For example, I know someone who is in every way a conservative EXCEPT that this person believes in a woman’s right to choose whether or not to have an abortion. This person is personally against abortion, but feels that it a moral issue best addressed personally than via the government. Now that guy would be called a “rino”. And so be it. I still want that person as a friend, and as someone who would still vote for a conservative candidate who is pro-life.
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Ok, so being pro-choice is one issue which can define someone as being a "moderate RINO". Are there others?
If someone is a "Republican In Name Only", isn't he or she really a Democrat?
“Ok, so being pro-choice is one issue which can define someone as being a “moderate RINO”. Are there others?
If someone is a “Republican In Name Only”, isn’t he or she really a Democrat?”
Of course there are other issues but I see no need to list them all.
As to your second question, the answer is, “no”. If I were to tell my “rino” friend that because he disagreed on one Republican/conservative issue, he should become a Democrat, he’d laugh me out of the cabin. Actually, he’d probably want to kick my arse, and I’d deserve it.