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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan
But is Trump really pandering to the Republicans that you note? I'd argue he's got those in the bag no matter who runs against him in a general election. The people he's trying to secure are people like me who lean Republican, but aren't against voting for the other candidate if the Republican option is an extreme right candidate (which doesn't appear to be happening in this election cycle).
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Trump isn't going to win the primary if he looks moderate, though. I mean, you can argue whether he's going to win the primary anyway, but "lean Republican" voters don't make up a huge chunk of the primary electorate. He's got to get the nomination before he can worry about tacking to the middle.