In the popular understanding of American history, President Ronald Reagan’s tenure in office marked the beginning of a new era for the Republican Party and American politics. His presidency served as a blueprint for subsequent GOP politicians and even helped inspire a tack to the center amongst the New Democrats. […]
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The GOP Can’t Hide From Extremism
The role of extremist white nationalists in the GOP may be approaching an inflection point. The backlash against former President Donald Trump’s meeting with Nick Fuentes, an avowed racist, anti-Semite, and Christian nationalist, has compelled more Republican officeholders than at any point since the Charlottesville riot in 2017 to publicly […]
Of Whores and Asswipes: The Colorado GOP Fractures Further
The Colorado Republican Party was already in the midst of a massive civil war even before the 2022 election inflicted unthinkable losses on the GOP. What has happened since has taken this internal conflict to an entirely new level. It’s like Infinity War, but in this case there are no […]
GOP Lawmaker Flat-Out Refuses To Condemn Trump’s Call To Terminate Constitution
Despite a relentless grilling on ABC’s “This Week,” Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio) on Sunday refused to condemn Donald Trump’s jaw-dropping demand to terminate the Constitution and anoint him as president. Trump was so incensed over new information that Twitter aimed to moderate misinformation about Hunter Biden’s laptop — and insisted […]
GOP Strategist: Trump Can’t Treat The Constitution Like His Wives
“I hate to inform the former president, the Constitution is not like a spouse. You can’t just get rid of it when it no longer suits your purposes,” said Alice Stewart, a CNN analyst and former adviser to multiple Republican presidential campaigns. “The Constitution is here to protect the rights […]
California Republican probing GOP flaws is part of the problem
SAN FRANCISCO — Anyone with a beating heart and sliver of humanity reacted to the October attack on Paul Pelosi in similar fashion, with a combination of shock and horror that transcended politics. Not Harmeet Dhillon. The Republican national committeewoman from California leapt onto Twitter to spin conspiratorial speculation about the […]
Peters makes play to lead state GOP as second worker agrees to testify against her
It looks like Colorado Republicans are doing what so many Republicans do best in the face of defeat — make matters it worse. Just to refresh on winning strategies, a splintered party that attacks itself and pulls each other down like crabs into a boiling pot of hot death is […]
13 Senate Dems Join GOP in Voting to End Covid Emergency Declaration, Kick Millions Off Medicaid – UncommonThought
[Photo: Courtesy of Kelly Crawford.] By Jake JohnsonSource: CommonDreams Editor’s Note While wishful thinking and apparently many politicians, want to pretend that the COVID-19 epidemic has ended, it just ain’t true. Even if the number of severe cases has dropped in the United States, we are still losing thousands of […]
Returning to Pre-Trump ‘Dead Consensus’ GOP Would Be Big Mistake
In the aftermath of the Republican Party’s recent midterm elections debacle, Right-liberal sharks are circling. These devoted acolytes of what a prominent 2019 First Things manifesto called the American Right’s “dead consensus” think they see blood in the water. Indeed, the “dead consensus” Praetorian Guard has apparently decided that now […]