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Party over country. As a long-time (mostly) Republican voter, I cannot believe the head of the RNC wants a pledge that all candidates will.support the eventual nominee even if he's a convicted felon. Between the extreme lack of leadership & principles on a national level & then what I'm seeing on a state level (I'm from Texas), I've pret…
Party over country. As a long-time (mostly) Republican voter, I cannot believe the head of the RNC wants a pledge that all candidates will.support the eventual nominee even if he's a convicted felon. Between the extreme lack of leadership & principles on a national level & then what I'm seeing on a state level (I'm from Texas), I've pretty much decided Republican candidates are all pretty horrible.
What's really depressing is that the whole Trumpism movement has demonstrated that there is a really significant block of voters on the Republican side that espouse such hate & bigotry. And that a good chunk of these solid Trump voters are so-called evangelical Christians! I'm beginning to understand how two different religious groups in Northern Ireland fought each other for years. Honestly, religious leaders should know better than to foment hatred!
A little Devil’s Advocate @kaye , just for fun. The R Party has seen its share of bigots before. They didn’t give in to David Duke. Nor Pat Buchanan. Trent Lott was run out of the Senate for a pretty PG-rated comment relatively speaking. What made Trump different? Was the party afraid of his money? Did the RNC not have an organized plan? I’m hoping this podcast touches on those questions too.
The simple answer is because the elites and base pushed back on the craziest back then. Unfortunately, they’ve been ratcheting up the heavy dosages of fear for the last 20+ years. This set conditions where the elites lost the base - they’re basically just worried about losing power and prestige. So worried they’ll become subservient to some truly disgusting people.
I hear you. Maybe it's because Trump was such a huge bully (or authoritarian) & threatened to primary Republicans that didn't bow down? And I don't think Trump has any moral code whatsoever. The Republicans in Congress during Watergate believed in truth & upholding the law. Nixon had enough shame & intelligence & an understanding of the Constitution and history to resign. Mitch MConnell just doesn't want to have to get his hands dirty with Trump. He doesn't want his acquiescent members to get primaried (or lose ground toward a majority). Kevin McCarthy is completely laughable as a Majority Leader. Yet, they put their desire for leadership positions above the good of the county. Ronna McDaniel is a complete failure in my book. They ALL need to take a page from major league sports -- instead of putting bandaids on (I'm thinking crazy candidates like Herschel Walker & Dr. Oz & Kari Lake) -- just rebuild on the entire Republican side. Who WANTS to be in a party associated with bigots, white nationalists, & just plain crazy people? Space lasers anyone?