"I’m not advocating for voting against the GOP merely to punish Republicans for Trump’s existence in their party. Rather, conservatives must finally accept that at this point Trump and the Republican Party are indistinguishable," @RadioFreeTom writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
2/ As good as this essay is, it says nothing about two things that drive Republican politics: race and religion. What would a "new" GOP offer regarding issues related to race, broadly considered? Second, what would a "new" GOP propose as an alternative to the Christian Right's
3/ break with reality on science and Christian nationalism? Are "new" GOPers going to support evolution, the Big Bang, and climate change science? Will GOPers still pander to the "Christian nation" crowd? @RadioFreeTom suggests that the Beltway issues of conservatives--small
4/ government and rule of law and transparency and accountability--are the foundations of a "new" GOP. But, that is really small potatoes, with all due respect. A viable party must have policies that appeal to its base, plus non-party voters. As Walter Mondale would say, "Where's
5/ the beef?" Where are the policies that the GOP base salivates for in this "new" GOP?
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