also, i am fascinated by how conservatives across the board have simply given up on the idea that people can be persuaded. seems commensurate with the return of scientific racism to mainstream circles. people are simply inherently one thing or another according to whatever group they were born into

Have you ever tried persuading a conservative person?

There’s also this bizarre acceptance of a one-to-one transaction where any naturalized citizen will automatically vote for Democrats. However, that does seem to go hand-in-hand with the conservative belief that minorities can’t think for themselves.

Learning involves changing your mind, and that is seen as weakness.

I feel like I see this a lot when some in the GOP speak out against DC and/or Puerto Rico becoming states.

THIS. His entire statement is about white fear of America becoming more brown. That’s all. That’s it.

They know that their worldview is not popular and will never be popular. They can win the electoral college, but not the popular vote. They can control state gov if the districts are gerrymandered. They would do away with democracy before compromising with liberals and RINOs. They are fascists.

Also perfectly in tune with the tech industry's basis in organized data and precise algorithms - to move within and according to them is right and natural; to move outside them is wrong and unnatural

They learned 30 years ago that persuasion is less important than cheating

Surely the GOP could appeal to new citizens immigrants the same way they appeal to white American voters-- by exploiting racist fear of blacks? And loathing of transgenders? And their inborn right to sexually assault women? Unless white conservatives fear immigrants are more moral than they are?

I have never seen any logic in the theory that you will vote for the party of the president that didn't prevent your citizenship.