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renate

(13,776 posts)
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 11:33 PM Sep 2022

"Where I come from, my word is my bond"

I think this straightforward, honest ethos--despite everything nasty they also stand for--is still really important in rural conservative circles. My stepmother-in-law was a Trump supporter but would rather have died than break a promise. If she signed her name to something, it was true. In her mind, this was a core conservative value. (Never mind that it's a liberal one, too.)

Trump signed his name to the valuations used to get loans and insurance and he signed his name to his tax returns.

I think this could be the critical last straw for many GOP "my word is my bond" conservatives, if Democrats present this correctly.

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"Where I come from, my word is my bond" (Original Post) renate Sep 2022 OP
Could be Bayard Sep 2022 #1
With each big bombshell, another layer of the cult peels off. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #2

Bayard

(22,061 posts)
1. Could be
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 11:40 PM
Sep 2022

For the ones that have not been MAGA-tized.

But he also swore to uphold the Constitution. That hasn't seemed to bother them much.

Irish_Dem

(46,938 posts)
2. With each big bombshell, another layer of the cult peels off.
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 11:40 PM
Sep 2022

Good.

The truth bombs need to keep coming.

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