re: #123 jaunte

Isaac Chotiner:

“…There is also a tribal element to our politics—and it is far more significant on the Republican side—that seems to overwhelm everything else. People of otherwise admirable character and intelligence, when it comes to the prospect of being singled out or shunned for not going along with their tribe, simply cannot resist. We have seen this with cults and religions.”
slate.com

What is this “otherwise admirable character and intelligence” nonsense? Any such people that were Republicans in the past have left the party by now.