Draw from the democrats? Yeah you're mentally disabled if you think Sanders supporters or Clinton supporters would support Trump.

He is the only one who is doing it. Polls and my personal experience show it. Cruz is a good guy, but no Dem is going to vote for him. Many will vote Trump

Communists are anti-authoritarians.

In your utopia maybe, not in the real world.

Well, it'd be statistically unlikely then that the majority would support Trump, thinking about his voter demography (old, untaught, politically somewhat inactive folk) and that there are 2 other candidates.

You just said 60% of them support Trump, now you flip-flop. Why?

Show.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_bias_in_the_United_States#Liberal_bias
"They surveyed journalists at national media outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the broadcast networks. The survey found that the large majority of journalists were Democratic voters whose attitudes were well to the left of the general public on a variety of topics, including issues such as abortion, affirmative action, social services and gay rights. The authors compared journalists' attitudes to their coverage of issues such as the safety of nuclear power, school busing to promote racial integration, and the energy crisis of the 1970s and concluded firstly that journalists' coverage of controversial issues reflected their own attitudes and education, and secondly that the predominance of political liberals in newsrooms pushed news coverage in a liberal direction."

Y'know, I always here Republicans complaining about the daemonic "liberal" media. But think of it as a tradeoff between having the Republican absolute majority in both national gatherings. You always hear Democrats yapping about the Republican dictatorship and gerrymandering in the two houses, but Republicans yap about how the Democrats have the media.

So the more you complain, the more right you are?

Do you know what a progressivist is? Progressivists are middle-left.

Progressive means changing the system into something new instead of preserving it or changing it backwards. It has nothing to do with rightist or leftist leanings.

while anarchic, "true" communism (Marxism) is anarchic far-left

Fine, I will admit that certain brands of utopian communism, the kind of communism that can only exist in people's imagination, is anarchist and thus anti-authoritarian. Marxist communism, though, is dictatorship of the proletariat and thus authoritarian communism.

You just said 60% of them support Trump, now you flip-flop. Why?

If anything, you flip-flopped, when you meant such a specific thing by such a broad phrase (GOP establishment). I am now talking about your meaning.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_bias_in_the_United_States#Liberal_bias

On the same page: "According to former Fox News producer Charlie Reina, unlike the AP, CBS, or ABC, Fox News's editorial policy is set from the top down in the form of a daily memo: "[F]requently, Reina says, it also contains hints, suggestions and directives on how to slant the day's news—invariably, he says, in a way that's consistent with the politics and desires of the Bush administration."

"A 1998 study from FAIR found that journalists are "mostly centrist in their political orientation; 30% considered themselves to the left on social issues compared to 9% on the right, while 11% considered themselves to the left on economic issues compared to 19% on the right."

So the more you complain, the more right you are?

It's safe to say that if you're whining about the "liberal media bias", you're less likely going to be a liberalist.

Progressive means changing the system into something new instead of preserving it or changing it backwards. It has nothing to do with rightist or leftist leanings.

Right, and conservatism is keeping (conserving) things the way they are, but that's not what they really are in their modern meanings. Conservism means capitalism with a strong government, while progressivism means changing from that, to socialism with a moderate government.

Marxist communism, though, is dictatorship of the proletariat and thus authoritarian communism.

Dictatorship of the folk, otherwise known as, democracy.

Conservism means capitalism with a strong government, while progressivism means changing from that, to socialism with a moderate government.

Conservatism is the antithesis of large government. Capitalism inherently relies on a weak gov't, and socialism inherently relies on a strong one. To say otherwise is disinformation, and a baldfaced lie.

Conservatism is the antithesis of large government. Capitalism inherently relies on a weak gov't, and socialism inherently relies on a strong one.

What? No, not at all. There can be capitalism with a big government, with a great military forces, big security agencies spying, a huge police force, but it will still all be capitalism, especially if the government self-funded through govbusiness (like state lotteries in America). And high socialism doesn't rely on strong government, but just organised respreading of money into usually services (healthcare, for example). Usually organised through government, but not necessarily.

Now, libertarianism is capitalism with a weak government.

especially if the government self-funded through govbusiness

Government businesses are the anti-capitalism. You can't redistribute wealth on a huge scale without a huge government.

Conservativism and liberalism are more of moral stances then how big government should be.