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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let me put it this way and it is an exaggerated analogy: if David Duke wrote an editorial about the hazards of multi-culturalism, I would not give his comments any consideration even if he cited some legitimate arguments.

This is not to compare McMullin to Duke but a critic has to have some basic credibility before one can take the individual's critique seriously.[/quote]
I get your point, but I don't think it's an accurate analogy.  McMullin, as I understand it, entered the race as a spoiler *because* he perceived Trump as a threat to the Constitution.  It's not like this is his latest argument in a series of trying to discredit Trump.  This op-ed sums up the entire reason he has opposed him from the start.  If he were just a generic #NeverTrump-er, I would find your analogy more apt.[/quote]

McMullin and other "never Trump" Republicans fundamental objection to Trump was that he was not a genuine conservative ..... and they are right about this. Trump has no fealty to any ideology which is both a strength and weakness. Their other concern was that he was not beholden to the "establishment" and special interests which made him less pliable.

His adherence or lack of adherence to the constitution was something that surfaced later.[/quote]

That's not true.  People were citing his lack of respect for the Constitution when he talked about a Muslim registry and threatened to ban the NYT. [/quote]

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