top GOP strategist @stuartpstevens on GOP:
“A party without a governing theory, higher purpose or moral direction is nothing more than a syndicate that exists only to advance itself. no coherent purpose other than acquisition/maintenance of power” washingtonpost.com/opinions/wake-…
“A party without a governing theory, higher purpose or moral direction is nothing more than a syndicate that exists only to advance itself. no coherent purpose other than acquisition/maintenance of power” washingtonpost.com/opinions/wake-…
“Trump didn’t hijack the GOP and bend it to his will.
“He did something far easier.
“He looked at the party, saw its fault lines and then offered himself as a pure distillation of accumulated white grievance and anger.”
“He did something far easier.
“He looked at the party, saw its fault lines and then offered himself as a pure distillation of accumulated white grievance and anger.”
“He bet that Republicans didn’t really care about free trade or mutual security, the environment or Europe, much less deficits.
“He rebranded kindness and compassion as “PC” and elevated division and bigotry as admirable goals - just being politically incorrect.”
“He rebranded kindness and compassion as “PC” and elevated division and bigotry as admirable goals - just being politically incorrect.”
“Trump didn’t make Americans more racist.
“He just normalized resentments simmering in many households. He let a lot of long-suppressed demons out of the box.
“This paranoid element in the party has existed for decades. I assumed those guys had been vanquished. I was wrong.”
“He just normalized resentments simmering in many households. He let a lot of long-suppressed demons out of the box.
“This paranoid element in the party has existed for decades. I assumed those guys had been vanquished. I was wrong.”
