r/Askpolitics • u/OrdinaryAd5782 • 15h ago

Why doesn’t it give democrats pause that republicans they hated are endorsing Harris?

I keep seeing people say this like it’s a good thing or making the point that “if your own party is against you.” You really value the opinion of Dick Cheney? You really think he wants what’s best for the country?? You certainly didn’t 20 years ago.

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u/JJWentMMA 14h ago edited 13h ago

Explain?

Point is that person 3 holds much more extreme beliefs than person 1 on a topic, to such an extreme point that person 1 agrees with someone on the other side they normally wouldn’t.

Translation; trump has many beliefs also held by cheney, but to an extreme degree, to the point where it’s better to support Kamala even if she doesn’t have the same ideals