General Discussion

This paragraph states it all so clearly.

If our party has no core values (or won't defend or even acknowledge those values) then what's the point?

Republicans have core values. They are twisted and mostly come down to hate for people who aren't white, male, and Christian, but boy howdy they never deviate from their complete devotion to those values. They never compromise on any of it.

Our party's values are not ugly, not hateful, but it seems a whole lot of our elected officials really don't like talking about or defending them. Instead, they shift away from them, tacitly suggesting that, for example, women's rights aren't all THAT important.

They are agreeing with the bully who pulls down their pants, steals their lunch money, and then beats them up after school, because they think, somehow, he will eventually befriend them.