The Former Republican
摘要
While the individuals discussed in Chap. 4 found themselves shifting away from the Republican Party after having voted for Trump in 2016, those whose voices lay entrenched in this chapter never accepted Trump as the leader of the Republican Party. Often referred to as Never-Trumpers or RINOs, some of these individuals found themselves starting to drift away from the Republican Party as early as 2000 with the rise of social conservatism during the Bush era. However, like those previously discussed, each of these individuals finds themselves trapped within a circumstance not of their choosing but, “within which they must make their history” (Asad, 1987, pg. 607) as hostilities between an increasingly polarized two-party system trapped them in a never-ending cycle of conflict and violence.