"His position seems based on ideology more than practicality," said one of the aides.
Interest groups would take strong positions against one change or another, would seek to organize and mobilize people based on ideology and class and cohort interests, and would fill the airwaves with their messages.
Trump's popularity isn't based on ideology.
In his speech, Mr. Xi also sought to emphasize other ties, based on ideology and literature.
"Our foreign relations used to be based on ideology, and little, if anything, else," he said.
Rarely were there splits based on ideology: everyone was simply fighting for power.
He chose scientific advisory committees based on ideology rather than expertise.
"In neither case did they make a decision based on ideology or politics," he said.
You are making that choice based on ideology, not the national interest.
Fortunately, arguments based on ideology lost out to arguments based on evidence in the final text.
He was a pragmatist, but it was a pragmatism based on ideology.
