Finally! It takes Judd Legum to finally call out the fact that the Republican Party acts as ONE and EMBRACES TRUMP. They love his policies, they support his policies, and they sometimes don't like his antics but only in private. A good follow up piece is to document the vast support from the GOP of Trump's policies (92%-96% support in the voting record in Congress) during his presidency. But also document the architects of the GOP train wreck. They are all long-time Republicans going back to Goldwater, Nixon, Reagan, Bush I and II. Biden doesn't want to call this out. I believe it's partly because of his experience and age and he has worked with Republicans in the past. But that era is over. Holding on to the past is dangerous. The Republican Party acts uniformly and is enjoying winning over a good percentage of the population through stoking fear and waging a culture war. They do not govern and they don't deserve the public trust because they are manipulating the public for power. Let's face it, Republicans, not Trump, are the problem.
Don’t be fooled by Youngkin. He posed as “responsible” to win NoVA votes. His true colors are flying now and will be undeniable when he releases his first spending plan for the commonwealth. Note the late Friday policy release on transgender students. It shows classic MAGA marginalization of a vulnerable population.
This man, colleagues and his staffers weighed the risks of retaining his elected position with or without the future alliance with the MAGA Republicans... and as a Republican and having vested time with the party determined that he had no choice if he didn't want to have to work like Cheny with the voted out of office results, all to save the democracy with no help or support from his party's majority in the way of campaign dollars "$". In this way he can remain in office and ride the money train and perhaps retire before the country collapses. Otherwise he will fight an uphill battle in which he might very well lose his job for no other reason than by not supporting the MAGA monster appetite for what they perceive to be RINO's, all the while pandering to their ignorant Republican MAGA base that is hell bent on reshaping the country into one where "might makes right", with no knowledge or understanding about what the reality of the operational complexities of country in terms of historic perspective, evolution, or balance.
Thanks for getting back to me. As an update I have gotten many "likes" in response to call for action but few "supporting comments" in regards to structural financial support of a solutions committee. Any suggestions? I truly believe that it given the internet access to large #'s of the population on an instantaneous basis, given a proper argument, if we had the time to sit down and conference out the details we could make a difference in the national narrative.
Henry, I can offer my services as a voice actor should someone have access for the production of a PSA of some type. Perhaps some kind of writing. I'll keep my ears open re: any potential investors. Problem is, the only folks I personally know of with disposable income like that, occupy top positions in my employers' management ranks and I do not know their politics! I've been shocked more than once upon discovering that someone I've worked with for years would harbor such odious views as to support any kind of RW agenda.
I also have that problem. Some persons because they benefit financially off the confusion...wealthy clients. Some because they thought the Trump presidency would shake up the corrupt gov't status quo. Those that do care enough and understand the reality aren't big money people and have to or like to work 7 days a week without the hindrance of bug money management issues. the reality of monetary greed and thirst for power is not in caring peoples playbook.
The entire media is covering the 2020 election results. They're just not covering it the way the MAGAs want it covered. And, as a woman of a certain age, I've been told that I'm too emotional to do things like hold public office. If Kemp is signing voter suppression laws because he's frustrated, then he's too emotional to be governor.
I really appreciate the concise and thoughtful commentary, free of sensationalism. Your "just the facts" presentation makes the content even more chilling, and leaves me asking "What can I do to change this trajectory?" I do find the Lincoln Project has taken action in the past that has been very effective against the MAGA Republicans, and I strongly support that organization.
What Biden said earlier this month was historic for the country and for Biden. Who in their wildest, pre-Trump dreams predicted anything like this? Yet here we are. As for Biden, like him or tolerate him, he hasn’t been the guy who wrote anyone off and even for him the switch finally flipped. Maybe it’s a culmination, but I think something meaningful to him happened and he decided he couldn’t ride the center any longer. Kemp seems to have made the same decision, but in his case to become MAGA. So the mid-terms really are MAGA vs everyone else and I think MAGA will lose. My glasses aren’t tinted rose, I’m not hiding under a rock and I’m not in denial. MAGA got real after Dobbs. The 2020 election fraud fantasy can’t hold a candle to what MAGA is doing in reality to outlaw abortion. Everything changes once something does or could affect your life forever, and even MAGA people get abortions.
My God these miscreants won't quit and they are taking an appreciable segment of the populace with them on this twisted joyride to Neverland, where facts don't matter and all that counts is WINNING, no matter how! The projection is terribly strong with these unfortunates. There is no "fix" for them.
They have a preferred narrative and facts be damned, this is what they told me to believe and I WANT to believe it! "Now leave me alone you damned leftist, liberal, socialist, communist, Marxist, terrorist, satanic, pedophiliac, traitorous, abortion loving, rainbow flag waving, tree hugging, cross dressing, Jesus hating, DEMONCRAT you!"
I don't have any answers. I just hope we collectively mobilize at the ballot box and drive back the hordes, then make some fundamental changes to prevent this hijacking of the system from happening again, in the near future at least.
Judd brings up the facts. Nazi Germany could not have gained power if there weren’t those who went along for the ride. They don’t have to be outspoken. Not to say anything for fear of alienating your “voters” or “base” or whatever you want to call it is the same thing as agreeing with the outspoken MAGAs. People who are running for office have a moral responsibility to lead the “Base” to see the truth, not follow it.
Worse yet, Lake is likely to win in Arizona. I have stronger hopes that Nixon will not win in Michigan. Sad as I am to write it, at least at the state level Georgia is still ruby red. Kemp will win there, and I am increasingly worried that the incoherent Herschel Walker will win the Senate seat in Georgia.
Thank you Rick, for that positive reminder. You're right. The game ain't over until it's over. You can't give up now when the battle has yet to be joined. Things can change for the better and are doing so all of the time.
I have wondered how far the GOP can push this nonsense and I have been consistently surprised and even impressed how their lawlessness is embraced by the people. Going full fascist may be exactly what GOP voters are looking for. I hope I am wrong.
What amazes me is that people supporting these fascists aren't looking long term. What would our country become and how would they get treated under a fascist regime? Maybe someone needs to do an infographic about the difference between how people fare with democracy versus fascism? Sad that we have to be talking about this at all, but this is where we are.
I suspect that they don't care and all the talk would be for naught. It seem that those who long for fascism will be OK with whatever comes as long as the RIGHT people are being hurt!
The GOP has used the classic fascist approach - pin fascism on the Democrats - and then be fascist yourself. The main problem is that the Constitution protects these fascist tendencies (rule by the few), just as much as it extends an olive branch for democracy. We are in a deep struggle for the soul of this country.
All great points, as Judd teaches us his Master Class.
But is there a Republican Party anymore? Trump the Grifter came in and preformed a coup on the Republicans in 2015 and they still do not know what hit them. They stand for nothing but division among the people, money for the rich and so on.
McConnell and McCarthy have no idea what happened to the party they cant think straight. McCarthy blasts Trump then goes to the Trump Castle in Florida and kisses his ring, really, and people vote for him.
Its a shame what happened to this country, there is still a civil war going on, but now done with social media, and the media it self. So sad.
Thank you, Judd, for filling in the details that rebuke any suggestion that Glen Youngkin is not an extreme new breed of Trump Republican. I distrusted him since he fully endorsed the absurd idea that CRT was hurtful to our children. David Korn's new book American Psychosis uncovers the origins of Republican obfuscation about coming clean about The John Birch Society because at the time William F Buckley saw that the "Christian" voters were a major voting block--so best not to criticize them fully and appropriately until after the election. WINNING AT ALL COST. WINNING AT ANY COST? We are so grateful for your honest and painstaking work to expose all this duplicity.
Here in NY, we have Republican Lee Zeldin running against Kathy Hochul for Governor, and he voted against certifying Joe Biden as president on Jan. 6th, after the violent rampage at the Capitol ended. He's not only running as an election denier, but he also supports a total abortion ban.
People like Kari Lake are why I don't believe in God. She's an unserious demagogue, beholden to trump, and will ruin Arizona. Far right extremists need to be as far away from public service as humanly possible but they are somehow being nominated across the country. When all of these clowns are elected, our country will be destroyed. trump cannot be allowed to run again. It can't happen. And if Biden is considering another presidential run, someone needs to put a stop to that immediately. He shouldn't be in office now. He sure as hell will not have the mental capacity to do the job in 2024. Democrats will lose in a landslide if Joe Biden is our nominee...
I believe that we are created, but I don't disagree with you. My disbelief is in religion. I don't buy it. In my college writing course I wrote an essay entitled, "Religion: An Opiate for the Masses." Normally my instructor would read the best ones out loud. He had honored me in the manner before, but this time. he asked me to wait after class. He gave me my essay which had an "A++" for the grade.
He then explained that reading this essay in that class of mostly privileged persons (of whom I was not) would have caused too much of an uproar. Everything I said was true but harsh and he didn't think the poor things (my classmates) could take it. I saw his point but my goal WAS to upset those complacent idiots. Wake em up to the real world away from all of their "cushions."
Wow! I do go on. Anyway, I hate religion! Sorry. I use a whole lot of words! Lol.
His campaign was organized by Steven Bannon. Believe @jennycohn reported this.
The campaign relied much on parents pissed off at School Boards. His anti CRT
became a basis for a tipline to report
teachers for teaching what is American History etc. Yhere has never been CRT taught in Virginia. He tows the Trump party line.
Our VA AG Mineres is even worse
Youngkin hired the Secy of Ed from Wyoming who has ridden herd. Trouble brews on transgenders in Bathrooms,etc and the new policies are stark.
Youngkin is a chum of Ron de Santis. The approved FLA textbooks are from Youngkin's company.
He walks and quacks like a Trump Republican and has from the get go.
He wants to limit abortion to 15 weeks and who knows now what he might be thinking now.
Make no mistake Youngkin is 1%er looking for minority rule.
Any sanity in VA state politics comes from the Democratics held Senate in the Virginia General Assemby. Do not know what November holds for the state Senate.
Youngkin is a Trump Republican from all I have seen. Maybe too smart to be a MAGA, but he is a Trump Republican
Finally! It takes Judd Legum to finally call out the fact that the Republican Party acts as ONE and EMBRACES TRUMP. They love his policies, they support his policies, and they sometimes don't like his antics but only in private. A good follow up piece is to document the vast support from the GOP of Trump's policies (92%-96% support in the voting record in Congress) during his presidency. But also document the architects of the GOP train wreck. They are all long-time Republicans going back to Goldwater, Nixon, Reagan, Bush I and II. Biden doesn't want to call this out. I believe it's partly because of his experience and age and he has worked with Republicans in the past. But that era is over. Holding on to the past is dangerous. The Republican Party acts uniformly and is enjoying winning over a good percentage of the population through stoking fear and waging a culture war. They do not govern and they don't deserve the public trust because they are manipulating the public for power. Let's face it, Republicans, not Trump, are the problem.
Indeed Jeff, indeed. Republicans want to take this great country down for their self aggrandizement and enrichment it seems.
Spot on.
Don’t be fooled by Youngkin. He posed as “responsible” to win NoVA votes. His true colors are flying now and will be undeniable when he releases his first spending plan for the commonwealth. Note the late Friday policy release on transgender students. It shows classic MAGA marginalization of a vulnerable population.
This man, colleagues and his staffers weighed the risks of retaining his elected position with or without the future alliance with the MAGA Republicans... and as a Republican and having vested time with the party determined that he had no choice if he didn't want to have to work like Cheny with the voted out of office results, all to save the democracy with no help or support from his party's majority in the way of campaign dollars "$". In this way he can remain in office and ride the money train and perhaps retire before the country collapses. Otherwise he will fight an uphill battle in which he might very well lose his job for no other reason than by not supporting the MAGA monster appetite for what they perceive to be RINO's, all the while pandering to their ignorant Republican MAGA base that is hell bent on reshaping the country into one where "might makes right", with no knowledge or understanding about what the reality of the operational complexities of country in terms of historic perspective, evolution, or balance.
Well said Henry. Thank you.
Hi Adam,
Thanks for getting back to me. As an update I have gotten many "likes" in response to call for action but few "supporting comments" in regards to structural financial support of a solutions committee. Any suggestions? I truly believe that it given the internet access to large #'s of the population on an instantaneous basis, given a proper argument, if we had the time to sit down and conference out the details we could make a difference in the national narrative.
Henry, I can offer my services as a voice actor should someone have access for the production of a PSA of some type. Perhaps some kind of writing. I'll keep my ears open re: any potential investors. Problem is, the only folks I personally know of with disposable income like that, occupy top positions in my employers' management ranks and I do not know their politics! I've been shocked more than once upon discovering that someone I've worked with for years would harbor such odious views as to support any kind of RW agenda.
I also have that problem. Some persons because they benefit financially off the confusion...wealthy clients. Some because they thought the Trump presidency would shake up the corrupt gov't status quo. Those that do care enough and understand the reality aren't big money people and have to or like to work 7 days a week without the hindrance of bug money management issues. the reality of monetary greed and thirst for power is not in caring peoples playbook.
The entire media is covering the 2020 election results. They're just not covering it the way the MAGAs want it covered. And, as a woman of a certain age, I've been told that I'm too emotional to do things like hold public office. If Kemp is signing voter suppression laws because he's frustrated, then he's too emotional to be governor.
I really appreciate the concise and thoughtful commentary, free of sensationalism. Your "just the facts" presentation makes the content even more chilling, and leaves me asking "What can I do to change this trajectory?" I do find the Lincoln Project has taken action in the past that has been very effective against the MAGA Republicans, and I strongly support that organization.
What Biden said earlier this month was historic for the country and for Biden. Who in their wildest, pre-Trump dreams predicted anything like this? Yet here we are. As for Biden, like him or tolerate him, he hasn’t been the guy who wrote anyone off and even for him the switch finally flipped. Maybe it’s a culmination, but I think something meaningful to him happened and he decided he couldn’t ride the center any longer. Kemp seems to have made the same decision, but in his case to become MAGA. So the mid-terms really are MAGA vs everyone else and I think MAGA will lose. My glasses aren’t tinted rose, I’m not hiding under a rock and I’m not in denial. MAGA got real after Dobbs. The 2020 election fraud fantasy can’t hold a candle to what MAGA is doing in reality to outlaw abortion. Everything changes once something does or could affect your life forever, and even MAGA people get abortions.
My God these miscreants won't quit and they are taking an appreciable segment of the populace with them on this twisted joyride to Neverland, where facts don't matter and all that counts is WINNING, no matter how! The projection is terribly strong with these unfortunates. There is no "fix" for them.
They have a preferred narrative and facts be damned, this is what they told me to believe and I WANT to believe it! "Now leave me alone you damned leftist, liberal, socialist, communist, Marxist, terrorist, satanic, pedophiliac, traitorous, abortion loving, rainbow flag waving, tree hugging, cross dressing, Jesus hating, DEMONCRAT you!"
I don't have any answers. I just hope we collectively mobilize at the ballot box and drive back the hordes, then make some fundamental changes to prevent this hijacking of the system from happening again, in the near future at least.
Judd brings up the facts. Nazi Germany could not have gained power if there weren’t those who went along for the ride. They don’t have to be outspoken. Not to say anything for fear of alienating your “voters” or “base” or whatever you want to call it is the same thing as agreeing with the outspoken MAGAs. People who are running for office have a moral responsibility to lead the “Base” to see the truth, not follow it.
Worse yet, Lake is likely to win in Arizona. I have stronger hopes that Nixon will not win in Michigan. Sad as I am to write it, at least at the state level Georgia is still ruby red. Kemp will win there, and I am increasingly worried that the incoherent Herschel Walker will win the Senate seat in Georgia.
Thank you Rick, for that positive reminder. You're right. The game ain't over until it's over. You can't give up now when the battle has yet to be joined. Things can change for the better and are doing so all of the time.
I have wondered how far the GOP can push this nonsense and I have been consistently surprised and even impressed how their lawlessness is embraced by the people. Going full fascist may be exactly what GOP voters are looking for. I hope I am wrong.
What amazes me is that people supporting these fascists aren't looking long term. What would our country become and how would they get treated under a fascist regime? Maybe someone needs to do an infographic about the difference between how people fare with democracy versus fascism? Sad that we have to be talking about this at all, but this is where we are.
I suspect that they don't care and all the talk would be for naught. It seem that those who long for fascism will be OK with whatever comes as long as the RIGHT people are being hurt!
The GOP has used the classic fascist approach - pin fascism on the Democrats - and then be fascist yourself. The main problem is that the Constitution protects these fascist tendencies (rule by the few), just as much as it extends an olive branch for democracy. We are in a deep struggle for the soul of this country.
Put it this way Jeff. You're more right than wrong in my opinion.
Now let's see what the RW trolls have to say. They aren't up yet but they will be!
Stand up and be counted or run. It’s a choice. Youngkin made the wrong one.
Thank you Judd, for this important update. Let's not forget though the 2
very important hits to Trump yesterday:
James lawsuit in NY against the Trump
family and the 11th federal circuit Court
ruling in favor of DOJ vs Trump on the
100 classified documents. Their ruling
alone (2 Justices appointed by Trump),
were a resounding rebuke to judge
Cannon, Trump and his $3 million dollar
attorneys on the rules of law. The
criminal investigation of Trump and
the hundreds of classified documents
he stole can continue. And NO, you
can't declassify anything just by
thinking about it. Trump may think his
base is dumb enough to believe that,
but they're not. Keep faith! Have hope!
And VOTE!
All great points, as Judd teaches us his Master Class.
But is there a Republican Party anymore? Trump the Grifter came in and preformed a coup on the Republicans in 2015 and they still do not know what hit them. They stand for nothing but division among the people, money for the rich and so on.
McConnell and McCarthy have no idea what happened to the party they cant think straight. McCarthy blasts Trump then goes to the Trump Castle in Florida and kisses his ring, really, and people vote for him.
Its a shame what happened to this country, there is still a civil war going on, but now done with social media, and the media it self. So sad.
Blessings to all and have a great weekend.
Thank you, Judd, for filling in the details that rebuke any suggestion that Glen Youngkin is not an extreme new breed of Trump Republican. I distrusted him since he fully endorsed the absurd idea that CRT was hurtful to our children. David Korn's new book American Psychosis uncovers the origins of Republican obfuscation about coming clean about The John Birch Society because at the time William F Buckley saw that the "Christian" voters were a major voting block--so best not to criticize them fully and appropriately until after the election. WINNING AT ALL COST. WINNING AT ANY COST? We are so grateful for your honest and painstaking work to expose all this duplicity.
Here in NY, we have Republican Lee Zeldin running against Kathy Hochul for Governor, and he voted against certifying Joe Biden as president on Jan. 6th, after the violent rampage at the Capitol ended. He's not only running as an election denier, but he also supports a total abortion ban.
The extremists are banging on the door even here.
People like Kari Lake are why I don't believe in God. She's an unserious demagogue, beholden to trump, and will ruin Arizona. Far right extremists need to be as far away from public service as humanly possible but they are somehow being nominated across the country. When all of these clowns are elected, our country will be destroyed. trump cannot be allowed to run again. It can't happen. And if Biden is considering another presidential run, someone needs to put a stop to that immediately. He shouldn't be in office now. He sure as hell will not have the mental capacity to do the job in 2024. Democrats will lose in a landslide if Joe Biden is our nominee...
I believe that we are created, but I don't disagree with you. My disbelief is in religion. I don't buy it. In my college writing course I wrote an essay entitled, "Religion: An Opiate for the Masses." Normally my instructor would read the best ones out loud. He had honored me in the manner before, but this time. he asked me to wait after class. He gave me my essay which had an "A++" for the grade.
He then explained that reading this essay in that class of mostly privileged persons (of whom I was not) would have caused too much of an uproar. Everything I said was true but harsh and he didn't think the poor things (my classmates) could take it. I saw his point but my goal WAS to upset those complacent idiots. Wake em up to the real world away from all of their "cushions."
Wow! I do go on. Anyway, I hate religion! Sorry. I use a whole lot of words! Lol.
You would be appreciated in parts of Mexico.
Youngkin ain't who you think he is.
His campaign was organized by Steven Bannon. Believe @jennycohn reported this.
The campaign relied much on parents pissed off at School Boards. His anti CRT
became a basis for a tipline to report
teachers for teaching what is American History etc. Yhere has never been CRT taught in Virginia. He tows the Trump party line.
Our VA AG Mineres is even worse
Youngkin hired the Secy of Ed from Wyoming who has ridden herd. Trouble brews on transgenders in Bathrooms,etc and the new policies are stark.
Youngkin is a chum of Ron de Santis. The approved FLA textbooks are from Youngkin's company.
He walks and quacks like a Trump Republican and has from the get go.
He wants to limit abortion to 15 weeks and who knows now what he might be thinking now.
Make no mistake Youngkin is 1%er looking for minority rule.
Any sanity in VA state politics comes from the Democratics held Senate in the Virginia General Assemby. Do not know what November holds for the state Senate.
Youngkin is a Trump Republican from all I have seen. Maybe too smart to be a MAGA, but he is a Trump Republican