re: What exactly is a RINO?

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Republican In Name Only isn't a new term.

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It's not. It's malleable, however.

When I first heard it (early-00s) it was a Republican who promoted soft, traditional Democrat policies or avoided hard, traditional Republican policies.

With MAGA, it's a Republican who promotes hard, traditional Republican policies when MAGA wants him/her to promote soft, traditional Democrat policies.