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Beverly hits it right on the head. For decades the âthought leaders,â in the party told the cultural conservatives âjust forget those cultural issues like abortion, family values, etc. Donât waste your political capital on Cultural stuff. It just alienates the moderatesâŠ
3/ We need an order to push along the economic agenda.â
So basically, the party has told bunch of the base âGFY. But still vote for us anyway.â
Itâs an idea that Iâve heard attached to Karl Rove. I donât know if heâs the first one to come up with this. But itâs killed the party
So basically, the party has told bunch of the base âGFY. But still vote for us anyway.â
Itâs an idea that Iâve heard attached to Karl Rove. I donât know if heâs the first one to come up with this. But itâs killed the party
4/ specifically the idea is that the Republicans should run so far to the left. That they are between the Dems and the moderates. The idea being moderates would still see Republicans as close to them than the Dems are. And the far right base would have nowhere else to go...
5/ theoretically, that should guarantee Republicans win most of the elections because they would always be grabbing the moderates in addition to their own base.
The problem is they wind up rejecting and alienating their base. In Obamaâs first two years, Republicans said.,,
The problem is they wind up rejecting and alienating their base. In Obamaâs first two years, Republicans said.,,
6/ âlook. Thereâs really nothing we can do. Democrats have a majority in both houses of Congress. And the White House. If you want us to stop the agenda, we have to be in a majority.â
So during the 2010 midterms, Republicans picked up the house. And gained 7 seats in the Senate.
So during the 2010 midterms, Republicans picked up the house. And gained 7 seats in the Senate.
7/ So then the response was âyeah, but we donât run the Senate. So we still have to basically bend over and grab the ankles if we want to get anything done. Because weâre only 1/2 of one branch of the government.â
During exit polling for the 2014 midterm electionsâŠ
During exit polling for the 2014 midterm electionsâŠ
8/ exit polling of Republican voters indicated high satisfaction with the party. My overwhelming margin, the most common word used by Republican voters to describe the republican party was âbetrayed.â
Yeah, GOPers still did well enough to hold the house, and pick up the senate
Yeah, GOPers still did well enough to hold the house, and pick up the senate
9/ So to keep it in contacts. After whining for six years âwe really canât do anything because we donât have a majority in both houses of Congress,â Republicans finally had a majority in both houses of Congress. At the very same time that a vast majority of Republican votersâŠ
10/ Describe themselves as feeling betrayed by the party.
What about did the Republicans do? They immediately rubberstamped Obamacare and took no correct of actions to reel in DACA.
So after six years of complaining that they didnât have the majorities they needed to fight
What about did the Republicans do? They immediately rubberstamped Obamacare and took no correct of actions to reel in DACA.
So after six years of complaining that they didnât have the majorities they needed to fight
11/ The Obama administration agenda, they finally have the tools to fight the agenda. And what did they do? They ADVANCED Obamaâs agenda further and faster than the Democrat party ever couldâve dreamed of doing.
If the Bassment shortly and Republican voters felt betrayed before
If the Bassment shortly and Republican voters felt betrayed before
12/ You can only imagine how they felt in 2016.
And thatâs how you wind up with a guy like Donald Trump. Heâs grossly imperfect and highly flawed. Both personally, and politically.
But he was the one thing that Republican voters had wanted for the last two decadesâŠ
And thatâs how you wind up with a guy like Donald Trump. Heâs grossly imperfect and highly flawed. Both personally, and politically.
But he was the one thing that Republican voters had wanted for the last two decadesâŠ
13/ but never got. He would fight back. Itâs no accident that the 2016 nominee from someone from outside the party.
All of the traditional âhigh-powered,â Republican names like Bush, Graham, and the rest? They were tossed aside instantly. The base was tired of being lied to
All of the traditional âhigh-powered,â Republican names like Bush, Graham, and the rest? They were tossed aside instantly. The base was tired of being lied to
14/ The base was tired of being told âthe things that are important to you donât matter. Weâre trying to appeal to moderates, you got nowhere else to go. So just GFY and keep voting for us.â
The final three in the 2016 primary were Trump, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio
The final three in the 2016 primary were Trump, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio
15/ again, none of this was an accident. It was easily predictable. While Cruz and Rubio were already sitting senators, they still had a relatively new âoutsider/tea partyâ vibe.â
The message the primary voters sent to the party was clear and unambiguous.
The message the primary voters sent to the party was clear and unambiguous.
16/ âThe party let us downâ far too often and for far too long. Weâre going outside the party to get our candidate.â
Many Republicans seem to not understand this message. They donât understand that Donald Trump, by himself, is relatively meaningless. Heâs just a symbol chosen
Many Republicans seem to not understand this message. They donât understand that Donald Trump, by himself, is relatively meaningless. Heâs just a symbol chosen
17/ by the primary voters in the party base to send a message to the party.
that message was simple. âWeâre not gonna keep voting for the party leader ship just because you tell us too. You have to start fighting for the things we want, or we will vote for someone else.â
that message was simple. âWeâre not gonna keep voting for the party leader ship just because you tell us too. You have to start fighting for the things we want, or we will vote for someone else.â
18/ Many in the party donât seem to get realize this. Trump is just a proxy. Donald Trump himself, as the person, couldâve been anyone. Thereâs no magic to the person himself. He was a symbol chosen by the base, to warn the party that the base had finally had enough
19/ The base was done being taken advantage of. They were done being taken for granted.
If the party wants to continue to keep the base, itâs going to have to fight for the cultural issues. Itâs going to have to fight for the conservatism they campaign on.
If the party wants to continue to keep the base, itâs going to have to fight for the cultural issues. Itâs going to have to fight for the conservatism they campaign on.
20/ itâs going to have to stop getting steamrolled by Democrats. Itâs going to have to start punching back.
One of the more amazing things about the political landscape in the last 20 years. Without any proof to support it whatsoever, Dems and the media (but I repeat myself)
One of the more amazing things about the political landscape in the last 20 years. Without any proof to support it whatsoever, Dems and the media (but I repeat myself)
21/ convinced a large portion of the country the president George W. Bush literally lied about WMDs in Iraq. Just so Halliburton can make a lot of money. And that would pay back contributors.
It didnât matter what Silberman Rob had to say. It never mattered whatâŠ
It didnât matter what Silberman Rob had to say. It never mattered whatâŠ
22/ George tenant said. Democrats repeated that lie. And the Bush administration did nothing to fight back against it.
George W often said that he thought having those kind of fights was beneath the dignity of the office. Great. Let me jack off over that.
George W often said that he thought having those kind of fights was beneath the dignity of the office. Great. Let me jack off over that.
23/ Because well that sounds all noble, there were two problems with that. First, Democrat presidents never had that problem. They always fight back and no one thought it on dignified. The second problem is because George W never put up the fight to protect his own reputationâŠ
24/ iâve been saying that it was âbeneath the dignity of the office,â to engage in the fight.
Both Presidents Bush had that same belief.
Which means, for Republicans, you have to go back to Reagan to find someone who would actually punch back. By extensionâŠ
Both Presidents Bush had that same belief.
Which means, for Republicans, you have to go back to Reagan to find someone who would actually punch back. By extensionâŠ
25/ that means that in the 2016 election, it had been 28 years since the Republican base voter was able to look at a president and seeing someone who wouldnât take slanders lying down. Who would go on offence. Who would fight back when Democrats tried to back him into a corner
26/ Thatâs the lesson the republican party needs to learn. Donald Trump the person is completely irrelevant. Heâs not a cause. Heâs a symptom.
He is a symbol for a base that is telling the party âyou canât take us for granted any longer. You have to fight, REALLY FIGHTâŠ
He is a symbol for a base that is telling the party âyou canât take us for granted any longer. You have to fight, REALLY FIGHTâŠ
27/ for the things we want. You canât count on us just voting for you automatically.â
Thatâs why so many Democrats mistakenly believe âsenators will not vote against Trump in the impeachment trial because (feeling some stupid reason like âTrump has blackmail on themâ...
Thatâs why so many Democrats mistakenly believe âsenators will not vote against Trump in the impeachment trial because (feeling some stupid reason like âTrump has blackmail on themâ...
28... or âthey are afraid of Trump for some reasonâ).
Trump has nothing to do with it. It is the base that the senator is worried about.
Thatâs also why you see so many so many different states and country GOP organizations censuring reps Who supported impeachment
Trump has nothing to do with it. It is the base that the senator is worried about.
Thatâs also why you see so many so many different states and country GOP organizations censuring reps Who supported impeachment
29/ itâs got nothing to do with protecting Donald Trump. It Is the base voter finally insisting that the party put up the fight. It is the base voter (After watching Democrats get away with bloody murder, and never being held accountable) telling the party..,
30/ it had to stop rolling over. It Has to start fighting. And it Has to start protecting the things that are important, and fighting for the things that are important to the base voter.
Trump is merely a symbol. He is not the cause.
Trump is merely a symbol. He is not the cause.
31/ The next âbig star,â and the Republican party doesnât have to be Donald Trump again. I could be anyone.
But it is NOT going to be someone who refuses to have the fight. Someone who tells the base âGFY. I donât really care whatâs important to you. You have nowhere else to goâ
But it is NOT going to be someone who refuses to have the fight. Someone who tells the base âGFY. I donât really care whatâs important to you. You have nowhere else to goâ
32/ The party âcanâ Trump behind it, and Move on.
but it wonât survive as a major political party if it returns to the party it was eight years ago.
If itâs going to survive. Itâs going to fight to do it. Itâs going to fight to earn the vote from the base.
but it wonât survive as a major political party if it returns to the party it was eight years ago.
If itâs going to survive. Itâs going to fight to do it. Itâs going to fight to earn the vote from the base.
33/ The party leadership has the relationship exactly backwards. They think it is the base voter that exists in order to support the party.
It never occurs to them that the base voter IS the party. And it is the elected Republican that is supposed to be serving the base voter.
It never occurs to them that the base voter IS the party. And it is the elected Republican that is supposed to be serving the base voter.
