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Originally Posted by albionmoonlight
It does not seem that hard.
(1) Trump is very popular with Republican voters.
(2) Republican politicians try to distance themselves a bit from his most extreme rhetoric but have not used their power to stop him or his agenda.
This isn't even that uncommon or surprising. Politicians tend not to oppose the leader of their party when he has strong support from that party's voters. These guys are all running for re-election as Republicans. Opposing Trump seems like electoral suicide for them.
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Just look at Flake and Graham. Flake has no future in the GOP even though he was a consistent vote for Trump because he was also vocally critical. Graham has decided to renounce his past criticisms and embrace Trump fully and he's never been more popular with GOP voters in SC.