“I’m a republican not because of George Bush, but because of Donald Trump”

I vote Republican, not because of anyone in particular on the right, because of how absurd everyone on the left is.

I've voted Republican my entire life. Not since Reagan have I been really proud of who I voted for. Trump/Vance really has the country going in the right direction.

Can you articulate the specific policy divisions of the 2?

Please don't use broad, malleable terms without definitions like "America First", globalism, uniparty, etc. I'm talking actual policies with specifics.

Trump 2 > Trump 1

I’m a Republican because of Democrats

I’m a Republican because of rush limbaugh.

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Sure, no new wars and enforcing the border. Were you not alive under Bush and Chaney or are you intentionally being obtuse? Also, NCLB was and continues to be an absolute disaster. I can keep going if you like and haven’t even began to discuss the “Patriot” Act

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So you were actively against the Iraq War, Patriot Act, etc. in real time?

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Do we really have to explain the difference in their postures towards illegal immigration? Trump’s deportations are going slowly, as I predicted, and for the reasons I foretold, but he has shut down the pipeline. That is a major difference.

Trump is forcing our allies to shoulder their share of defense costs. This is something every President this century has claimed to want, but no one ever did anything about it. Trump has.

Trump is unwilling to tolerate unbalanced trade policies of the sort Bush was blasé about.

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So immigration and trade imbalances?

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Trump is crushing woke. Bush went along with it.

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This is not a true statement. The Bush admin fought AA

Pres. Bush Calls Affirmative Action Policy Unconstitutional

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“I strongly support diversity of all kinds, including racial diversity in higher education, but the method used by the University of Michigan to achieve this important goal is fundamentally flawed,” Mr. Bush said. “At their core the Michigan policies amount to a quota system that unfairly rewards or penalizes prospective students based solely on their race.”

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Also, the Bush admin was for border security

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Border Security Is The Basic Responsibility Of A Sovereign Nation And An Urgent Requirement Of Our National Security. We have more than doubled border security funding from $4.6 billion in FY 2001 to $10.4 billion in FY 2007. We will have also increased the number of Border Patrol agents by 63 percent – from just over 9,000 agents at the beginning of this Administration to nearly 15,000 at the end of 2007. We are also on track to increase this number to approximately 18,000 by the end of 2008, doubling the size of the Border Patrol during the President's time in office.

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He even used the NG

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To Supplement The Border Patrol As Its Numbers Increase, Approximately 6,000 National Guard Members Have Been Sent To Our Southern Border In Coordination With Governors. National Guard units are assisting the Border Patrol by operating surveillance systems, analyzing intelligence, installing fences and vehicle barriers, and building patrol roads. The National Guard is increasing the operational capacity of the Border Patrol to gain control of our Southern border.

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Arrested employers for employing illegals and created more workplace enforcement

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The Number Of Arrests In Worksite Enforcement Cases Has Increased Dramatically During The President's Time In Office. There were more than 4,300 arrests in worksite enforcement cases for 2006, more than seven times the arrests in 2002. In addition, the two largest worksite enforcement actions in U.S. history were conducted last year by ICE.

In Fall 2005, The President Signed A Bill Doubling Federal Resources For Worksite Enforcement. In addition,the Administration has launched law enforcement task forces in 11 major cities to dismantle criminal rings that produce fake documents.

DHS Has Issued A Proposed "No-Match" Regulation To Assist Employers In Ensuring A Legal Workplace And To Help The Government Identify And Crack Down On Employers Who Knowingly Hire Illegal Workers. In cases in which an employer has ten or more employees with inaccurate information, the Social Security Administration (SSA) sends the employer a "No-Match" letter. DHS's proposed "No-Match" regulation clarifies that employers may be held civilly and criminally liable when a letter is sent and employers ignore the discrepancies between SSA databases and the information provided about their employees.

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And I believe Trump has basically stolen this proposal, with selected industries (like ag and hospitality), at least.

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To Provide A Lawful Channel For Employment That Will Benefit Both The United States And Individual Immigrants, The President Has Called For The Creation Of A Temporary Worker Program. Such a program will serve the needs of our economy by providing a lawful and fair way to match willing employers with willing foreign workers to fill jobs that Americans have not taken. The program will also serve our law enforcement and national security objectives by taking pressure off the border and freeing our hard-working Border Patrol to focus on terrorists, human traffickers, violent criminals, drug runners, and gangs.

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Absolutely and still am. We accomplished nothing in Iraq other than removing Saddam which you could make an argument for but that wasn’t the US’ responsibility or problem. That was for the people of Iraq to decide and their commitment to “peace” was put on full display when they essentially surrendered to a few hundred ISIS fighters. You can also make an argument for the concept of the “Patriot” Act but clearly it has been one of the most abused policies in the modern era against its own people. I have never been a fan of W or Dick Chaney. I did not vote in 04’ but absolutely made the mistake of voting for him in 2000. I will not vote for an establishment candidate in 2028 if the Republicans trot out another one like McCain or Romney

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I vote Republican, not because of anyone in particular on the right, because of how absurd everyone on the left is.

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I was thinking about this before going to sleep last night. If the dims were to convincingly separate themselves from Marxists, feminists, illegal aliens, LGBTQMAP weirdos, and social misfits in general, I’d probably switch parties. After all, no one in my lineage ever voted Republican until Eisenhower.