You're extremely bad at understanding the GOP for a dude who likes to spout off on how clever he is.
They've been a huge part of the Republican party since Reagan though.
Where are you seeing this?https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonoscopy
Where are you seeing this?
They don't listen to minarchists anymore, neocon influence is waning relative to MAGA, etc.Look at this buzzword salad.
Look at this buzzword salad.
You're being obtuse but I'm saying the portion of the GOP that wanted low government spending and a paid national debt is basically gone while the portion that wanted America to be the world's police and spread democracy to dictatorships is fading.Nobody in the GOP ever actually wanted that -- that was just lies and bullshit from the establishment to the rubes in the pre-Trump era.
Republicans cannot 'denounce and discredit' extreme pro lifers.Not precisely. Abortion is the second issue the religious right latched onto.
That was the issue that mobilised the extreme religious right to vote Republican in the 1970s. Without that vote they are fucked now.
Nobody in the GOP ever actually wanted that -- that was just lies and bullshit from the establishment to the rubes in the pre-Trump era.
Not precisely. Abortion is the second issue the religious right latched onto.Thanks for the correction.
Their origin story had to do with the tax status of segregated private "religious" schools as part of the racist post-Brown backlash.
After Reagan gave them everything they wanted on that point, they pivoted to the eternal abortion war to maintain their political relevance.
For all the things you can say about the republicans' reprehensible politics, they still actually stick to them (on the surface at least).The problem that Republicans have is that true believers in all their bullshit have taken over the party, especially regarding abortion.
And that's good. They should hardline stick to their position until hopefully conservatism fades into nothingness in mainstream politics.
Not precisely. Abortion is the second issue the religious right latched onto.While the tax status of the segregated schools served as the foundation, the leaders of those schools knew they couldn't get far on just that. So they decided to use abortion to drive the masses.
Their origin story had to do with the tax status of segregated private "religious" schools as part of the racist post-Brown backlash.
After Reagan gave them everything they wanted on that point, they pivoted to the eternal abortion war to maintain their political relevance.
Erm are you saying you want the GOP to win?Of course he is. TC is a Republican who is dismayed by GOP incompetence.
You're being obtuse but I'm saying the portion of the GOP that wanted low government spending and a paid national debt is basically gone while the portion that wanted America to be the world's police and spread democracy to dictatorships is fading.
Since before the rise of MAGA, the GOP basically has no policy positions beyond winning elections and power. They focus on wedge issues like abortion and guns and immigration and government spending to make their base angry enough to go to the polls, and that is it.
Perfect opportunity to form a third party to form offering actual conservative policies.
You're extremely bad at understanding the GOP
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ColonoscopyLmao.
It is basically a political party of bad faith trolls.Exactly. Hell, look at here. It's a microcosm of the whole picture. Name one conservative poster here who wasn't basically just a troll.
Lol your topics, man...
Of course he is. TC is a Republican who is dismayed by GOP incompetence.
Could the handful of people left really call itself a party?They're likely to have a majority in the Senate next year. What are we talking about?