Ubiquitin, I don’t think he really flip flopped on politics when he switched from Democrat to Republican. His view remained the same. He is not on the far-right of the Republican end. On social issues he remained the same. While his manner made him sound as if he was introducing some far out idea, his politics are centrist, and always has been.
I haven’t heard about these remarks mentioned by rightwriter. It does sound alarming. Besides, I don’t really think he’ll win again. His star has risen and gone down.