The Rise of the Republican #WalkAways—And Why No One Cares bit.ly/2CQXAje
"Nobody cares about recent pieces in The Atlantic, Washington Post, and other liberal papers detailing former Republicans’ disaffection with their party, even if they were published in the wake of Brett Kavanaugh’s highly contentious nomination the Supreme Court."
"Indeed, very few people cared about the exodus of other, more prominent conservatives from the party, among them campaign strategist Steve Schmidt and columnist George Will."
"This isn’t to say Schmidt or Will or others, like Bill Kristol, David French, and Jonah Goldberg among them—are not intelligent figures who sincerely believe that they are defending the principles of “true conservatism.” They can be mistaken without being insincere. "
"All respect for their work on behalf of a cause we once thought we shared in common.
Now, however, we have to be honest. Many of them are cashing in on their Trump Derangement Syndrome, bigly."
Now, however, we have to be honest. Many of them are cashing in on their Trump Derangement Syndrome, bigly."
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