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==Shift to the Left==

==Shift to the Left==

Since [[Donald Trump]]'s 2016 presidential candidacy, Kristol has moved to the [[Liberal|Left]], becoming a prominent [[Never Trump movement]] activist.<ref>Farhi, Paul (February 17, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bill-kristol-knows-his-predictions-have-been-bad-but-hes-going-to-keep-making-them/2016/02/17/3a301680-d4d4-11e5-9823-02b905009f99_story.html Bill Kristol knows his predictions have been bad but he’s going to keep making them]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Bash, Dana; Schleifer, Theodore (May 31, 2016). [https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/30/politics/adam-kinzinger-no-path-third-party-run/index.html Never-Trump conservatives search for alternative]. ''CNN''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref> Even after Trump's election as U.S. President, Kristol continued his petty attacks against Trump, a conservative.<ref>Kelly, Julie (February 27, 2017). [https://thefederalist.com/2017/02/27/ive-decided-break-bill-kristol/ Why I’ve Decided To Break Up With Bill Kristol]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref> He advocated for "rebranding" [[establishment]] Never-Trump "conservatives" as liberals.<ref>Lee, Tony (August 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/05/bill-kristol-never-trumpers-rebrand-liberals/ Bill Kristol: Never Trumpers Should ‘Rebrand’ as ‘Liberals’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/billkristol/status/893889000045502464?lang=en</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/913532556104126466</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/883844528809152513</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/billkristol/status/908299164215386115?lang=en</ref> Kristol endorsed Democrat Doug Jones (who takes very left-wing positions even by national standards), stating he would be a better Senator than conservative Republican [[Roy Moore]].<ref>https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/920763879390679040</ref>

Since [[Donald Trump]]'s 2016 presidential candidacy, Kristol has moved to the [[Liberal|Left]], becoming a prominent [[Never Trump movement]] activist.<ref>Farhi, Paul (February 17, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bill-kristol-knows-his-predictions-have-been-bad-but-hes-going-to-keep-making-them/2016/02/17/3a301680-d4d4-11e5-9823-02b905009f99_story.html Bill Kristol knows his predictions have been bad but he’s going to keep making them]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Bash, Dana; Schleifer, Theodore (May 31, 2016). [https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/30/politics/adam-kinzinger-no-path-third-party-run/index.html Never-Trump conservatives search for alternative]. ''CNN''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref> Even after Trump's election as U.S. President, Kristol continued his petty attacks against Trump, a conservative.<ref>Kelly, Julie (February 27, 2017). [https://thefederalist.com/2017/02/27/ive-decided-break-bill-kristol/ Why I’ve Decided To Break Up With Bill Kristol]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref> He advocated for "rebranding" [[establishment]] Never-Trump "conservatives" as liberals.<ref>Lee, Tony (August 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/05/bill-kristol-never-trumpers-rebrand-liberals/ Bill Kristol: Never Trumpers Should ‘Rebrand’ as ‘Liberals’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/billkristol/status/893889000045502464?lang=en</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/913532556104126466</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/883844528809152513</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/billkristol/status/908299164215386115?lang=en</ref> Kristol endorsed Democrat Doug Jones (who takes very left-wing positions even by national standards), stating he would be a better senator than conservative Republican [[Roy Moore]].<ref>https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/920763879390679040</ref>

In November 2017, Kristol tweeted: "The GOP tax bill's bringing out my inner [[socialist]]. The sex scandals are bringing out my inner feminist. [[Donald Trump]] and [[Roy Moore]] are bringing out my inner liberal. WHAT IS HAPPENING?"<ref>Bowden, John (November 21, 2017). [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/361443-conservative-writer-trump-and-moore-are-bringing-out-my-inner Bill Kristol: Trump and Moore 'are bringing out my inner liberal']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 21, 2017.</ref>

In November 2017, Kristol tweeted: "The GOP tax bill's bringing out my inner [[socialist]]. The sex scandals are bringing out my inner feminist. [[Donald Trump]] and [[Roy Moore]] are bringing out my inner liberal. WHAT IS HAPPENING?"<ref>Bowden, John (November 21, 2017). [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/361443-conservative-writer-trump-and-moore-are-bringing-out-my-inner Bill Kristol: Trump and Moore 'are bringing out my inner liberal']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 21, 2017.</ref>