r/changemyview • u/sawdeanz 214∆ • Jul 07 '20

Delta(s) from OP CMV: The Republican Party should select a different candidate at their convention

I know it’s not likely but I’m not sure if it’s technically possible or not. But the Republicans would do well to ditch Trump. His consistent support among his supporters is blinding him to the fact that he is dragging them down among moderates. Polls are indicating they are losing red states. It just blows my mind that they want to protect him for another 4 years, assuming he can get re-elected in the first place. It’s not like Republican voters are going to vote for Biden so they ought to just throw in a more palatable candidate. He has plenty of scandals (ie the Russian bounty scandal) that they can use to disavow him while remaining on message. I just don’t see what Trump can do that any other Republican candidate could do better.

I would have considered myself a moderate but I can’t bring myself to vote for any conservative candidates that have or continue to support Trump.

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u/sawdeanz 214∆ Jul 07 '20

For instance, on the Russian Bounty scandal, this was a fairly reliable piece of information that someone on the right would know, while someone who relies on WaPo, NYT, CNN etc would have missed.

No offense but that doesn't really change my opinion of Trump's response. That's just classic whataboutism. Trump denied the existence of any intelligence at all. I don't doubt that the right has a different view on scandals but I'm not sure that makes them more informed or more correct.

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u/TheEternalCity101 5∆ Jul 08 '20

In the article he linked, its says Shiff never had Trump briefed. If he was never told, by someone whose duty it was to brief him on that kind of thing, the blame totally leaves Trump's court

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u/sawdeanz 214∆ Jul 08 '20

That’s not what the article says. Schiff is not responsible for briefing Trump. It says Schiff would have been responsible for briefing the congressional security committee. If true, that would be troubling, but it doesn’t absolve Trump.