.. so there must be conflict, yet the religious right is strangely quiet right now, seeming to cede power. An expert on the religious right predicted that this is a waiting game, that if Thiel really seized power they would knife him, use his gayness against him. We shall see what happens. 2/2
i would suspect he will always act through a cutout that's religiously acceptable like a certain yalie
Thiel had two cutouts that would be more acceptable - Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz have deep Evangelical credentials. But, Cruz had failed for the presidency already. JD as a recent-convert hard-right tradCath will be a tougher sell, both for the general voter and for religious-right power brokers.