I know Charlie and many of his guests are pessimistic about the GOP ever escaping Trumpism, but there is a problem with their position. For a movement inside a political party to be successful it has to 1) stand for something and 2)( WIN general elections. Trumpism has no longer term future as it stands for nothing and is unpopular wit…
I know Charlie and many of his guests are pessimistic about the GOP ever escaping Trumpism, but there is a problem with their position. For a movement inside a political party to be successful it has to 1) stand for something and 2)( WIN general elections. Trumpism has no longer term future as it stands for nothing and is unpopular with the vast majority of people. Worse yet for the movement, Trumpism is strongest among the demographics groups that are fading in influence. Trumpism's strength is with older white voters who live in rural areas. That group of people is losing influence every day.
And let's not forget that Trumpism isn't actually a coherent political philosophy. It's a grievance culture, a "let's be angry" at the other side. Trumpism doesn't actually stand for a coherent set of policies which is necessary for a movement inside a party to exist.
Having said that Trumpism is not going to fade from the GOP overnight. It's going to take losing several more elections. Unfortunately, it seems inevitable that the GOP will win the House in 2022, which the Trumpists will claim, wrongly, is due to their efforts. I think it will probably take until the end of the decade and several other big election losses, for Trumpism to fade. But it will fade.
I know Charlie and many of his guests are pessimistic about the GOP ever escaping Trumpism, but there is a problem with their position. For a movement inside a political party to be successful it has to 1) stand for something and 2)( WIN general elections. Trumpism has no longer term future as it stands for nothing and is unpopular with the vast majority of people. Worse yet for the movement, Trumpism is strongest among the demographics groups that are fading in influence. Trumpism's strength is with older white voters who live in rural areas. That group of people is losing influence every day.
And let's not forget that Trumpism isn't actually a coherent political philosophy. It's a grievance culture, a "let's be angry" at the other side. Trumpism doesn't actually stand for a coherent set of policies which is necessary for a movement inside a party to exist.
Having said that Trumpism is not going to fade from the GOP overnight. It's going to take losing several more elections. Unfortunately, it seems inevitable that the GOP will win the House in 2022, which the Trumpists will claim, wrongly, is due to their efforts. I think it will probably take until the end of the decade and several other big election losses, for Trumpism to fade. But it will fade.