Yes, but that’s because nobody can be good at it. The Republican party is fractured at its core, and it contains the Trump party and the establishment Republicans. Both want power, and neither want to share. They have such a razor thin margin (now even thinner, thanks to the NY Dem win), that they have to work in a bipartisan way to get anything done, and one or the other would rather make a show than govern.
And Mike, poor fatuous Mike, is caught between the two factions (plus his weird beliefs) in a job that requires bipartisanship.
You’re giving them far too to much credit. What’s actually happening is that they’re actively trying to prevent the government from functioning in order to justify their planned fascist takeover.
Republican leadership has been quite open about the fact that they don’t have an electorally viable constituency anymore.
They painted themselves into a demographic corner by embracing the backlash against civil rights wins in the 60s. The southern strategy worked for a few elections, but you can’t win elections by embracing a dying group of extremely conservative white racists while the US populace gets less white and more progressive.
For at least 20 years republicans have been failing to find voters who want their ideas, and failing to find the courage to change their ideas. They’re fully aware that the will of US voters is an existential threat to their party. They’ve been heading towards authoritarianism with their eyes open.
Yes, but that’s because nobody can be good at it. The Republican party is fractured at its core, and it contains the Trump party and the establishment Republicans. Both want power, and neither want to share. They have such a razor thin margin (now even thinner, thanks to the NY Dem win), that they have to work in a bipartisan way to get anything done, and one or the other would rather make a show than govern.
And Mike, poor fatuous Mike, is caught between the two factions (plus his weird beliefs) in a job that requires bipartisanship.
You’re giving them far too to much credit. What’s actually happening is that they’re actively trying to prevent the government from functioning in order to justify their planned fascist takeover.
Porque no los dos?
Republican leadership has been quite open about the fact that they don’t have an electorally viable constituency anymore.
They painted themselves into a demographic corner by embracing the backlash against civil rights wins in the 60s. The southern strategy worked for a few elections, but you can’t win elections by embracing a dying group of extremely conservative white racists while the US populace gets less white and more progressive.
For at least 20 years republicans have been failing to find voters who want their ideas, and failing to find the courage to change their ideas. They’re fully aware that the will of US voters is an existential threat to their party. They’ve been heading towards authoritarianism with their eyes open.
Beautiful synopsis!