"The Problem Isn’t Mark Robinson. It’s GOP Voters."
We talk a lot about giving "normie" GOP elected officials permission structures to bail on trump and join the Harris/Walz coalition, and when they don't, we blame their voters more than we blame them. Does anyone ever wonder what would have happened if the GOP elected officials had stood…
"The Problem Isn’t Mark Robinson. It’s GOP Voters."
We talk a lot about giving "normie" GOP elected officials permission structures to bail on trump and join the Harris/Walz coalition, and when they don't, we blame their voters more than we blame them. Does anyone ever wonder what would have happened if the GOP elected officials had stood up from the beginning, held true to their "supposed" values - maybe their voters would have as well. Why should we expect their voters to show more backbone, courage, and integrity than their elected officials did all along the sorry way? Want judges? Trade your integrity for it. Want Tax Cuts for the wealthy? Trade more of your soul for it.
So they ALL hold responsibility, and even more so the elected officials who took an oath to uphold, protect and defend the Constitution.
Yes, the GOP voter is a problem child, but they take their cues from the GOP leadership on what’s acceptable. Decades of bad mouthing government set the tone for this inevitable Enron-like failure of a national party.
Trump was the final filter. Some left earlier- the rise of the Tea Party finished off whatever old sympathies I had for the party when it became clear it was built around outrage, racism, and irrational conspiracy theories. Others walked when Trump became the candidate. Others walked after he was elected, because they saw the writing on the wall. A few more walked after J6.
"The Problem Isn’t Mark Robinson. It’s GOP Voters."
We talk a lot about giving "normie" GOP elected officials permission structures to bail on trump and join the Harris/Walz coalition, and when they don't, we blame their voters more than we blame them. Does anyone ever wonder what would have happened if the GOP elected officials had stood up from the beginning, held true to their "supposed" values - maybe their voters would have as well. Why should we expect their voters to show more backbone, courage, and integrity than their elected officials did all along the sorry way? Want judges? Trade your integrity for it. Want Tax Cuts for the wealthy? Trade more of your soul for it.
So they ALL hold responsibility, and even more so the elected officials who took an oath to uphold, protect and defend the Constitution.
Yes, the GOP voter is a problem child, but they take their cues from the GOP leadership on what’s acceptable. Decades of bad mouthing government set the tone for this inevitable Enron-like failure of a national party.
Trump was the final filter. Some left earlier- the rise of the Tea Party finished off whatever old sympathies I had for the party when it became clear it was built around outrage, racism, and irrational conspiracy theories. Others walked when Trump became the candidate. Others walked after he was elected, because they saw the writing on the wall. A few more walked after J6.
What's left are the jellyfish and the grifters.