Maryland GOP Governor Larry Hogan is not showing courage, leadership, or love of democracy in throwing away a vote.
The kind of courage required by conservatives when confronted with an extremist is described by Levitsky & Ziblatt (How Democracies Die)
washingtonpost.com/politics/larry…
The kind of courage required by conservatives when confronted with an extremist is described by Levitsky & Ziblatt (How Democracies Die)
washingtonpost.com/politics/larry…
Correct. (I forgot to tag @GovLarryHogan in the first tweet.)
Hogan's gesture is not only a cowardly and weak (and pointless), he is also perpetuating a false narrative.
Hogan's gesture is not only a cowardly and weak (and pointless), he is also perpetuating a false narrative.
https://twitter.com/RealSeanFoley/status/1317117366224982023
And the exact problem with the modern Republican Party is that they demonize Democrats instead of advancing an agenda that might gain popular support.
https://twitter.com/dubyapeigh/status/1317121758198202369
To those defending Hogan: The gesture encourages continued hyperpolarization.
It signifies Party over Country, and personal ambition over what is best for the nation.
If now Biden is best for the nation, have the courage to say so.
He's setting himself up to continue. . .
It signifies Party over Country, and personal ambition over what is best for the nation.
If now Biden is best for the nation, have the courage to say so.
He's setting himself up to continue. . .
. . . Trump-style combativeness, which Americans are getting tired of.
He's continuing "us v. them" politics by saying, "I can't vote for 'us' but I refuse to vote for 'them.'
He's continuing "us v. them" politics by saying, "I can't vote for 'us' but I refuse to vote for 'them.'
I am suggesting that the "I will never vote Dem" attitude is part of the problem that brought us here.
The gesture was cowardly and hurts a country that wants to heal and come together.
People are SICK of the hyperpolarization and want it to end.
The gesture was cowardly and hurts a country that wants to heal and come together.
People are SICK of the hyperpolarization and want it to end.
Also, who are these voters?
The GOP got into its current mess when it outsourced voter mobilization to organizations like FOX and the NRA, which then forced them to cater to an increasingly extremist voting base.
A true conservative party would not cater to an extremist base.
The GOP got into its current mess when it outsourced voter mobilization to organizations like FOX and the NRA, which then forced them to cater to an increasingly extremist voting base.
A true conservative party would not cater to an extremist base.
This is the cynicism that destroys democracy. It says "all politicians are self-interested liars" which leads to tribalism: "He's a liar, but he's OUR liar."
The antidote: Hold on to your ideals.
If you need help, listen to Schiff's closing arguments in the impeachment trial.
The antidote: Hold on to your ideals.
If you need help, listen to Schiff's closing arguments in the impeachment trial.
The question Republicans will have to ask themselves going forward is what kind of party they want to be.
Do they want to return to the 2015 GOP, i.e. the current GOP minus Trump, or do they want to rebuild a true conservative party?
Do they want to return to the 2015 GOP, i.e. the current GOP minus Trump, or do they want to rebuild a true conservative party?
The problem with @GovLarryHogan's gestures is that he is basically saying that the only problem with the Fox-Trump-GOP is Trump.
Take out Trump and the GOP is fine.
The problem is that the current GOP is not conservative. It is reactionary / regressive / extremists.
Take out Trump and the GOP is fine.
The problem is that the current GOP is not conservative. It is reactionary / regressive / extremists.
If the Democrats win the White House but lose the Senate, we will tread water for the next 2 years.
The slide toward autocracy will be stopped.
But we won't make much progress.
If the Democrats win the Senate, the next two years will move us forward.
The slide toward autocracy will be stopped.
But we won't make much progress.
If the Democrats win the Senate, the next two years will move us forward.
https://twitter.com/jmkarohl/status/1317158648007872514
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