# Is trump letting Republican candidates run more moderate primary campaigns?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-letting-republican-candidates-run-more-moderate-primary-campaigns/748623>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [March 11, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-letting-republican-candidates-run-more-moderate-primary-campaigns/748623 "2016-03-11T03:14:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-letting-republican-candidates-run-more-moderate-primary-campaigns/748623/1 "2016-03-11T03:14:40Z")

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Is it me or are Rubio and Kasich running much more moderate campaigns than their history would indicate? And certainly more moderate than you might normally see in a competitive Republican primary?

Are people starting to ignore the crazy far right of the party?