There are at least two people on here now who’ve implied that somehow, GOP politicians who previously opposed Trump but are now endorsing him are putting party ahead of country. For this to be true, they would have to hold the view that Trump would be a worse president than Clinton. I’m pretty sure that isn’t the case for them. To them, Clinton – never mind Sanders – is still the worse alternative. You might disagree with that position, but you have to recognize that it’s internally consistent within their worldview.
Besides, Inflammatory rhetoric shouldn’t be a new concept to anyone here. Why are people so surprised that politicians were saying nasty things about Trump a few months ago and are backing away from them now? Remember how big of a deal it was when McCain opposed his own supporters on the suggestion Obama was an Arab?
Inflammatory rhetoric had a place in politics then, just as it did for the past… oh, too many election cycles to count. Why should things be different this time around?
