Not JUST during the election cycle. It continues to this very moment and it has finally gotten down to the core of argument - to the motivating foundational principles necessary for liberty that are held in the same exact contempt and hatred that the Left holds those things.
There is no trust. Without that, why should I stand alongside those who hold my views of liberty in the same hatred and contempt that the Left does?
Absurd is the word I'd use. There are NT's and Pro Trump folks who "continue to this very moment" to say harsh things about each other...you included. Some of that is reasonable debate and much of it is just childish bickering. But nobody I've seen here is anything but a strong advocate for our "motivating foundational principles"...and certainly do not hold such things in contempt. The people I've met here are virtually ALL people of strong faith, and those judging them otherwise should look inward.
It is true that not everyone here holds your precise religious beliefs, nor fully concurs with your view of the role of religion in government, but EVERYONE here that I've seen holds their faith dear and believes that faith in god is an important quality in our leadership.
You seem to paint disagreement as contempt and believe that anyone who varies...to ANY degree...from your view of religion and its interaction in government...to be the enemy, or to be unworthy of alliance. If so, you can never have any role in Republican governance...because 97% of the rest of the country, from that lofty and narcissistic perch, are either apostates, Satanists, heretics or faithless curs. That's a ridiculous position...only a true fool would lump folks like RIV, Emjay, BillMartin, myself and a many other here with "Leftists". You've become akin to the Spanish Inquisition in your politics.