I think the only way the Republican party gains some semblance of sanity is for them to lose and lose and keep on losing (likely for several election cycles). It's the only lesson that will teach them.
I think the only way the Republican party gains some semblance of sanity is for them to lose and lose and keep on losing (likely for several election cycles). It's the only lesson that will teach them.
Eventually the cowards who are going along to get along will get tired of losing and finally stand up to the craziness. Then they can start rebuilding.
My "ill-framed" question was meant to remind the comment section that winning races is not the ultimate goal here, and if it comes at the cost of further radicalizing the Republicans then it's not worth it.
Republicans have shown that they cannot govern without Dems leading the way, and furthermore unless the Dems have an effective check on their power, the present GOP welcomes authoritarianism. Winning races may not be the ultimate goal, but it is definitely the goal for the next few cycles.
I think the only way the Republican party gains some semblance of sanity is for them to lose and lose and keep on losing (likely for several election cycles). It's the only lesson that will teach them.
Amen.
It may take a generation for the insanity to be erased, as Trump devotees die off.
Exactly. @Mingus Khan sets up a false choice above. The actual path is the Dems win for the next six to eight cycles until the Rs return to sanity.
And how will they return to sanity when there is no one left in their party who is sane?
Eventually the cowards who are going along to get along will get tired of losing and finally stand up to the craziness. Then they can start rebuilding.
Then what was the point of your ill-framed question in the first place?
My "ill-framed" question was meant to remind the comment section that winning races is not the ultimate goal here, and if it comes at the cost of further radicalizing the Republicans then it's not worth it.
Republicans have shown that they cannot govern without Dems leading the way, and furthermore unless the Dems have an effective check on their power, the present GOP welcomes authoritarianism. Winning races may not be the ultimate goal, but it is definitely the goal for the next few cycles.
By losing so many times that they have to resign themselves to keep losing or back off their extremely toxic policy positions.
If they're too detached from reality to do that, they deserve to keep losing.