Since Donald Trump's rise to power in 2016, his influence on the Republican Party has been undeniable, but his down-ticket record has been far from stellar.
Also, who owns the media and feeds the large majority of the public with lies and poison 24/7!! The DemonRats! The RepubTurds are also weak and in on the rouse with the DemonRats! We no longer (never did) have a two party system, it was bought and paid for by the Central Banks back on Christmas Eve of 1913 when President Woodrow Wilson sold us out!
Yepp. I Twatted about this a couple weeks ago. So much focus is put on the cheating at the Presidential level, that the "lower level" cheating goes largely unnoticed or unaddressed.
It's like the Elites are saying, "Ok, we'll give you the Presidency now and then, but we'll cheat and control everything else, so it won't really matter."
But what do I know, I also think masks don't work.
There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party...and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are a bit stupider, more rigid, more doctrinaire in their laissez-faire capitalism than the Democrats, who are cuter, prettier, a bit more corrupt - until recently... and more willing than the Republicans to make small adjustments when the poor, the black, the anti-imperialists get out of hand. But, essentially, there is no difference between the two parties.
it's "funny" how those key battleground states of Arizona and Georgia have been exposed by internal investigations as having fraudulent voting results certified in 2020.
This looks pretty bad until you compare it to the state the Republicans were in 2009 at the end of Bush or that the Democrats were in in 2017 at the end of Obama. It bears repeating, the last Republican President before Trump left the country with a filibuster proof Democrat Senate majority.
Only part of a larger legacy picture. I would say, his influence on the party in moving from the stale neocon world view and toward MAGA populism and non ideological constraints (a broader and more pragmatic approach than McConnell, Romney et al).
Also worth considering is the fact that many of those losing candidates were simply poor candidates often running poor campaigns. That’s certainly on Trump opting for loyalty to him over competence. On the other hand, the party itself is too disorganized and often fails to offer a cohesive view similar to Trump as opposed to hero worship, in developing a better lineup.
They can do this without sinking to blatant pandering to special interest groups and the awful naked deception practiced by Democrats.
Terrible metric to draw that conclusion from. First, it asserts that election results are actual voter results. 2020 Trump wasn't the first and only stolen election. Many before, many more since.
Second, many of those R seats that changed parties were held by D's who ran and won as R's, but voted and governed as D's. Trump's presidency flushed them out of the Bush where they were hiding. A Rino--->D trade is barely noticeable in public policy outcomes.
While the GOP is far from cleansed of stealth D's it's better than it was pre-Trump. At least there's fewer D's in R foxholes ready to frag us in battle, so we can spend more time preparing for the frontal attacks without worrying as much about attacks from the rear.
When it comes to Donald Trump’s legacy, It also should be noted that that Trump’s 2016 campaign and subsequent win exposed the fact that the Republican Party establishment was (and still is) far more interested in serving themselves than upholding the conservative values that they claim as their own.
Before Trump, the former Republican party “elite” were very comfortable with their roles; the talking heads (George Will et al) went on television and wrote books lauding conservative values, Republican politicians (Paul Ryan, Liz Cheney et al) campaigned on upholding conservative ideals, Republican presidential candidates promised conservative positions (and to support the eventual Republican nominee), and the party fundraisers were promising the party faithful to enact conservative policies….eventually, when it became possible.
BUT, when Donald Trump was elected and proceeded to deliver on his (and generations of Republican politicians) promises, all hell broke loose.
It turned out that many Republicans didn’t really want those conservative policies to be implemented after all. They were simply using their positions to gain money and power on the backs of conservative voters who just want a better future.
All of this has led to conflict in the Republican Party, which probably explains the losses suffered by the party since 2016. Trumps election may have set it off, but it would have happened eventually.
At least now we have a pretty good idea who is who, and who’s been lying to us all along……and we can vote accordingly (maybe).
The Color Revolution of 2020 proved that there is NO need to import "voters". It's not the people who vote that count. It's the people who count the votes.
Joseph Stalin When it comes to trump HST said it best: A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.
How many of those wins were a result of Democrats cheating? Nothing is out of the question when you have iron-fist control of large metro areas.
It also helps to control the Governor, Attorney General and SOS.
Also, who owns the media and feeds the large majority of the public with lies and poison 24/7!! The DemonRats! The RepubTurds are also weak and in on the rouse with the DemonRats! We no longer (never did) have a two party system, it was bought and paid for by the Central Banks back on Christmas Eve of 1913 when President Woodrow Wilson sold us out!
Yepp. I Twatted about this a couple weeks ago. So much focus is put on the cheating at the Presidential level, that the "lower level" cheating goes largely unnoticed or unaddressed.
It's like the Elites are saying, "Ok, we'll give you the Presidency now and then, but we'll cheat and control everything else, so it won't really matter."
But what do I know, I also think masks don't work.
There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party...and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are a bit stupider, more rigid, more doctrinaire in their laissez-faire capitalism than the Democrats, who are cuter, prettier, a bit more corrupt - until recently... and more willing than the Republicans to make small adjustments when the poor, the black, the anti-imperialists get out of hand. But, essentially, there is no difference between the two parties.
Gore Vidal Regarding "masks" you're SPOT ON!
it's "funny" how those key battleground states of Arizona and Georgia have been exposed by internal investigations as having fraudulent voting results certified in 2020.
This looks pretty bad until you compare it to the state the Republicans were in 2009 at the end of Bush or that the Democrats were in in 2017 at the end of Obama. It bears repeating, the last Republican President before Trump left the country with a filibuster proof Democrat Senate majority.
Only part of a larger legacy picture. I would say, his influence on the party in moving from the stale neocon world view and toward MAGA populism and non ideological constraints (a broader and more pragmatic approach than McConnell, Romney et al).
Also worth considering is the fact that many of those losing candidates were simply poor candidates often running poor campaigns. That’s certainly on Trump opting for loyalty to him over competence. On the other hand, the party itself is too disorganized and often fails to offer a cohesive view similar to Trump as opposed to hero worship, in developing a better lineup.
They can do this without sinking to blatant pandering to special interest groups and the awful naked deception practiced by Democrats.
Terrible metric to draw that conclusion from. First, it asserts that election results are actual voter results. 2020 Trump wasn't the first and only stolen election. Many before, many more since.
Second, many of those R seats that changed parties were held by D's who ran and won as R's, but voted and governed as D's. Trump's presidency flushed them out of the Bush where they were hiding. A Rino--->D trade is barely noticeable in public policy outcomes.
While the GOP is far from cleansed of stealth D's it's better than it was pre-Trump. At least there's fewer D's in R foxholes ready to frag us in battle, so we can spend more time preparing for the frontal attacks without worrying as much about attacks from the rear.
When it comes to Donald Trump’s legacy, It also should be noted that that Trump’s 2016 campaign and subsequent win exposed the fact that the Republican Party establishment was (and still is) far more interested in serving themselves than upholding the conservative values that they claim as their own.
Before Trump, the former Republican party “elite” were very comfortable with their roles; the talking heads (George Will et al) went on television and wrote books lauding conservative values, Republican politicians (Paul Ryan, Liz Cheney et al) campaigned on upholding conservative ideals, Republican presidential candidates promised conservative positions (and to support the eventual Republican nominee), and the party fundraisers were promising the party faithful to enact conservative policies….eventually, when it became possible.
BUT, when Donald Trump was elected and proceeded to deliver on his (and generations of Republican politicians) promises, all hell broke loose.
It turned out that many Republicans didn’t really want those conservative policies to be implemented after all. They were simply using their positions to gain money and power on the backs of conservative voters who just want a better future.
All of this has led to conflict in the Republican Party, which probably explains the losses suffered by the party since 2016. Trumps election may have set it off, but it would have happened eventually.
At least now we have a pretty good idea who is who, and who’s been lying to us all along……and we can vote accordingly (maybe).
Lincoln was right about not fooling all the people all the time. But Republicans haven't given up trying.
Lyndon B. Johnson
They've been importing Democrat voters. The sheer numbers of them are going to be hard to turn around. And it has nothing to do with Trump.
The Color Revolution of 2020 proved that there is NO need to import "voters". It's not the people who vote that count. It's the people who count the votes.
Joseph Stalin When it comes to trump HST said it best: A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.
Harry S. Truman