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Former Ronald Reagan staffers endorse Kamala Harris for president (www.theguardian.com)

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More than a dozen former Ronald Reagan staff members have joined dozens of other Republican figures endorsing the Democratic nominee and vice-president, Kamala Harris, saying their support was “less about supporting the Democratic party and more about our resounding support for democracy”.

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[–] Belgdore@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

You are talking about long term consequences. Like capitalists who only look to the current quarter’s profits, politicians only look to the current election.

A smaller voter base is easier to appeal to. Both parties have relatively small voter bases and no competition because of the first past the post system and the electoral college.