The Bulwark

The Bulwark

Home
Shows
Newsletters
Special Projects
Events
Founders
Store
Archive
About

Share this post

The Bulwark
The Bulwark
There Is a Hidden Danger in Trying to Convince Republicans to Vote Against Trump in the Primaries
The Triad

There Is a Hidden Danger in Trying to Convince Republicans to Vote Against Trump in the Primaries

Will Hurd shows us how not to do it.

Jonathan V. Last's avatar
Jonathan V. Last
Jul 31, 2023
∙ Paid
278

Share this post

The Bulwark
The Bulwark
There Is a Hidden Danger in Trying to Convince Republicans to Vote Against Trump in the Primaries
449
14
Share
(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

1. Off-Ramps

I am interested in the argument being deployed against Trump by Will Hurd and some other Republicans. It boils down to this:

Listen, I know the truth—the truth is hard. But if we elect Donald Trump, we are willingly giving Joe Biden four more years in the White House, and America can't handle that.

Translation: You must not vote for Trump in the primary because he will lose to Biden and Biden is a terrible, existential threat to America.1

Let me tell you why I think this argument is potentially useful and also potentially dangerous.

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to The Bulwark to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Bulwark Media
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share