Thread by @jholbo1

Here we see the next 4 years in microcosm. If the R's were a normal, center-right party, it might cost them in the eyes of voters to be seen doing this stuff. And it may cost them in GA, if they look too crazy the next few weeks. It may lose them votes, maybe even the Senate. 1/

https://twitter.com/costareports/status/1325902978054840320

But for Mitch, it's a no-brainer tactical call in light of long term strategy. Tactically, 'do the wrong thing, though you may alienate moderates and 'do the right thing'-curious R's' is obviously right, strategically. 2/

Because, long term, you have no aspiration to be a normal, governing party. You are a counter-majoritarian cartel for getting R's elected, and holding power. It's permanent minority rule or ruin. 3/

Tactically, 'do the right thing to restore faith in government, and the prospect for good governance, to address the nation's looming problems' might be a short term winner, but it's a long-term loser. Nothing good for R's lies down that dark 'doing well by doing right' road. 4/

Or rather, the R's would have to be a completely different party to profit by veering onto that road. Mitch knows how to ram through judges. He has less than no plan for retooling R's to be a party that can win by making the system work. He would piss off his base, for what? 5/

[Photoshop Mitch's head on the 'that's bait' meme. He knows better than to stop the car and try to do the right thing. He knows someone is just going to jump out at him and try to force him to do more right things.]