Republicans Want to Oppose Trump on This Issue. Let Them.

Eric Medlin

History instructor. Writer. Rising star in the world of affordable housing.

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  1. Chip Daniels says:

    Probably the biggest obstacle is complacency, where the media and citizens are not taking the threat seriously, or grasping the radicalism of the Republicans.

    For instance you’ve probably all seen that article about rural Pennsylvania where they talked about how toxic the Democratic “brand” is and how the Democrats who live there are living in fear of the hatred of their neighbors.

    What is striking about the Republican radicalism is that it is entirely identitarian as opposed to political. They aren’t angry over policies that harm them, or advocating for policies that will benefit them.

    Instead their anger is directed at their fellow citizens and neighbors. In this, our politics today more resembles the Balkans in the 90s or Northern Ireland in the 80s.Report

  2. Philip H says:

    Hard pass. Republicans could have opposed Trump by voting in support of the watered down voting rights bill that Manchin allegedly spent most of the spring negotiating with them. They wouldn’t even back that up with voting to open debate, much less agree to cloture or support the bill for passage. They haven’t actually brought forth an EC bill to consider, and with election season got upon us their time to act is up. There is nothing coming out of the hill – even in deep background – to indicate this is anything more then a delaying tactic.

    And as Chip notes above- whatever the Republican politicians think or say privately, they remain publicly committed to a cause that is all about taking and keeping power against “illegitimate” Democrats, who are not fellow citizens in their narrative. They have repeatedly shown themselves to be uninterested in bipartisanship – which is why a number of Bill that have passed the House with bipartisan support are dying in the Senate.

    This is another in a long line of red herrings that the left doesn’t care to eat.Report

  3. Damon says:

    “Democrats want to fix the electoral system entirely” in their favor. I added that for you. Do they really? I think so. I also think the Repubs would like to do the same. The existing process has held up for a long time. I see no compelling need to change it right now. Lots of other stuff Congress should be doing now.Report