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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 2668023" data-attributes="member: 2189">There is an unintended consequences to all this Trump bashing at every turn.&quot;Jeffrey Medford, a small-business owner in South Carolina, voted reluctantly for Donald Trump. As a conservative, he felt the need to choose the Republican. But some things are making him feel uncomfortable — parts of Mr. Trump’s travel ban, for example, and the recurring theme of his apparent affinity for Russia.&quot;Mr. Medford should be a natural ally for liberals trying to convince the country that Mr. Trump was a bad choice. But it is not working out that way. Every time Mr. Medford dips into the political debate — either with strangers on Facebook or friends in New York and Los Angeles — he comes away feeling battered by contempt and an attitude of moral superiority.“We’re backed into a corner,” said Mr. Medford, 46, whose business teaches people to be filmmakers. “There are at least some things about Trump I find to be defensible. But they are saying: ‘Agree with us 100 percent or you are morally bankrupt. You’re an idiot if you support any part of Trump.’ ”He added: “I didn’t choose a side. They put me on one.”<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/opinion/sunday/are-liberals-helping-trump.html?ref=todayspaper" target="_blank">Are Liberals Helping Trump?</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 2668023, member: 2189"] There is an unintended consequences to all this Trump bashing at every turn. [I]"Jeffrey Medford, a small-business owner in South Carolina, voted reluctantly for Donald Trump. As a conservative, he felt the need to choose the Republican. But some things are making him feel uncomfortable — parts of Mr. Trump’s travel ban, for example, and the recurring theme of his apparent affinity for Russia. " Mr. Medford should be a natural ally for liberals trying to convince the country that Mr. Trump was a bad choice. But it is not working out that way. Every time Mr. Medford dips into the political debate — either with strangers on Facebook or friends in New York and Los Angeles — he comes away feeling battered by contempt and an attitude of moral superiority. “We’re backed into a corner,” said Mr. Medford, 46, whose business teaches people to be filmmakers. “There are at least some things about Trump I find to be defensible. But they are saying: ‘Agree with us 100 percent or you are morally bankrupt. You’re an idiot if you support any part of Trump.’ ” He added: “I didn’t choose a side. They put me on one.” [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/opinion/sunday/are-liberals-helping-trump.html?ref=todayspaper'][COLOR=#ff0000][B]Are Liberals Helping Trump?[/B][/COLOR][/URL][/I] [/QUOTE]

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